Postal Bulletin advises how to keep the “Internet of Things” secure

June 27, 2024 Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published June 27, offers advice on how to keep internet-connected devices — known as the Internet of Things — secure. What do smart TVs, fitness equipment, and home security systems all have in common? They can all be internet-enabled. This technology, known as the “Internet of Things,” refers…

 Continue reading

Step into Tomorrow: USPS and Emerging Technology

August 26, 2021 (RISC-WP-21-007) Over the past decade, the Postal Service has focused its technology development efforts on two areas: mail innovations and data analytics. Advancements in these areas will continue to lead transformation in the postal industry going forward. Other emerging technologies that have not yet had a major impact on the Postal Service,…

 Continue reading

USPS wants to go high-tech without losing jobs

By Zach Noble – August 26, 2015 Think your mail carrier can evolve? The U.S. Postal Service does. Kelley Sullivan, an IT program manager at the agency, fully expects that tomorrow’s USPS will have new technology but not, she hopes, fewer employees. “The work that they’re doing will change,” she said at an Aug. 25…

 Continue reading