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Lower flags for Pearl Harbor Day

Postal Service facilities are required to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff this day.

USPS electric vehicle fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built

The US Postal Service’s promised all-electric fleet is still woefully behind schedule, with more than $3 billion in taxpayer funding out the door and just 612 of the expected 35,000 battery-powered delivery trucks built

Know the difference between an HMO and a PPO?

The Postal Service wants employees to understand the four types of health plans available during this year’s open season.

The 2025 Holiday Ethics Guide lays out the rules about giving and receiving gifts

The Postal Service has released its 2025 Holiday Ethics Guide to help employees adhere to federal regulations involving workplace gifting and get-togethers.

10 Roads Express to shut down operations, end USPS contracts

The 10 Roads group of companies — one of the largest U.S. mail haulers — announced Monday it will wind down all operations over the next 60 days and cease service to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by Jan. 30

Mail thefts, robberies, fraud and other postal crimes – 12/02/25

Postal crimes are almost a daily event.  These are the ones we found today

USPS – Deferred Maintenance of Postal Service Facilities

The Postal Service did not consistently define and manage deferred maintenance and lacked accurate cost estimates to effectively prioritize resources.

U.S. Postal Service worker strangled in Greater Grand Crossing had ‘heart of gold’

The suspect, whom Carolyn Jones recently kicked out of her home, was seen on video surveillance entering and leaving her apartment building in the 6800 block of South Calumet Avenue several times in the early morning hours of Nov. 26

The CFC’s power week begins

December kicks off with two red-letter days for the Combined Federal Campaign.

Legislation would make it a federal crime to steal packages from commercial carriers, not just USPS

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, of New Jersey, said he's reintroducing a 2022 bill, the Porch Pirates Act, that would expand penalties for theft of packages from USPS to commercial carriers like UPS, FedEx and Amazon.

USPS promises on-time delivery as Black Friday shopping surged — but past holiday data shows real risks

During the 2023 peak season, the Postal Service’s top package services — including its Priority Mail and Ground Advantage offerings — failed to meet some delivery-time targets, according to a report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General

A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff

The loophole, known as the de minimis exemption, ended for items from China in May and for the rest of the world in August. Shoppers must now pay duties for the first time, often in amounts far higher than they expected.
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