January 31, 2023
- DOL Update: Claims under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act due to COVID-19 – PEN
- USPS Readies Employees for New Assignments Under Upcoming Consolidations
- ‘I just wanna go home’: USPS driver gets stuck inside customer’s gate while making delivery
- Cleveland Heights delivers resolution on concerns about local postal woes
- The Latest Anti-Religious Bigotry from Linda Greenhouse – regarding former postal employee
- USPS: Tips to avoid seasonal accidents
- UPS faces rising labor costs, strike risk in upcoming union fight
- Why the USPS Launched QR Codes on Shipping Labels
January 30, 2023
- Critic of conservative religious values does not favor the Supreme Court deciding former postal employee’s case against USPS
- Conversations begin on safety upgrades after North Carolina mail carriers attacked
- Video: USPS van gets stuck in high water
- USPS: Shipping labels now have two more barcodes
- UPS Faces Rising Labor Costs, Strike Risk in Upcoming Union Fight
- Post-USPS employment restrictions – frequently asked questions
January 29, 2023
- Postal Service managers accused of endangering workers during Buffalo blizzard
- Guilty verdict in 2013 killing of retired postal employee and RI Vietnam vet out for a run
- From barges in Venice to robots in China, packages reach their final destinations in many different ways around the world
- The Daring Coca-Cola Watson
January 28, 2023
- Tampa Man Found Guilty of Armed Robbery of a Postal Carrier – PEN
- Jury Convicts Former Las Vegas USPS Clerk of Stealing Mail and Money Orders – PEN
- North Carolina letter carrier airlifted to hospital after dog attack
- Problems persist in Steamboat, CO as Postal Service officials, congressman seek answers
- USPS Board of Governors to Meet Feb. 9 – PEN
- Video shows US Postal Service carrier tossing packages near Missoula mailboxes
- Yosemite National Park Postmaster Retires After 44 Years of Postal Service
- Florida NALC says armed robberies of letter carriers on the rise
- A mailman, a NASA scientist and a park ranger: Some government employees shrug off TikTok bans
January 27, 2023
- USPS says statements from the Postal Police Officer union president are not accurate – PEN
- South Carolina Man Convicted of Robbing and Murdering Postal Carrier, Faces Life Sentence – PEN
- Average Time to Deliver Across Postal Network Steady at 2.5 Days – PEN
- Chicago group creates Safe Passage route for city postal carriers
- Two Central Mass. postal workers charged with theft face sentencing
- Huntsville, AL mail handler indicted on federal charge for destroying, withholding mail
- Woman recovering after being hit by a postal truck in Monroe, WA
January 26, 2023
- Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Mailing Ricin to President Trump in 2020 – “please shoot Trump in the face” – PEN
- Department of Labor cites USPS with 16 violations for Endangering Workers at 3 Tennessee Facilities, Proposes$350K in Penalties – PEN
- Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) Seeks Stiffer Penalties for Mail Thieves – PEN
- Thief caught on camera stealing mail with postal key
- $10,000 reward being offered for arrest of suspects after postal worker robbery in Akron
- How the Postal Service handles sexual harassment complaints
- Man found guilty in 2019 murder of Williamsburg Co. postal worker
- Crazy video! Texas letter carrier rides out a tornado in his truck
- Second batch of mailed payments stolen from popular post office
- OIG Auditors Welcome Information and Insights
January 25, 2023
- Treasury Sec. Yellen suspends new investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund until June 5
- Postal service on-time performance similar in rural, urban areas, report finds
- USPS, Unions Warn Postal Employees of Spoof Benefits Sites
- Postal Worker Robbed at Gunpoint in Silver Spring
- Rep. Pettersen Urges PMG DeJoy to Address Colorado Seventh District Mail Issues – PEN
- Mangled Remains Of A Christmas Card Got Delivered A Month After The Holiday, But I’m To Believe The USPS Can Handle My Ballot?
