In a letter to Senator Gary Peters (on May 9), Postmaster General DeJoy said he would slow down implementation of his “Delivering for America” plan and consult with Congress and the Postal Regulatory Commission as he moved forward

In response to U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, the U.S. postmaster general said “substantial time, resources and attention” are being devoted to the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center (RPDC) in Palmetto after issues have plagued the facility for months.

The bipartisan legislation, which mirrors H.R. 7629, would provide $7 billion in funding for the Postal Service to secure its infrastructure, including the installation of high-security collection boxes and the replacement of items carried by letter carriers with more secure electronic versions.

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The U.S. Postal Service will release Horses, a set of five new stamps that pay tribute to the unwavering loyalty, tireless dedication and wild beauty of America’s equines.

“We are going to continue to have a daytime operation, and we’ve some great customers on that,” the CFO said. “And will we do as much as we are doing with the U.S. Postal Service? Probably not. But we are going to continue to rationalize the network, and there’s a lot of great work going on in that area.”

We performed this audit as part of our mandate under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act to regularly audit Postal Service data collection systems and procedures used to collect information to prepare reports.

The two got into an argument before the suspect threatened the victim with a sharp object, according to authorities. The suspect allegedly made threatening statements and threatened to stab the victim.

As it has done since 1996, the Postal Service will open a temporary station at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course the week of the Preakness Stakes, slated for Saturday, May 18

The Maui County Council in Hawaii recently passed a proclamation recognizing three of the island’s postal facilities for their long perfect-score streaks on USPS Retail Customer Experience surveys.