September 30, 2018

• NJ Postal Worker Arrested In Deadly Hit-And-Run – PEN
• Hot Wheels Forever Stamps On Sale Now – PEN
• Amazon delivery drivers say they feel pressure to drive dangerously, urinate in bottles, and sprint on the job – Business Insider
• Former postal employee indicted on suspicion of Englewood mail thefts – Elbert County News
• Man Arrested After Allegedly Firing Gun in Conway Post Office, No Injuries – KARK

September 29, 2018

• Video: Hero Mount Kisco Postal Carrier recognized nationally – PEN
• USPS investigating video of Memphis mailman urinating on porch – PEN
• Fort Gibson post office closed after ‘minor package explosion’ – ABC Tulsa
• Senate Panel Advances Measure to Give Trump Reorganization Authority, With Caveats – GovExec
• NALC: On October 8, tell Congress that U.S. Mail is Not For Sale!
• Former Postmaster General Paul N. Carlin honored – Linns

September 28, 2018

• Woman Arrested In Theft Of Clarksville, TN USPS Master Key – News Channel 5
• Salt Lake police searching for suspect after robbery at post office – Gephardt Daily
• Mail truck fire reported in south Forsyth, GA – Forsyth News
• No landing field needed for 1939 airmail service – WV Gazette Mail
• Moorestown, NJ police: Thieves have been ‘mailbox fishing’ and reeling in checks – KYW News Radio

September 27, 2018

• Santa Rosa neighborhood battling USPS over proposed cluster mailboxes– PEN
• Office of Personnel Management Announces 2019 Health, Dental, and Vision Program Premiums – PEN
• Thieving North Scottsdale Postman Takes Bait Money, Getting Probation– Phoenix New Times
• How to cut the online fentanyl trade? Postal reform is key – USA Today
• Postal workers start packing pistols in 1961 – Times Standard
• Task force’s recommendations to Trump remain a mystery – Linns
• Federal health insurance to see lowest rate increase in 23 years – Federal Times
• OIG: Use of IMb for First-Class Mail Letters’ Processing Costs

September 26, 2018

• He helped save a disabled man trapped in a burning house. Now, he is a letter-carrier hero – Tampa Bay Times
• Reward offered for information about stolen Imperial mail truck – Leader Publications
• Environmentalists Want PepsiCo to Replace Its Potato Chip Bags. Their Protest Is Causing Mayhem for Postal Workers – MSN (UK)
• Two Indiana postal workers conspired to rob Gary’s Tolleston post office– MSN
• Moorestown police warn postal customers about thefts from mailboxes – Courier Post
• Postal service announces fix in mail system for Missourians along Iowa, Arkansas borders – KTTN

September 25, 2018

• New Jersey Mail Carrier Charged With Accepting Bribes To Deliver Parcels Containing Drugs – PEN
• Six Paterson, New Jersey Men Charged with Stealing $300,000 in Checks from NJ Mail Collection Boxes – PEN
• Colorado Contract Postal Carrier Sentenced For Theft Of Government Money – PEN
• 1,100 pieces of undelivered mail found in KC postal worker’s car trunk after wreck – Kansas City Star
• U.S. Should Go Postal on China – Spectator
• 3 Months Later, Answer in Case of Mail Carrier Found Dead – carrier died from abnormally high body temperature – Newser
• Canada Post avoids strike as carriers stay at the bargaining table – The Star
• U.N.’s new Knotted Gun stamp designs – Linns
• OIG: Safety First
• OIG: Local Purchases and Payments – Franklin, PA, Post Office

September 24, 2018

• Unauthorized Releases of Postal Employee Information Examined – FEDweek
• Some students aren’t voting absentee because they don’t know where to buy stamps – ABC Chicago
• NAPS & USPS Factfinding Hearing on Pay Matters Scheduled Dec 10-11 – NAPS PDF
• Bolton Confirms China was Behind OPM Data Breaches – FedSmith

