The Postal Service will send a letter in mid-January with information about a new temporary federal tax deduction for certain portions of federal overtime payments made to eligible employees.

The inventory of retirement applications pending at OPM grew in November to about 49,400 from the 34,600 in October, although the average processing time there decreased from 79 to 73 days, as use of the online portal OPM launched in the summer is starting to show some impact.

New retirees awaiting full benefits may face holiday heartache as the backlog swelled to nearly 50,000 by the end of November.

Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the bipartisan Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.

Postal officials agreed to implement recommendations suggested by the USPS Office of Inspector General by the end of April 2025, but she claimed they have yet to do so.

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) urged the Postmaster General to take action to improve postal services in the Minnesota-North Dakota Postal District.

The U.S. Postal Service has undergone a long-overdue change in leadership, but in passing the baton, outgoing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy also handed off an epic mess to his successor, David Steiner.

A new USPS video highlights the importance of the Combined Federal Campaign — the federal government’s annual workplace giving program — and urges employees to make a difference in the lives of others.