Mail carrier victim of drive-by BB gun shooting in NY
A mail carrier with the United States Post Office was the victim of a drive-by BB gun shooting in Rome, according to the Rome Police Department.
Thrift Savings Plan – Contribution limits increase this year
The Postal Service wants employees to know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made changes to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contribution limits for 2022.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Federal holiday will be observed Jan. 17
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that commemorates the civil rights leader’s birth, will be observed Monday, Jan. 17.
In remembrance – Fly flags half-staff to honor Reid
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor Harry Reid, the former U.S. senator from Nevada who died late last month.
USPS’s Changing Board Of Governors: DeJoy’s Job Is Safe And Four More Things To Know
What is not likely to happen today, or anytime in 2022, is the Board’s removal of Louis DeJoy as Postmaster General. This is due to the composition of the Board,…
Register for the 30th Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
This year, plans are underway to tentatively hold the traditional, in-person food drive on Saturday, May 14, 2022. NALC will continue to monitor the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Norton Sends Letter to USPS After Learning of Recent Layoffs Amid Widespread Complaints of Delayed and Undelivered Mail
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter today to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing concern about recent United States Postal Service layoffs, particularly with increased reports of delayed and…
U.S. Postal Service Reveals More Stamps for 2022
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has announced several additions to the 2022 stamp program first announced last fall. All stamp designs are preliminary and subject to change.
Post Office Auctions $8 Million Worth of Mail Annually, Has No Idea What It’s Selling
But the USPS doesn’t auction the items individually. It contracts with GovDeals, a government surplus auction website, to sell them off in lots.
Don’t Get Stuck with Bogus Stamps
The number of counterfeit stamps being sold from online platforms has escalated. Scammers peddle fake stamps on social media marketplaces, e-commerce sites via third party vendors, and other websites.