October 31, 2023
- A History of the Postal Service … for Kids! – PEN
- Representative Smith (R-MO) Demands Answers from U.S. Postmaster General Regarding Unacceptable Mail Delays in Southeast and South-Central Missouri – PEN
- Two arrested in armed robbery of U.S. postal worker in Chicago’s south suburbs
- Thieves raid CSRA mailboxes, stealing thousands in checks
- Two Cincinnati area mail carriers robbed at gunpoint hours apart
- Video shows man and woman using crowbar to pry open mailboxes in Houston area
- Metro Detroit Amazon driver accused of stealing mail while delivering packages, armed robberies
- USPS Federal Long Term Care Insurance update – Enrollee decision period underway
- Safe driving – USPS honors employees, provides training
- Japanese gunman fires shots at hospital, seizes hostages in Tokyo post office
October 30, 2023
- USPS Crime Crackdown Leads to 600 Arrests
- NH Man Found Not Guilty in Assault on Postal Worker in VT
- What it’s like working at the southernmost post office in Antartica
- USPS Ready to Deliver for America During the Holidays
- USPS Relocation reimbursements – Requests are due Nov. 17
- Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers
October 29, 2023
- Levittown Postal Carrier Saves Mail As Truck Burns
- Republican congressman loses nearly $10K in mail theft
- Why People In Jackson, America’s Wealthiest Town, Can’t Get Home Mail Delivery
- 347 disqualified mail-in ballots led to new criminal charges against Alex Mendez | Also see: Conspiracy and Alleged Witness Tampering Are Uncovered
- Philadelphia postal worker praised online after Ring footage shows his creative solution to prevent porch pirates from stealing packages – PEN: Good job…but, as carriers most all of us have done this time and time again
October 28, 2023
- Mississippi Postmaster Pleads Guilty to Misappropriation of Postal Funds – PEN
- Latest USPS Report Shows Sustained Service Performance – PEN
- ‘It was horrific’: Alabama man run over by mail carrier while resting in front yard – carrier said she did not know where the screams were coming from…WHAT!
- Victims of the Maine mass shootings – Stephen Vozzella was a postal employee
- Columbus, OH postal carrier kept over 8,000 pieces of mail from customers, court documents say
- Olalla, WA: BURGLARY OF A POST OFFICE – PEN
- Fountain Valley, CA police searching for burglar caught on video stealing from mail truck
- Man charged with having pipe bombs, threatening school also worked for USPS
- 2 suspects charged in mail carrier robberies in metro Detroit
October 27, 2023
- Pennsylvania Postal Employee Indicted on a Charge of Violating Federal Postal Laws. Theft – PEN
- Shepherdstown Post Office recognized for community service
- Mercury spill evacuates Hazelwood, MO USPS distribution center
- USPS ramps up nationwide campaign to protect postal workers and secure mail from crooks
- 2024 FEHB Premium Increases for Blue Cross Blue Shield Nationwide Plans
- USPS Promotes Safe Driver Training at National Logistics Symposium
- USPS EAP services are available for employees
- OIG: Processing of Retroactive Pay
October 26, 2023
- USPS, Inspection Service Continue Nationwide Effort to Crack Down on Postal Crime and Crimes Against Postal Employees – PEN
- Montgomery, AL Man Arrested for Armed Robbery of a U.S. Postal Carrier – PEN
- Craig introduces bill aimed at increasing postal service transparency – PEN
- Rep. Castro is pushing for answers surrounding USPS’s protocol on requiring HOAs to pay for broken mailboxes – PEN
- USPS has new policy for change of address: ‘Would have had no idea’
- ‘Turn up the pressure;’ USPS makes hundreds of arrests during crackdown on postal crimes
October 25, 2023
- USPS OIG and Federal Partners Keep a Killer Off the Streets – PEN
- A Call for Openness in Letter Carriers Contract Negotiations
- Colorado postal carriers rally for better protections as attacks increase: “That’s just a card to say, ‘hey, do what you want'”
- Armed, masked men steal postal vehicle in Michigan
- Two Men Indicted in Austin for Robbing U.S. Postal Carriers – PEN
- IG: Postal-Only Health Plan a Challenge, Opportunity to Address Coverage Issues
- The Postal Service’s Inspector General Needs a Big Funding Boost
- Video shows pursuit of car connected to armed postal carrier robbery in Miami-Dade
- NALC: National rap session to be held Nov. 17-19 in New Orleans
- OIG: Serving America: Contract Postal Unit and Village Post Office Operations
October 24, 2023
- Former West Virginia Rural Carrier Associate Pleads Guilty to Desertion of Mail – PEN
- 2 accused of robbing postal worker in Miami Beach arrested
- NH Man’s Postal Assault Trial Begins in Federal Court
- East Hempfield Township neighborhoods, dogs honor postal carrier who died following surgery
- Post office workers at remote Antarctica location reveal what their jobs are REALLY like – from having no TOILET to dealing with smelly penguin poo on their commute
October 23, 2023
- Video: Police drone shows Kharkiv postal centre after missile strike – 6 postal employees killed
- Thieves used rat traps to fish mail from mailboxes, police say
- PB 22635: Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers
- What is phishing? U.S. Postal Service says there’s a new scam going around
- Court Orders Affecting Federal Retirement Benefits
- Political Division: Nazis and Hamas Terrorists in the Federal Workplace – What’s a Supervisor to Do?