- House Committee Demands Answers on Ineligible FEHB Participants
- TSP Tallies Up Investor Losses in 2022; Millionaire Count Drops by Two-Fifths
January 24, 2023
- Postal Service Offering $50,000 Reward After Mail Carrier Kidnapped & Robbed In South Charlotte
- Twin Lakes, Buena Vista go 10 days without mail as Postal Service flounders – USPS says it needs 600 additional workers in Colorado
- Post office employee steals mail truck, leads officers on wrong-way chase in PA
- Payroll deductions – USPS offers update for employees
- USPS Is Leaving Money on the Table With a Poor Investment Strategy, IG Says
- Congressman asks residents to look out for postal workers amid Chicago violence
- OIG: History Keeps Happening to the Postal Service – Looking Back to the Recent Past
January 23, 2023
- Videos show people using truck to yank mailbox from ground in Florida neighborhood
- GAO sounds the alarm on federal cybersecurity efforts
- Returns a costly and speeding juggernaut for Amazon and parcel carriers
January 22, 2023
- Madison County, NY Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography – PEN
- The Biden Administration’s Strategic Pause On Postal Board Nominations – There is not a Democratic or Republican way to deliver the mail. PEN: Well, there shouldn’t be
- Mail services restored to Texas neighborhood following dispute between carrier, resident
- Third price increase for Forever Stamps in last 17 months – PEN: Blame the current president
- Fertility company plugs new mail-in sperm kits in ‘discreet’ packaging
January 21, 2023
- USPS tightens online security after fraudsters steal employees’ paychecks
- NPMHU: Fraud Alert Update – Net to Bank and Allotment functionalities have been disabled on PostalEASE
- APWU: Protecting LiteBlue from Cyber Criminals: Multifactor Authentication Required After January 15
- ‘Out of a scary movie’: Postal worker kidnapped, robbed at gunpoint
- Mother of mentally ill man accused of killing Oakland postal worker speaks out
- NALC: Thirty-six additional installations added to all-career model
- ‘It’s nuts’: Union representing postal police officers questions why they aren’t patrolling streets – USPS: “The complement for Postal Police Officers has remained unchanged in the last 10 years” – PEN: USPS could not possibly hire enough PPO’s to stop the nationwide assault on letter carriers.
January 20, 2023
- Satsuma, FL Postal Carrier Indicted on Theft of Mail Charge – PEN
- USPS Reports Consistent Performance Across All Mail Categories – PEN
- Enough is enough: USPS employee contacts News 4 as employees wait on paychecks nationwide
- 3 USPS trucks stolen in West Seattle, officials urge residents to watch bank accounts
- NALC: Social Security Fairness Act reintroduced in House
- Change delayed – Updated labels, forms not yet available
- FEHB and Medicare – Webinar to be held Jan. 26
- OIG: Postal Service Investment and Interest Rate Risk
January 19, 2023
- Four Milwaukee Individuals Indicted in Relation to Murder of Postal Employee – PEN
- Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Sending White Powder Letters – PEN
- Robberies, Assaults of Postal Employees Increase
- Florida police report says USPS contractor dumped 5 bundles of mail in lake
- Armed suspect robs mail carrier, takes mailbox keys in downtown Columbus, OH
- Postal inspectors following up ‘active leads’ in Seattle mail-truck thefts
- USPS finding safe solutions to get mail to South Lake Tahoe residents
- USPS mail carrier: Paycheck never came after data hack
- Protecting LiteBlue – Multifactor authentication now required
- Remains of missing Oklahoma 4 year old preschooler found – she was beat to death – Letter carrier started investigation by calling police
January 18, 2023
- Pittsburgh man already accused of shooting at postal worker now charged in McKnight Road shooting
- USPS-NAPS Agreement on Exempt Managers & Postmasters Delivering Mail
- 93-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Hit By Postal Truck In Union, NJ
- Postal Service Offers Reward in Shreveport Mail Carrier Robbery
- Two more USPS carriers’ mail trucks were stolen in West Seattle
- WEP and GPO Repeal Legislation Reintroduced
- New USPS prices – Changes to take effect this month
- OIG: Tracking Delivery Failures
January 17, 2023
- New Jersey Woman in Critical Condition After Being Hit by Postal Truck
- CBS12 News uses drone and underwater camera to look for mail in Florida lake
- Staffing shortage leads to Battle Ground post office issues
- Post Office on Wheels helping customers who can’t get to brick and mortar locations
- OIG Suggests USPS Should Track Delivery Failures Nationwide
- Mastering the Mailbox Rule So IRS Tax Forms Can Arrive on Time
- USPS eliminating legacy codes, revising forms
January 16, 2023
- California postal employee, 71, stabbed to death by repeat offender while walking home in Oakland
- Postal workers, friends, host Celebration of Life event in Milwaukee to honor USPS worker killed on duty
- Texas letter carriers truck catches fire on 1-10 west
- Postage prices are rising — again — as inflation woes hit the US Postal Service’s budget
- Can you ID the person who graffiti’ed the Hagatna Post Office?
