California men plead guilty to using use fraudulent debit cards to make ATM withdrawals and purchase postal money orders

California men plead guilty to using use fraudulent debit cards to make ATM withdrawals and purchase postal money orders

California Men Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud            CONCORD – 3/19/21 – Vahan Aghajanyan, 25, of Glendale, California, and Garnik Saroyan, 26 of Sun Valley, California, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. […]

USPS Mail Delivery Performance Recovers from Severe Winter Storms; Peak Holiday Demand

USPS Mail Delivery Performance Recovers from Severe Winter Storms; Peak Holiday Demand

For the week of March 6, overall USPS service performance for delivery of First-Class Mail reached 83.7 percent USPS focused on continued, sustained improvement across all mail categories WASHINGTON, DC — 3/18/21 – The United States Postal Service announced today strong improvements in mail delivery service performance across all categories and regions as its third-party- […]

Bishop Introduces the Do Your Job Act to Protect Taxpayers

Bishop Introduces the Do Your Job Act to Protect Taxpayers

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Bishop (NC – 09) released the following statement after introducing the Do Your Job Act. This bill puts an end to the shameful practice known as “official time,” which allows federal government employees to perform union activities while on the taxpayers’ dime. “The abusive practice of allowing union work to occur […]

USPS Announces Appointments For New Division Structure

USPS Announces Appointments For New Division Structure

USPS News Link – 3/16/21 – The Postal Service has named the directors who’ll oversee its new division structure. The divisions, part of Logistics and Processing Operations, focus on processing and moving mail and packages efficiently to delivery units. Under a plan announced this month, Logistics will be organized into four regions — each geographically aligned […]

Understanding the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

NPMHU: Memorandum: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (pdf) 3/16/21 – When President Biden was sworn into office on January 20, 2021, he promised that one of his first actions would be to help push through the next COVID-19 relief package. On March 11, the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) was signed into law. […]

NALC: Emergency Federal Employee Leave

NALC: Emergency Federal Employee Leave

NALC – 3/15/21 – The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides an important new leave benefit for letter carriers affected by COVID-19. Effective March 12, it establishes a new category of leave called Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL).  EFEL is available to all federal employees if they […]

Statement of PMG DeJoy before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Statement of PMG DeJoy before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service UNITED STATES HOUSE Printable version (PDF) 3/11/21 – Good Morning Chairman Quigley, Ranking Member Womack, and Members of the Subcommittee.  Thank you for calling this important hearing to discuss the Postal Service’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request.  I appreciate this opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee to also […]