October 22, 2023
- Connecticut Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison, Shipped via USPS – PEN
- ‘Immense’ problems: Postal Service reviewing Tallahassee Mail ops, wants feedback
- Six killed in Russia’s missile attack on Kharkiv postal distribution centre, Ukraine says
- Hibbing, MN man charged after 5 pounds of meth seized at post office
- SC Post Office Employee Retires After 50 Years of Service
October 21, 2023
- Pennsylvania Rural Carrier Associate Indicted on a Charge of Violating Federal Postal Laws. Theft – PEN
- Labor Dept launches USPS investigation following payroll error impacting more then 50K rural carriers
- Local organizations donate outdoor heater to help Montpelier USPS workers stay warm
- USPS struggling to deliver mail; staffing, workplace rules blamed
- A California mail processing and logistics contractor for the USPS that filed for bankruptcy protection last year said it soon will close its Long Beach facility, resulting in 257 layoffs
- Virginia Department of Corrections curbs drug smuggling through mail, intercepts over 100 suspicious packages in 2023
October 20, 2023
- U.S. Postal Service to Provide Update on Project Safe Delivery – PEN
- How the U.S. Postal Service is doing cloud ‘right’
- Postal Service to review operations at Lehigh Valley center. It wants to hear from you
- State leaders sound off on mail delivery speed, Big Sky Post Office, and USPS employee retention
- USPS: New Chairman Announced for Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
- The magic behind the ‘Fabulous Bainbridge Mailboxes’ of Bainbridge Island
- Service Performance Remains Steady Across Postal Service Network – PEN
- New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Through the USPS – PEN
- Apartment residents going postal over mail fail
- FBI, USPS Investigation Catches Inmate at Central Louisiana Prison Using Wife to Work With Drug Cartel
- Auckland man places rat trap in his mailbox to deter thieves
October 19, 2023
- New Jersey Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Bribing Mail Carriers to Steal Postal Arrow Keys – PEN
- North Carolina USPS Clerk Indicted For Stealing Business Checks Worth Over $1.9 Million From Ballantyne Post Office – PEN
- Florida Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Theft of Mail – PEN
- NALC: Federal Retirement Fairness Act reintroduced in House
- USPS denies Lewiston man’s insurance claim despite package arriving damaged, empty
- Box truck slams into Delco post office, forcing it to close
- Rural carrier accused of stealing cash from mail
- Two USPS workers assaulted and robbed in San Francisco’s Mission District
- Casey to USPS: Fix Payroll Disruption Affecting Rural Pennsylvania – PEN
- Stamped with love: A family is asking for cards for retired mailman’s 90th birthday
- ‘It’s a disaster;’ Mail carrier robbery puts your money at risk, union president warns
- OIG: Unraveling a Tangled Web
October 18, 2023
- Record number of mail carriers victims of armed robbery in 2022
- Man who, in his teens, shot and killed Albuquerque mail carrier sentenced to 22 years | PEN’s coverage
- USPS warns of scam involving texts requesting information for package delivery
- USPS observes centennial of train robbery
October 17, 2023
- Oklahoma City Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of a United States Mail Carrier – PEN
- 5 pounds of methamphetamine found inside package at Hibbing, MN post office
- Caught on Camera: California Thieves in BMW walk away with stolen mail
- USPS Employee Says He Earns Over $100K a Year Delivering Mail, Sparking Debate
- Danbury CT Postmaster Admits Operating Bribery, Kickback, and Embezzlement Scheme – defrauding the USPS of nearly $875000 – PEN
- USPS Announces Targeted & Limited Voluntary Early Retirement in Newark, NJ
- Omaha police investigate possible road rage after man allegedly throws hatchet at postal delivery truck
- South St. Louis residents face weeks worth of mail delays, U.S. Postal Service says concerns are ‘being addressed’
- Bins of mail found dumped in woods in Ohio neighborhood
October 16, 2023
- FEHB and Medicare – USPS Webinar slated for Oct. 24
- Texas Representative Demands USPS Reforms After Postman Dies in Dallas Heat
