GAO – Answers to Key Questions about Postal Reform Issues
This primer explains how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) works and why it needs reform, and discusses some options for addressing reform issues ...
GAO Video – The U.S. Postal Service Keeps Losing Money. How Can Its Financial Problems Be Fixed?
The U.S. Postal Service touches virtually every U.S. household and business and is critical to the national economy. However, it ...
3 Brothers Tried To Defraud Postal Service, UPS, Citizens Bank
Zumar Dubose, 32, of Atlantic City, NJ; Abdush Dubose, 34, of Boynton Beach, FL; and Kariem Dubose, 40, of Philadelphia, ...
Former Union County Postal Employee Admits Stealing Credit Cards from Mail
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Union County, New Jersey, woman today admitted stealing credit cards sent through the mail while ...
USPS OIG – Controls Over Contract Labor Hours
Objective Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Service provided advance approval for a supplier to charge overtime hours ...
Webinar to address Medicare, other benefits with Blue Cross Blue Shield
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) ...
USPS OIG – Fiscal Year 2020 Board of Governors’ Expenditures
Objective Our objective was to determine whether fiscal year (FY) 2020 expenditures of the Postal Service Board of Governors (Board) ...
USPS OIG – Manual Mail Processing Efficiency
Objective Our objective was to assess the efficiency of the Postal Service’s manual mail processing operations. Mail is processed manually ...
New Message Monster stamps are customizable
Message Monsters, the Postal Service’s most playful, customizable Forever stamp design ever, will be released Sept. 24. The pane of ...
Dimension Changes for 14 Expedited Packaging Supplies
The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) produces and fulfills over 181 million Standard and Specialized Expedited Packaging Supplies orders annually (i.e., ...
House Oversight Committee Chairs Maloney, Connolly, and Lynch, and Member Rep. Lawrence Demand Answers from Postmaster General DeJoy on USPS Service Standards Changes
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, Rep. Gerald Connolly, Chairman of the ...
Despite Weather and Labor Challenges, USPS on Track for a Fourth-Quarter Improvement in Service Performance Ahead of Peak Season, New First-Class Service Standard
Service performance improvements since fiscal third quarter occurring across all mail categories Holiday peak season preparations include installing high-speed package ...
IG Calls for Tighter Controls over Noncompetitive Contracts at USPS
The USPS annually spends about 28 percent of its contract dollar commitments through noncompetitive contracts but is not ensuring that ...
PMG touts recent service improvements in new video
In his latest video message, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy thanks USPS employees for the organization’s recent service performance improvements. In ...
1-800-ASK-USPS: The Postal Service’s Interactive Voice Response System
The Postal Service’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system attempts to quickly resolve a customer inquiry without transferring the caller to ...
USPS: Buy bigger box or you may not get packages
Hundreds of Northern Kentucky homeowners are receiving a letter from the Post Office telling them they need to upgrade the ...
Tracking device leads to arrest of man stealing mail from Chicago area collection box
A South suburban man is facing a federal theft charge alleging he stole mail from a collection box outside the ...
USPS Grilled At DC Circ. Over Postal Supervisor Pay
Two D.C. Circuit judges took the U.S. Postal Service to task Tuesday, saying it had failed to fulfill statutory requirements ...
NJ Man Shipped Live Iguanas as “Toys” using U.S. Priority Mail Express
NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted falsely labeling as “Toys” a package containing 10 live ...
St. Louis postal union official gets 18 months for embezzlement
ST. LOUIS — The former treasurer of a Postal Service union in St. Louis was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in ...
NAPS 67th National Convention: Lawsuit Update
Bruce Moyer, NAPS legal counsel, discussed the NAPS lawsuit against the Postal Service, which is about affirming EAS rights and ...
James Bilbray dies – Congressman, postal governor was 83
James H. Bilbray, a former congressman from Nevada who served for 10 years on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors, ...
- USPS to Implement New Service Standards for First-Class Mail and Periodicals on 10/1 On October 1, the Postal Service will implement new service standards for First-Class Mail and Periodicals. These new service standards will increase delivery reliability, consistency, and efficiency for our customers and across our network.
