USPS OIG - Penalty Overtime

USPS OIG – Penalty Overtime

Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s management of penalty overtime. For this audit, we analyzed nationwide penalty overtime ...
Barnard, VT postmaster pleads not guilty to gross negligence in accident involving pedestrian

Barnard, VT postmaster pleads not guilty to gross negligence in accident involving pedestrian

Barnard postmaster Sylvia Bradley (70), of Randolph, was in Windsor County Court on Tuesday to answer to the charges of ...
DeJoy addresses UPMA convention

DeJoy addresses UPMA convention

The Delivering for America plan is helping the Postal Service move into a promising future, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told ...
Netflix's DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip

Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip

The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix's once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came ...
Is U.S. Postal Service doing all it can to stop change-of-address fraud?

Is U.S. Postal Service doing all it can to stop change-of-address fraud?

The U.S. Postal Service vowed to check customers' IDs to help prevent a massive spike in fraud from identity thieves changing people's addresses. But ...
Man found guilty in first-degree murder of postal carrier in Longmont, sentenced to life

Man found guilty in first-degree murder of postal carrier in Longmont, sentenced to life

Andrew Ritchie, the second defendant in the Longmont shooting of a postal carrier, has been found guilty by a jury and sentenced ...
USPS OIG - A Chance Encounter

USPS OIG – A Chance Encounter

Within moments of pulling over, she realized this was no ordinary traffic stop — far from it: St. Louis Metropolitan ...
USPS mail thefts and robberies – 09/28/23

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 09/28/23

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today ...
Is the USPS violating the National Labor Relations Act by not allowing employees to talk to the press?

Is the USPS violating the National Labor Relations Act by not allowing employees to talk to the press?

The Leader approached a carrier to “ask a quick question.” The carrier shook their head and said they were not ...
USPS Extends Grace Period for Moving to Ground Advantage

USPS Extends Grace Period for Moving to Ground Advantage

The original deadline for moving to USPS Ground Advantage is days away, but the Postal Service granted shippers some relief ...
U.S. Postal Service taking public input during review of Greenville, South Carolina, center

U.S. Postal Service taking public input during review of Greenville, South Carolina, center

The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it will be conducting a Mail Processing Facility Review of its processing and distribution ...
USPS Prepares for the 22nd Annual New York City Triathlon

USPS Prepares for the 22nd Annual New York City Triathlon

NEW YORK — In the interest of safety and security, postal officials will temporarily seal or remove Postal Service collection boxes ...
Federal workers will pay 7.7% more towards health insurance premiums in 2024

Federal workers will pay 7.7% more towards health insurance premiums in 2024

Federal employees and retirees will pay an average of 7.7% more on their health care premiums in 2024, a slight ...
USPS OIG - Postal Regulatory Commission Acquisition Planning and Contracting Practices

USPS OIG – Postal Regulatory Commission Acquisition Planning and Contracting Practices

We identified opportunities for the PRC to improve internal controls and policy throughout the acquisition planning and contracting process ...
Man, awaiting sentencing, gets extra time to go over agreement in case of postal worker’s murder

Man, awaiting sentencing, gets extra time to go over agreement in case of postal worker’s murder

In the courtroom on Tuesday, the judge was expected to accept a 22-year prison sentence. However, Zamora claimed he was ...
Closing statements heard in the Longmont postal shooting case

Closing statements heard in the Longmont postal shooting case

A Boulder County jury on Tuesday heard closing statements in the trial of a man charged in the 2021 fatal shooting ...
USPS mail thefts and robberies – 09/27/23

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 09/27/23

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today ...
USPS OIG - Follow-Up to Nationwide Employee Background Screening

USPS OIG – Follow-Up to Nationwide Employee Background Screening

The Postal Service conducts background screenings to gather sufficient information about a person’s character, reputation, and allegiance to the United ...
The high tech behind Netflix’s old-school DVD service

The high tech behind Netflix’s old-school DVD service

Over the last 25 years, Netflix shipped more than 5 billion DVDs to millions of subscribers. The disc-by-mail service, which ...
Man gets 7 years in prison in unprovoked stabbing of mail carrier in Hartford

Man gets 7 years in prison in unprovoked stabbing of mail carrier in Hartford

Before sentencing a man Tuesday to seven years in prison for the unprovoked stabbing of a Hartford mail carrier two ...