- Government Agency Ratings Remain Largely Negative – USPS remains top-rated government agency
October 15, 2023
- Letter carrier robbed of mail key on Long Island
- Switzerland’s Postal Service Proposes Shift to Electronic Mailboxes
- Deer. And Rabbits. And Owls. And Foxes. Oh My! USPS Issues Winter Woodland Animals Stamps – PEN
- Thomas Day Sworn in as PRC Commissioner and Named Vice Chairman; Robert Taub Confirmed to a Third Term – PEN
- More taxpayers will receive tax forms from apps such as Venmo, PayPal for 2023. Here’s how to avoid tax issues
- Fear not! Open enrollment can be a breeze, if you follow these tips
October 14, 2023
- Former New Orleans Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Delaying and Stealing the Contents of U.S. Mail – PEN
- Wyoming man sentenced to 94 months for drugs being delivered to his residence through the USPS – PEN
- USPS Letter Carrier Robbed In Quiet North Babylon Neighborhood, Suspect Steals ‘Arrow’ Key
- Cumberland County ballots may need extra postage, though Post Office will mail all ballots
- Australian drones to deliver mail in the Middle East
October 13, 2023
- USPS Begins FY24 First Quarter with Consistent Delivery Performance – PEN
- National Newspaper Association calls proposed new postal rates ‘punitive’
- IG Points to Shortcomings in Postal Customer Experience Survey
- Prosecutors want five-year sentence for postal worker who smuggled marijuana
- Armed Robbery Of Postal Worker In Boca Raton Leads To Arrest
- West Sacramento police recover Postal Service key used to steal mail. Two were arrested
- Ft. Howard residents to get 169 mailbox units with post office set to close this weekend
- Fayetteville woman, a USPS retiree, who’s fed thousands of locals prepares to serve free lunch Saturday
- Do We Still Need the Post Office? – PEN: No matter what you say…YES, we still need USPS
- OIG: An Interactive Story on USPS in the 21st Century
- OIG: Louisiana District: Delivery Unit Operations
- OIG: Business Reply Mail Operations
October 12, 2023
- New Jersey Rural Carrier Charged with Disability Benefits Fraud and Making False Statements – received over $155,000 in disability benefits – PEN
- USPS Needs More Staffing, Training for Combatting Mail Theft, Report Says
- USPS law enforcement staffing issues pose challenge for mail theft cases, IG finds
- Amid reports of delays, USPS in Missoula says it is facing staffing challenges
- Letter carrier retires after dedicating 54 total years to postal service
- Tipster lies about witnessing mail carrier robbery to put his enemy in prison, feds say
- Letter Carrier Notices Mail Piling Up at 80-Year-Old’s House – Little Did She Know What She Was About to Walk Into
- January Retirement COLA Set: 3.2 Percent for CSRS, 2.2 Percent for FERS
- Is It Time to Modernize the Union Dues Process? PEN: Yes it is time
- Medicare Basics for Federal Employees
- Wyandotte, MI postman delivers grieving child’s drawings to her ‘Gpa’ in heaven
October 11, 2023
- Former USPS Employee Charged with Stealing Checks Totaling $1,697,909.52 – PEN
- Charges Against Multiple Defendants Alleged to Have Interfered with Delivery of the Mail – PEN
- The USPS Is Falsifying Safety Documents as Its Workers Die of Heat
- Brooklyn postal worker robbed at knifepoint delivering mail
- Postal Service worker made U-turn in front of cement truck to cause collision
- Postal Service employees may participate in a webinar on Medicare and retirement
- USPS Holiday Shipping and Mailing Deadlines Announced
- Postal Service Issues Winter Woodland Animals Stamps
- The Fed15 Podcast: New Health Insurance Program for USPS
- USPS looks to raise rates for fifth time under DeJoy – PEN: ok, look at the economy
October 10, 2023
- USPS ELM Revision: Postal Service Health Benefits Education Program – PEN
- Phishers Spoof USPS, 12 Other Natl’ Postal Services
- Thieves stealing Sacramento mail with master keys in nationwide trend
- USPS proposes 5th postage hike since 2021 — a move critics call “unprecedented” – PEN: Yes, and our current inflation is also unprecedented
- FEHB Premium Increases for Federal Employees Under Blue Cross Blue Shield – PEN: Basic coverage has increased an average of 39.90% since 2019 – and still rising.