January 15, 2023
- Treasury Secretary Yellen says they may have to take “exceptional steps” that include the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund – PEN
- Debt Ceiling and How Your G Fund Investment Will Be Impacted
- Georgia letter carrier seen taking package
- NPMHU: Multifactor Authentication Now Required for LiteBlue Access
January 14, 2023
- Supreme Court takes up Christian postal worker’s religious claim
- Cowboy State saga highlights need for postal reform
- 4 postal workers robbed in 2 weeks across Chicago sparks concern
- Authorities report 7 armed robberies of Bay Area postal employees
- 2nd caregiver arrested, faces murder charge in connection with missing 4-year-old girl in Oklahoma – postal employee helped start investgations
- 5 things to know about abortion drugs sent by mail
- GAO report says that payments made to ineligible family members under FEHB could be costing OPM as much as $1 billion every year – PEN: Yes, and your rates reflect this
January 13, 2023
- Congressman Stauber Leads Minnesota Republicans to Demand Solutions to Postal Delivery Issues – PEN
- Reward offered after 4 recent robberies of USPS mail carriers in Chicago
- USPS investigates two Bakersfield knife attacks on mail carrier, one caught on camera
- Family mourns postal worker stabbed to death in Oakland while walking home
- 2 suspects in custody after attempted robberies of Florida letter carriers
- U.S. Attorney discusses arrests of two Dee Dee postal workers in pandemic fraud scheme
- Oakland police report uptick in postal truck robberies
- Suspect in Oregon Christmas Eve mail carrier shooting spoke of plans to kill
- USPS: 2023 stamp updates
- OIG: Field Operation Reviews at Select Plant and Delivery Units in the Philadelphia, PA and Delaware Area
- Is Biden still considering appointing two new postal governors? Why would he? Let’s hope not.
January 12, 2023
- New Processing Equipment, Investments in Personnel Drive Successful USPS Holiday Performance – PEN
- GAO: Few Differences in On-Time Performance between USPS Rural and Urban Areas – PEN
- Officials: Suspect in Christmas Eve mail carrier shooting spoke of plans to kill
- NPMHU: USPS Issues Additional Guidance re: PostalEase and LiteBlue
- USPS employees receive 10-year plan info
- USPS: Lunar New Year Forever Stamp Highlights Year of the Rabbit
- Arrest made in recent Florida robberies of USPS mail carriers, officials say
- Houston Man Sentenced for Stealing Beaumont Mail – PEN
- Police, postal service investigate mail dumped in lake in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Oklahoma Police Search For Missing Girl, 4, After Postal Worker Finds Sister, 5, Wandering Alone
- Postal Regulatory Commission unveils 5-year strategic plan
- Man stepped from van in middle of street, knelt with rifle and fired at mail carrier in Milwaukie, witnesses say
- ‘We are talking about a mail theft epidemic’: Postal crime on the rise in Milwaukee County
- U.S. Postal Service’s brand expansion will lead to beaucoup bucks
- Video: Man accused of robbing 2 postal workers in Orlando in federal custody
- OIG: The Postal Service in the 21st Century: A Recent History
January 11, 2023
- Three South Carolina USPS Employees Charged in Million Dollar National Coronavirus Fraud Ring – PEN
- Former West Virginia USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime – PEN
- Postal truck struck by gunfire in Chicago area
- Rules on Postal-Only Health Plan, Other Issues Ahead, Says OPM
- Milwaukee postal worker killed, man charged waives hearing
- Police Searching For Clues In Waccabuc, NY Post Office Armed Robbery
- Alabama attorney general says women could be prosecuted over mail order abortion pills – Good for him…and the baby
- OIG: Lack of Reliable Information about Sexual Harassment Complaints
- OIG: Mail Delivery, Customer Service, and Property Conditions Review – Select Units – Atlanta, GA
January 10, 2023
- Cleveland, OH Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shipping Fentanyl Pills Through the U.S. Mail – PEN
- Biden Justice Department Dishonestly Rewrites Law Against Sending Abortion Drugs by Mail
- Man sentenced to 6 years in jail after robbing two Cleveland mail carriers
