Video – Memorial procession is held for Paul Falica, USPS driver killed in Tampa hit-and-run
The U.S. Postal Service is holding a memorial procession for the mail carrier who served the Sulphur Springs area for over 30 years.
Month: December 2023
USPS OIG – Focus On the Universal Service Obligation
The OIG has issued a series of reports on the Postal Service’s universal service obligation (USO).
Tampa man arrested in hit-and-run that killed postal worker had 15 license suspensions, records show
Prater’s son, Christopher Prater Jr., contacted the police after he overheard his father on the phone saying he hit someone and left, according to the arrest affidavit. Prater Jr. also identified the person in the surveillance footage as his father.
USPS faces $15,625 fine after heat-related death of Dallas mail carrier Eugene Gates Jr.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration citation alleges the postal service failed to protect workers on June 20, the day Gates died, from “the recognized hazard of high outdoor heat including high temperature, high humidity and direct sun exposure.”
NAPS – USPS Responses to Modifications to Salary Schedules and Annual Leave Programs
These proposed modifications are currently under review and are awaiting recommendations so that changes can be implemented prior to the effective date of the FY2023 PFP award.
Tampa mail carrier dead after USPS truck overturns in hit-and-run; suspect at large
Preliminary investigation revealed that a dark-colored Mercedes sedan struck the postal carrier’s USPS truck and then fled the scene. Police located the suspect vehicle about a mile away with damage consistent with the crash.
USPS OIG – Processing and Delivery of Veterans Affairs Medicine
We found that while the Postal Service processed and delivered a large majority of the VA Pharmacy packages on time, the processing facilities visited did not always handle damaged medication packages or medication found loose in the mail as required by policy.
GAO – U.S. Postal Service: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Workforce Diversity Efforts
However, GAO’s analysis—which controlled for factors such as employee tenure—found that White, non-Hispanic or Latino, and male employees generally had more positive career outcomes in USPS management than other demographic groups.
USPS Won’t Say Whether It Shared Americans’ Contact Information with Labor Unions
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is entangled in a federal lawsuit, accused of potentially sharing the private information of over two-thirds of American households with labor unions.
OIG Agents Bring Unlikely Co-conspirators to Justice
Investigators also found the doctor was writing bogus prescriptions for his patients, often without their consent. Over 90 percent of those claims involved patients who worked for the Postal Service.