President Biden is scheduled to sign H.R. 82 into law on Monday, January 6, 2025
This landmark legislation represents a significant victory for public safety officers and government employees, as it repeals the unfair Windfall ...
What Would Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, do with the Post Office Today?
It is my understanding the U.S. postal service (USPS) was conceived by Benjamin Franklin as a service. It was not ...
The U.S. Postal Service is a DOGE Delight
With the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) careening to financial insolvency, mail delivery taking far longer than it did in the 1970’s, and postal ...
CRS – Postal Primer: Overview of the USPS Board of Governors
This In Focus provides an overview of the board, including its statutory authorities, current members, and pending nominations ...
Postal workers keep mail going, critics call for postmaster general’s ouster
It’s not unusual these days for mail to be delivered to individual recipients long after dark, something that seldom happened ...
Arlington Heights mail carrier lauded for quick thinking prior to garbage truck explosion
Rafael Pozo, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, was wrapping up his shift earlier this month in northwest suburban Arlington ...
Since 1870, Jan. 1 has been a federal holiday in the United States
Through the centuries, New Year’s Day became a time for social gatherings and feasts, although it didn’t become a federal ...
USPS worker charged after being accused of using stolen credit cards for purchases, documents say
A USPS employee has been accused of using stolen credit cards to make purchases at Academy stores in Webster and ...
Mailman retiring after 44 years
Forty-four years and over 5 million stops later, Wolff is heading out today in his Grumman Long Life Vehicle one ...
USPS – All Postal Service facilities are included in the National Day of Observance on Thursday, January 9, 2025
All Postal Service facilities—including Headquarters in Washington, DC, and area and district administrative offices—are included in the National Day of ...
Mail truck fire – Torrington, CT
Another mail truck fire, this one in CT. Happened on this past Sunday and no injuries to the carrier ...
GPO-WEP Repeal Bill Ends Long Battle, but Timing of Next Steps Is Uncertain
Enactment of a bill to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions caps efforts over several decades targeting ...
Fire reported at troubled Palmetto USPS facility
It happened on Sunday. USPS claimed it was a minor electrical fire that was quickly put out by the local ...
USPS Stamps Its Approval on Allen Toussaint’s Musical Legacy with 48th Black Heritage Stamp
The 48th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors the legendary musician and songwriter Allen Toussaint (1938-2015) ...
Here’s how the Postal Inspection Service helped protect Election Mail
In the runup to Election Day, the Postal Inspection Service maintained an election operations center to safeguard the nation’s Election ...
PMG Louis DeJoy Made $561,051 in Compensation in 2024, as Mail Costs Spiked and Delivery Deteriorated
Louis DeJoy, the Postmaster General, calls this insanity going on at the U.S. Postal Service his “Delivering for America” plan ...
Postal service package delays spark concern over staffing and possible privatization
One of the big stories from the past week focused on problems with packages in the hands of the United ...
USPS slowing delivery to save on costs nationwide
The proposals are part of a 10-year plan, but the postal service has stressed all first-class mail will still be ...
U.S. Postal Inspection Service, NOPD arrest suspect in alleged carjacking of postal worker
A man has been arrested for allegedly carjacking a postal worker in Hollygrove Monday, Dec. 16 ...
Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter
To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to ...
