WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - More than 80 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to nominate two candidates to open seats on the U.S. Postal Board of Governors, complaining about slow deliveries and increased costs.

The annual commemoration traces its roots to 1926, when historian Carter G. Woodson helped establish a week to raise awareness of African Americans’ contributions. The observance was expanded to a full month in 1976.

During that time, the postal service was the very fabric that held the young nation together. So much so that legendary Pony Express riders like “Pony Bob” risked their lives amid attacks, once traveling 360 miles to deliver President Abraham Lincoln’s 1861 inaugural address.

The Postal Service wants employees to remember they have a duty to conserve and protect government property — including USPS vehicles.

The plan, Optimized Collections, aka Local Transportation Optimization (LTO), eliminates the evening pickup of mail at post offices for transportation to a processing center.

The U.S. Postal Service plans to review Processing and Distribution Centers as part of its 10-year Delivering for America plan. These are the latest articles found in the news

Mail service issues are in the news every day.  Below are the latest articles I found.

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

Although the Commission approved the NSA on a schedule consistent with the Postal Service’s request, its recent notice blamed a supposed Commission delay for the failure to implement the NSA.

The Postal Service is looking to cut $5 billion from its operating costs and grow its revenue by the same amount over the next two years to overcome its long-term financial challenges.

Facility managers are responsible for ensuring the course is presented to bargaining unit employees without computer access and then recorded in HERO as after-the-fact training by March 15.

NEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County, New Jersey, woman employed by the U.S. Postal Service today admitted making false statements in several claim forms seeking disability compensation, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.