The Postal Service is facing a potential “retirement wave,” its inspector general’s office warns, with nearly one in five of its employees now retirement-eligible, and more than half its workforce eligible to retire within a decade.

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier who both stole and failed to deliver customers’ mail was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison.

Declining mail volume and a growing share of parcels in the mail mix have impacted the composition of the Postal Service’s workforce in recent years.

CAMDEN, N.J. – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been convicted of bribery, fraud, and conspiracy charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

The U.S. Postal Service will host a special stamp dedication ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum to unveil the highly anticipated 2024 Christmas Madonna and Child stamp and Holiday Joy stamps.

Twelve people were arrested for their suspected participation in a mail theft and fraud ring last week, the Santa Clara Police Department said.

The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors that they should not connect their personal smart devices to USPS-issued smartphones, tablets or laptops.

The Postal Service dedicated its new Pinback Buttons stamps at the Great American Stamp Show in Hartford, CT, on Thursday, Aug. 15.

Counterfeit stamps are not a new phenomenon, but their proliferation on global online marketplaces represents a significant escalation in the scale and impact of this problem.

If you live in Vermont’s state capital, you still cannot buy stamps or ship a package with the U.S. Postal Service.

The Edmond post office shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Edmond, Oklahoma, on August 20, 1986. In less than fifteen minutes, 44 year-old postal worker Patrick Sherrill pursued and shot several coworkers, killing 14 and injuring another six, before committing suicide.

USPS is encouraging employees to complete the Postal Pulse survey before the Friday, Sept. 13, deadline.