September 23, 2018

• She didn’t have to go ‘postal’ on robber, but mail carrier did get mail back– NJ.com
• Texas postal employee on ‘non-duty’ status after reports of stolen mail – KVUE
• Contract Expires for 200K Postal Workers, Negotiations Extended a Month – GovExec

September 22, 2018

• Postal carrier helps save elderly woman in Whittier house fire – PEN
• Fake Amazon packages are apparently a method to ensure drivers don’t steal – Mashable
• OIG Audit: s USPS Maintaining HVAC Equipment to Ensure Comfortable Working Conditions in Facilities?
• OIG: Voyager Card Over Capacity – Centerville Branch, Snellville, GA

September 21, 2018

• Rep. Lujan Grisham Denied Entry to Conduct Unannounced Inspection of New Mexico USPS Facility – PEN
• Postal Service Contradicts Dem Candidate’s Claim in Controversy Over Security Clearance Form – Washington Free Beacon
• Postal Service, American Postal Workers Union Continue Negotiations – USPS press release – PEN
• APWU and USPS Agree to Extend Negotiations Deadline until October 20, 2018 – PEN
• Senate resolution introduced on USPS privatization – PEN
• Mail Handlers President Issues Official Call for Bargaining Proposals – PEN
• Senators want to block Trump’s hopes of privatizing the Postal Service – Federal News Radio
• NALC: What to do if you do not receive an NALC ballot
• OIG Audit: As a USPS Employee, Has Your Personal Information Ever Been Released Without Your Authorization?
• Birds in Winter Forever Stamps Dedicated in Vermont – PEN

September 20, 2018

• Former South Carolina APWU President, Local 403, Charged With Embezzlement of $10,089 – PEN
• USPS resumes service following  Hurricane Florence – PEN
• Convicted Tennessee Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bribing a Postal Employee – PEN
• Decades-old loophole lets Postal Service escape the law – Newsday
• National Postal Museum To Host Sundman Lecture About Nation’s First Transcontinental Mail Service – PEN
• 4 postal workers – 3 at same facility – stole gift cards, cash in Milwaukee area – 9 News
• Trump criticizes Universal Postal Union in memorandum – the president sharply criticized the Universal Postal Union for establishing international rates that favor foreign mailers over domestic mail users – Linns
• OIG: Highway Contract Routes – Extra Trips in the Mid-Carolinas District
• OIG: Local Purchases and Payments – Raleigh, NC, Capitol Station

September 19, 2018

• NY woman arrested after posing as USPS employee – PEN
• NY deputies, feds, seek mailbox marauder, call for postal customer “vigilance” – PEN
• Major Win for the MVS Craft – POM 1995 Language Restored – PEN
• Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Opioid Transport Through International Mail – PEN
• Postal Service and Israel Post to Jointly Dedicate Hanukkah Stamps – PEN
• Alabama authorities probe rash of thefts from postal drop boxes; residents report checks altered – Dothan Eagle
• Petersburg AK post office could be closed for a week or longer due to mercury spill – KFSK Radio
• OIG: Postal Service Accident Safety Policies and Procedures – Great Lakes Area
• OIG: Local Purchases and Payments – Raleigh, NC, Westgate Passport Facility

September 18, 2018

• Three Louisiana Postal Employees Indicted Separately for Violations Including Misappropriation of Postal Funds, Theft, and/or Delay or Destruction of Mail – PEN
• 11 former FedEx employees, 2 former USPS contractors indicted for stealing mail – PEN
• Senate Joins House in Passing Bill to Limit Postal Service Role in Opioid Crisis – GovExec
• I worked in an Amazon warehouse. Bernie Sanders is right to target them– The Guardian
• Postal service finance and postal reform – R Street
• OIG: Strengthening the Change of Address System

September 17, 2018

• PAY DECISION IMPLEMENTATION FOR POSTMASTERS DELAYED – PEN
• Amazon Said It Wanted to Recruit ‘Hundreds’ of People to Start Delivery Services. Now Things Have Changed Big Time – Inc
• Mailman allegedly steals from parcel, sends lewd photos to victim – KUAM
• Suspect Sought in Robbery of USPS Driver in Cromwell – NBC CT

