John Potter

BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company and a leading developer of postal and data quality technology solutions that optimize client communications, will be participating in two separate National PCC Day events on Sep. 15.

Postmaster General John Potter has announced the appointment of Paul Vogel as president, Mailing and Shipping Services of the United States Postal Service, effective Aug. 16.

Postmaster General John Potter announced Susan M. Plonkey as acting president, Mailing and Shipping Services. Plonkey succeeds Robert F. Bernstock, who left the Postal Service on Friday to pursue interests in the private sector.

The U.S. Postal Service ended its first quarter (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31) with a net loss of $384 million as the economic recession contributed to a 5.2 billion piece mail volume decline compared to the same period last year. The 9.3 percent volume drop marked the eighth consecutive quarter of accelerating volume declines. With no economic recovery expected for the remainder of FY 2009, the Postal Service projects volume for the year to be down by 12 to 15 billion pieces.