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Cutting out crime during the holidays

The Postal Inspection Service will begin its “Cut Out Crime” holiday campaign on Thursday, Nov. 13.

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OPM’s retirement backlog skyrockets as deferred resignees begin offboarding

The federal government’s backlog of pending retirement claims hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last month, as tens of thousands of federal workers who accepted the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.

OPM’s new blog touts modernization while retirees wait for answers during the shutdown

Despite the government’s historic shutdown, the new director’s blog posts do not address how recent retirees will be impacted by delays in retirement processing or with directions on how they should participate in the health benefits open season that will begin on Monday.

Court Clarifies Status of Retirement Supplement in Divorce Cases

A federal appeals court has clarified the status of the FERS “special retirement supplement” in divorce cases, holding that that benefit is not to be divided between the spouses unless that is specifically required by the divorce order.

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Figures Marks First Veterans Day in Congress with Bipartisan Bill to Honor Tuskegee Airmen

Today, in recognition of Veterans Day, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office

Dingell, Tlaib Demand Answers About Death of USPS Worker in Allen Park

Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) today sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding answers about the tragic death of Nicholas John Acker of Trenton at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center (NDC) in Allen Park

PMG addresses employees in new video

Postmaster General David Steiner discusses the Postal Service’s financial and performance expectations and his hopes for the organization’s future in his latest video message to employees.

Steiner: USPS has a promising future

USPS has the people, skills and vision to compete and thrive far into the future, Postmaster General David Steiner tells The Eagle magazine in its fall issue.
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