- Ohio Police, USPS investigate following robbery of another mail carrier
- Mail disruptions continue in Cheyenne; Amazon at least partly to blame
- USPS: Q1 2023 Stamp Dedication Updates
January 09, 2023
- USPS Delivered 54.4 Million Ballots During 2022 Midterm Elections – PEN
- Get Ready to Pay More for Your Post Office Box
- USPS: New motor vehicle operator position created
January 08, 2023
- ‘There’s not a reason for stuff like that;’ Ohio letter carrier robbed
- Cheyenne Post Office Meltdown Didn’t Impact Mission Critical Items At FE Warren Air Base
January 07, 2023
- Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley Postal Workers Agree to Repay Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Assistance Benefits – PEN
- USPS Maintains 2.5 Day Average to Deliver Mailpiece or Package Through Holiday Season – PEN
- Amazon Says It Told Cheyenne Postal Service Ahead Of Time About Huge Dump Of Packages
- Omaha bicyclist dies Friday night after being struck by USPS vehicle
- DoorDash launches package pickup service
January 06, 2023
- 2 USPS postal workers robbed at gunpoint Thursday in Chicago area
- ‘Just manslaughter.’ Family of Norwich postal worker/artist appalled by sentence for his accused killer
- Why Did Amazon Just Dump Off 13,000+ Packages Resulting In Cheyenne Post Offices To Close?
- Man fired shots at postal worker in Pittsburgh, police say
- Update to APWU Members on LiteBlue Fraud
- Wisconsin letter carrier caught on cam not handling package with care
- North Shore mail carrier back on route day after being robbed at gunpoint
January 05, 2023
- Former Brooklyn USPS Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing Blank Money Orders Valued at Over $4 Million – PEN
- Collins, Carper Call on Postal Service to Improve Hiring and Workforce Retention – PEN
- Cheyenne Post Offices Close Down After Amazon Dumps 1,000+ Packages Off & Allegedly Refuses To Deliver
- Massachusetts Letter Carrier Robbed at Gunpoint
- Postal worker’s murder: Letter Carriers Association pushes back against details in court documents
- Mail carriers being targeted by crooks while walking their routes in Central Ohio
- NPMHU: USPS Issues Additional Guidance re: PostalEase and LiteBlue
- MSNBC: Approval of abortion drugs in the mail is a lifeline for patients – PEN: what about the babies? would we call that a deathline? Here’s a better article: DOJ’s decision to allow USPS to continue delivering abortion medications doesn’t impact Texas much
January 04, 2023
- Postal Regulatory Commission Unveils New 5-Year Strategic Plan – PEN
- Man accused of shooting, killing Collier Township, PA mailman dies of cancer in jail – Read PEN’s previous coverage here
- Police investigating after USPS mail carrier robbed at gunpoint in Middletown, KY
- Frustrated couple pickets Wallingford post office to try to get mail delivered
- USPS Can Keep Delivering Abortion Pills Even After Roe Overturned: DOJ Opinion
- NALC: January Postal Record available
January 03, 2023
- USPS OIG Top 10 Postal Stories of 2022 – PEN
- Woman finds piles of mail in Kentucky apartment dumpster
- USPS calendar shows 2023 payroll schedule
- A Bowling Green, KY woman is facing several charges after two children reportedly jumped out of their window and tracked down a postal worker for help – So sad, right here a Christmas time
January 02, 2023
- eBay Ignores Postal Holiday when Issuing Shipping Labels
- Iowa County USPS customers without service for over a week
- Mailed Paychecks Belonging to Rivers Casino Des Plaines Workers Stolen
January 01, 2023
- HAPPY NEW YEAR from PEN!
- Vandalism at Dillon, CO post office has led to restricted hours, frustrated customers
- Gainesville, FL Police Department: 24-year-old Antonio Hampton, a UPS employee, was arrested after USPS tipped off Gainesville police about theft
- UK Royal Mail customers received leaflets on New Year’s Eve informing them they must use up stamps by the end of January or they will no longer be valid. The postal company is about to add barcoded stamps to replace the traditional ones.
- Beloved postal carrier retires, but not before leaving an indelible stamp on his community
- Dismal 2022 TSP Performance: One Fund Down 26% for the Year