September 16, 2018

• WV postal worker pleads guilty to embezzlement – Register Herald
• Missing mail mystery in two communities – Fox 11 News
• The Postal Inspector Who Took Down America’s First Organized Crime Ring – Politico

September 15, 2018

• Postal service advises employees on what to do in an ‘active shooter’ situation – PEN
• Ex-Lincoln postal worker sentenced for scam to steal mail – Lincoln Journal Star
• Family’s mail not delivered for weeks because road deemed unsafe by postmaster – South Bend Tribune
• APWU: Clerk Craft Settles 4 National Disputes with USPS
• OIG: Accuracy of Grievances in the Grievance and Arbitration Tracking System – Houston District

September 14, 2018

• USPS responds to Hurricane Florence – PEN
• Wisconsin letter carrier accused of stealing more than 6,000 greeting cards filled with cash, checks – PEN
• USPS releases stamp honoring first responders – PEN
• Robert M. Duncan Elected Chairman of the USPS Board of Governors – PEN
• Mail carrier robbed by 2 males in Pembroke Pines, FL – ABC News
• Mayor slams USPS for removing post office from Washington, VA after 214 years – Former Postal Board of Governors chairman, who lives in county, admits weighing in on site selection process – Rappahannock News
• Marblehead postal worker arrested after a hit-and-run crash – The Daily Item

September 13, 2018

• Congressional Resolution Opposing Postal Privatization Gains Steam – PEN
• USPS Issues Hurricane Preparedness Information as Hurricane Florence Nears – PEN
• Barometer blamed for mercury leak in postal vehicle; some customers won’t get tainted packages – WY Daily
• Outdated global postal system hurts US manufacturers – The Hill
• Canadian Postal Workers Vote In Favour Of Strike Action That Could Start Sept. 26 – Baystreet
• NALC responds to Hurricane Florence
• NALC ballots being mailed
• OIG: Local Purchases and Payments – Old National Branch, Atlanta, GA
• OIG: Review of Availability of Tier 1 Business Critical Services

September 12, 2018

• NY Letter Carrier Caught On Video Tossing Packages Into The Street – PEN
• Man arrested for attacking postal worker in Kokomo – PEN
• Businesses urge Trump admin. against Postal Service rate hikes – The Hill
• Michigan: Male Postal Workers Say They Were Groped By Uniform Tailor  – CBS Detroit
• USPS Service Alerts: Powerful hurricane menaces East Coast – PEN

September 11, 2018

• Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks on the 17th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks – PEN
• Jacksonville mailroom worker accused of embezzling $5.4 million – PEN
• Carver, MA mail carrier caught on camera mishandling packages – PEN
• The UPU’s Extraordinary Congress: Much Ado about Terminal Dues – Save the Post Office
• 7 On Your Side TV news delivers a refund for US Postal Service customer – ABC NY
• OIG: Powering Innovation in Parcel Delivery
• OIG: Review of Mixed Delivery and Collection Vehicles Acquisition

September 10, 2018

• Albuquerque post offices under investigation after late mail, pest problems – PEN
• U.S. Postal Service system to measure urban, rural performance – PEN
• PMG Megan J. Brennan – Statement on New Governors, Additional Nominees – PEN
• Fixing postal pensions doesn’t need to cost taxpayers – MSN
• Don’t force Medicare Part B on postal retirees – Herald Net
• Canada Post strike or lockout possible later this month – CTV News
• APWU: Call 866-412-8061 for Contract Negotiations Updates

September 09, 2018

• First Responders Honored at US Postal Service Stamp Ceremony – edhat
• USPS seeks ‘more aggressive approach’ to mitigate chemical plume affecting Great Barrington post office – Berkshire Eagle

