1st class secure email recognised in us, page-15

wall fly: "Would you believe that many Govt Depts are forced to use snail mail (Aust Post) because they haven't found an ideal secure email service."

No.. I wouldnt/dont believe it because that's a load of b.s.
There are 1001 secure email solutions out there, you may be a little bit blindsighted here - I work in the IT industry, this isn't anything special.