ACS Data Outage
The USPS ACS department sent out a communication regarding ACS RIBBS fulfillment for August 28 and 29. OneCode ACS fulfillment information is handled via RIBBS, and with RIBBS down for maintenance these days, ACS will also be inaccessible. The records that would be returned during this period will be returned at the next scheduled fulfillment date.
Solution for USPS debt?
The Postal Service ends the third quarter with a $3.5 billion dollar loss. But there are ways for the Postal Service to get back to black. Lorie Nelson is the Director of Financial Reporting for the USPS Office of Inspector General. She joins us the Federal Drive to explain how the Postal Service might be able to use at least $5.5 billion of the $6.8 billion surplus in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
NC Postmaster: USPS Must Re-Evaluate Its Management Culture to Face Challenges Ahead
excerpts of comments by North Carolina Postmaster Mark Jamison submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission regarding exigent rate case
USPS RIBBS Maintenance
The USPS information portal, RIBBS, will be down for scheduled maintenance from 7am CDT on August 28, through 11pm CDT on August 29th. It is easy to take RIBBS for granted - it is the very best source of information on everything from Intelligent Mail to Move Update - so plan accordingly.
PostalOne! BSA Agreement Changes
Per the DMM Advisory, BSA Business Services Administrator - The USPS® has revised the online agreement which describes the terms and conditions for the use of USPS computing systems and Business Customer Gateway online services. Existing Business Services Administrators (BSAs) will be required to accept the new agreement between November 1 and December 15, 2010, in order to maintain access to Business Customer Gateway services.
For more details and to preview the revised agreement, go to http://ribbs.usps.gov/intelligentmail_gateway/documents/tech_guides/BSAAgreement.pdf.
Chicago in October - Graph Expo
I will be attending Graph Expo in Chicago, October 3-6. I am currently booking private demo appointments, and slots are already filling up. If you are interested in Intelligent Mail OneCode services (OneCode Confirm - Mail Tracking/OneCode ACS Address Correction) and/or postage analysis and CAPS reconciliation, and you plan on being in Chicago at that time, drop me a note at Lisa.Bowes@intelisent.com. This is a great opportunity to see things first-hand, and all the demos will be customized to fit your needs.
This Week In Postal Podcast
PRC to begin deliberations on exigent rate request September 9
MTAC Workgroups/User Groups/Task Groups
An update as to what groups I am currently participating in:
Work Group:
Work Group #133 Enhancing ACS Data Distribution and Format (sunsetting)
Work Group #136 Expanding and Enhancing ACS Data
Work Group #137 Full Service Intelligent Mail Feedback
WG # 138 eDropship
The Work Group will develop an approach to streamline the drop shipment process to provide mailers and the Postal Service with an efficient, cost-effective, and streamlined process for mail induction.
Work Group #139 Start the Clock for all Business Mail
User Groups:
A Confirm User Group has been approved, details and start up to come shortly.
PostalOne/SASP/Intelligent Mail User Group
FAST User Group
FAST Help Desk
Beginning on August 30, 2010, FAST will have a dedicated 24/7 Help Desk
The help desk will provide both operational and application support, with escalation options.
Local dock issues, such as trucks waiting to offload, will receive a ticket number and be tracked. Don’t hang up without a ticket number, unless your issue was resolved on the call.
Number is : 1-877-569-6614
email: FAST@USPS.gov