September 08, 2018

• Man with yellowed eyes, buck teeth wanted for armed robbery of Detroit USPS delivery driver – PEN
• Postal Service Dedicating Madonna and Child Forever Stamp – PEN
• Lynn, MA postal worker charged with assault – The Daily Item
• USPS Master Key Stolen In Clarksville, TN – News Channel 5
• Why USPS is the perfect fit for the last mile – Supply Chain Drive
• OIG: Attestation Report – Independent Report on Employee Benefits, Withholdings, Contributions, and Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Reporting Submitted to OPM
• OIG: Coordination and Optimization Technologies and Postal Applications (PDF)

September 07, 2018

• Sticky tape used to steal mail from inside a postal service collection box– PEN
• Residents upset after mail suspended in Montgomery, AL neighborhood – PEN
• John Lennon Stamp On Sale Now – Postal Service Dedicates Newest Music Icon Stamp – PEN
• Authorities seeking suspects who robbed postal service worker in Detroit– WXYZ
• New FEHB Rule on Family Members – FEDweek

September 06, 2018

• Second Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Case Involving the Shooting of a U.S. Mail Carrier – PEN
• $25,000 Reward Offered in Assault of South Carolina Postal Worker – PEN
• Mail carrier accused of stealing mail in Englewood, CO – 9 News
• Mail truck burns in Logan, Utah Post Office garage – Herald Journal
• Push for Aretha Franklin stamp made at funeral – Linns
• Texas: Mail found discarded in Liberty County wooded area – KFDM
• Postal worker arrested for allegedly stealing mail in NE Georgia – AJC
• Two confirmed to USPS board of governors – Linns
• Oppose inclusion of postal reform in year-end legislation – The Olympian
• Amazon Orders 20,000 Mercedes Vans to Bolster Delivery Program – Bloomberg
• OIG: Using Mail to Build Brands

September 05, 2018

• Mail stolen from Oro Valley, AZ Post Office – PEN
• The Untold Story of How the National Postal Museum Acquired John Lennon’s Childhood Stamp Album – National Postal Museum
• Proud area postal heritage ends for family after 62 years – Daily Citizen
• Postal Service suspects mold sickened 2 central Minn. post office employees – Star Tribune
• Mail scattered across busy Nashville intersection – WSMV
• OIG: Change of Address Identity Verification Internal Controls
• OIG: Contractual Support Services for the U.S. Postal Service’s Continuous Improvement Program

September 04, 2018

• USPS Issues “Sparkling Holidays” Stamps and Souvenir Sheet – PEN
• Postal union: Albuquerque offices are in shambles with bats, rats – Santa Fe New Mexican
• Video shows mailman throwing package on porch, angering North Co. woman – KMOV
• Barriers to sound postal pension risk management – R Street
• Bentley University Partners with U.S. Postal Service to Train the Next Generation of Direct Mail Marketers

September 03, 2018

• Bowlus, MN Post Office Closed Indefinitely Due to Health Concerns – KSTP
• Postal service complaints continue- impacting schools/parents – Tarrytown Patch
• Federal Workers Brace for New Push on Trump Bid to Curb Unions – NY Times

September 02, 2018

• NARFE Issues Response to President’s Denial of Federal Employee Pay Raise – PEN
• NALC: USPS Board of Governors activity in Senate and White House – PEN

September 01, 2018

• Former New York Postal Worker Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain More than $160,000 in Disability Benefits – PEN
• You Won’t Believe How Much China Cheats The U.S. Post Office On Shipping Costs – Fortunately, President Trump issued a memorandum urging the secretary of state, secretary of the Treasury, secretary of homeland security, postmaster general, and chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission to push the UPU for “a system of fair and nondiscriminatory rates – Federalist
• Trump moves toward public report on Postal Service overhaul by year’s end – MSN
• Senate cancels postal service hearing; Trump’s Amazon crusade delayed– Yahoo Finance
• Former US Postal Service employee Stephen Mantha sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for sexually exploiting child – MassLive
• OIG: Review of Perimeter Firewalls