- USPS: Buy bigger box or you may not get packages Hundreds of Northern Kentucky homeowners are receiving a letter from the Post Office telling them they need to upgrade the mailbox at the end of their driveway.
- Beware of New Scam Using USPS Name, Citing Delivery “On Hold” The scammers send an official-looking email complete with US Postal Service logos that say you have a package that can’t be delivered because of an insufficient address. Next they ask for a small amount of money to “re-deliver” your package.
- Amazon says it’s time to revitalize the United States Postal Service We think of the United States Postal Service (USPS) as our first and oldest business partner. Starting in 1994, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would pack books in a garage in Seattle and drive them to his local post office, where he knew he could count on the USPS to deliver them.
- If you think your package or mail is lost or delayed, follow these steps to help the USPS find your mail Whether you are sending it or receiving it, your mail is important to you and to the U.S. Postal Service®. When mail is missing or delayed, we want to find it. If you think your package or mail is lost or delayed, follow these steps to help us find your mail.
- USPS OIG – Manual Mail Processing Efficiency We found the Postal Service is not processing manual mail at optimal efficiency as productivity in the Postal Service’s manual operations continued to trend downward.
- Direct Mail To Get Slower — Just In Time For The Holidays New service standards for First-Class Mail and Periodicals implemented by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on Oct. 1, will mean more mail likely to be delivered via ground transportation and mail traveling the greatest distances the most impacted.
- USPS Grilled At DC Circ. Over Postal Supervisor Pay Two D.C. Circuit judges took the U.S. Postal Service to task Tuesday, saying it had failed to fulfill statutory requirements to provide a differential in pay rates between thousands of supervisors and the employees they supervise and had not set compensation comparable to that provided in the private sector.
- White House clarifies USPS workers will be subject to vaccine mandate Postal workers will have a choice between getting the vaccine and getting tested for COVID-19 once a week, a Biden administration official clarified, subjecting those workers to the rules being imposed on business of 100 employees or more, as opposed to the rules for federal employees.
- APWU – Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing Q&A document signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and USPS Vice President, Labor Relations, Katherine Attridge on January 8, 2021, regarding the Function 1 Staffing Memorandum of Understanding, dated December 24, 2020
- USPS rolling out new sorting machines The Postal Service is rolling out new machines specifically designed to help delivery units expedite package processing, an important objective of Delivering for America, the organization’s new 10-year plan.
- Yes, USPS workers will be required to get vaccinated, but not under executive order for federal workers USPS workers won't be required to get vaccinated under the executive order for federal employees, but will be required to get the shot under the rule for businesses.
- PMG touts recent service improvements in new video In his latest video message, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy thanks USPS employees for the organization’s recent service performance improvements.
- PMG discusses future at NPF “The best days of the Postal Service are still ahead of us,” he said, after outlining changes that are taking place at the organization as part of the Delivering for America 10-year plan.
- Workhorse dismisses its legal challenge to USPS contract award Electric vehicle company Workhorse Group voluntarily dismissed on Tuesday its legal challenge against a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) move to award a multibillion-dollar contract to Oshkosh Defense for delivery vehicles.
- Despite Weather and Labor Challenges, USPS on Track for a Fourth-Quarter Improvement in Service Performance Ahead of Peak Season, New First-Class Service Standard The U.S. Postal Service reported updated fiscal fourth quarter service delivery performance that showed steady improvements versus the third quarter ended June 30 for all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical mail categories
- USPS OIG – Compensation, Benefit, and Bonus Authority in Calendar Year 2020 Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Service complied with applicable maximum total compensation provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) and related Postal Service policies and guidelines for calendar year (CY) 2020.
- Janet Hinds, Postmaster involved in hit and run that killed police officer, appears in court Hinds’ sister is testifying. Hinds is crying, as her sister describes how she will lose all of her retirement pension if she can’t return to work if her bond isn’t reduced. She’s worked for USPS for 33 years.
- How to obtain W-2, 1095-C statements Postal Service employees can now go to PostalEASE to view their federal Form W-2 for calendar year 2020.
- Paid leave expansion for federal employees advances after contentious committee debate The bill would “increase off-budget direct spending for the Postal Service by a significant amount over the five-year period,” CBO said, and USPS would have to reduce its expenses to accommodate them.