OPM received more than 70 public comments on its interim final rule to create a new postal-only health insurance marketplace for 1.7 million USPS employees, annuitants and eligible family members. The agency accepted comments through June 5.
All this has been known for some time, but we’re now learning about an additional dimension of the new network. According to a USPS presentation recently shared with some stakeholders, these RPDC facilities will be surrounded by what’s being called RPDC Regions.
Without the benefit of hindsight, Grumman Olson decided the only solution was to offer a panel truck with an all-electric drivetrain.
The USPS and NALC have renewed the bidding procedures outlined in Article 12.3.A of the National Agreement, effective May 21, 2023.
The new plan came after years of congressional bickering over how to staunch years of annual red ink on the Postal Service’s books, as the massive organization was forced by law to separately pre-fund the health care costs of future retirees.
A couple of weeks ago, the Postal Service shared a presentation with the management associations and unions showing the implementation status of the Sorting & Delivery Center plan as of May 4, 2023.
Sometimes, fraud schemes involving Postal Service contractors aren’t open and shut cases. And sometimes, they come from unexpected places and require extensive collaboration with other law enforcement agencies to bring those perpetrating crimes to justice.
NALC and the Postal Service have agreed to continue negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Paltry cybersecurity and slow-moving bureaucracy at the U.S. Postal Service meant hundreds of mail carriers, handlers and service clerks fell victim to a complex direct deposit scheme that left them without pay and angry that the federal government had failed to heed multiple warnings.
The Postal Service lacked documentation to support implementation of its publicly reported plans to resolve post office suspensions.This primarily occurred due to changes in the Postal Service’s organizational structure and assigned responsibilities for the post office suspension process.