- Postal Bulletin 22634: Hatch Act Refresher
- Postal Bulletin 22634: Introducing USPS Smart Locker
October 09, 2023
- Cement truck hits mail carrier vehicle, rolls – two hospitalized
- Milwaukee area high security mailboxes; installed to prevent thefts
- Why You Should Be Worrying About The Rise In Check Fraud And Thieves Stealing Your Mail
- Report Credits USPS for Improving Suitability Screening
- FERS vs. CSRS: How is the 2024 COLA Calculated?
October 08, 2023
- Funeral held for beloved Houston postal worker killed in hit and run
- Letter Carrier Takes Giant ‘Hulk’ Dog In Stride As He Delivers The Mail
- Carrying on: At age 80, an Anchorage mail carrier has served the same neighborhood for nearly a half-century
- Months without mail: Texas community battles with postal service after mailbox vandalism
- NAPS: Special Exempt Extension – extended until Friday, December 29, 2023
October 07, 2023
- U.S. Postal Service Proposes New Prices for 2024 – PEN
- As Another Rate Hike Looms for January, Keep US Posted Warns of Disastrous Costs for USPS Itself – PEN
- New Jersey drug dealer gets 5 years – shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine via USPS overnight delivery – PEN
- UPS, FedEx, USPS cut rates ahead of holidays as customers push back
- Stolen mail and physical assaults: Postal workers in Compton decry violence on the job
- ‘A beautiful person’: Vigil held for postal worker killed along his route by suspected hit and run driver
- USPS says mail theft is getting worse, but its plans are so far incomplete and yielding few results – PEN: Tell us – how can USPS control the criminals committing these crimes – we’ll wait, tell us
- NALC: Update to Article 10 charges
October 06, 2023
- 27 Defendants Charged with Federal Crimes Targeting the United States Postal Service – PEN
- Man charged in hit-and-run death of Houston postal worker arrested again during court appearance
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths
- Mail Theft Charges Against Indiana Postal Carrier
- 4 sent to hospital after fox attack; animal caught after getting trapped in New Hampshire post office
- Rally held in Compton to protest crimes against mail carriers: ‘Enough is enough’
- Letter carrier caught on video hitting and knocking over East Nashville mailbox
- OIG: Focus on Next Generation Delivery Vehicles
October 05, 2023
- USPS Ends Fourth Quarter FY23 with an Average of 2.5 Days to Deliver – PEN
- Weaverville, N.C. Man Indicted for Attempted Murder of U.S. Postal Carrier and Related Charges – PEN
- Community rallies with musical fundraiser for postal worker hurt in carjacking
- Court details reveal how HPD tied driver to hit-and-run that killed USPS worker in north Houston
- Postal Service dealing with skyrocketing cases of mail theft
- Iowa mail carrier arrested after police say he lifted woman’s dress
- Kentucky letter carrier shows up to lottery headquarters in uniform to claim big Powerball prize
October 04, 2023
- Reminder: 2024 to Be Last Year Before Postal Population is Split Off from FEHB – PEN: BAD MOVE! OPM said in a notice earlier this year, (after 2025) “Individual carriers will likely weigh the costs and benefits of offering FEHB plans and PSHB plans. Shifting enrollment numbers and additional implementation costs may lead some carriers to scale back or discontinue participation in one or both kinds of plans.”
- Uber launches ‘Return a Package’ ahead of holiday shopping season
- Report: DHS, USPS failing in their requirements to screen for opioids in the mail
- USPS says don’t buy postage stamps through social media ads – If you do, your letter or package is headed straight for the trash
- Hundreds of Royal Mail customers are unable to find parcels as firm’s online tracking system stops working
- Family flooded with mystery USPS boxes addressed to ‘Casper the Ghost’
October 03, 2023
- Former Mobile, AL postal clerk admits to stealing millions of dollars in checks from mail
- What is brushing? Another U.S. Postal Service warning about mail scam
- OIG: U.S. Postal Service’s Response to Mail Theft
- OIG: Internal Controls Over the Annual Capital Property Review
- Senators Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Identify Fraud from AI – PEN
- Postal Service IG Calls for Better Management of ‘Penalty’ Overtime
- Who killed Houston USPS worker Robert Jones? Surveillance video shows white SUV drive off after hit-and-run crash
- Ohio letter carrier says he was robbed by masked man
- Audit: Postal Service contract truckers had their kids riding along
- Update: 2 hurt when car crashes through Myrtle Beach post office. One customer went under car
- OIG: Transportation Workplace Safety and Driver Security
- OIG: Corporate Information Security Office Workforce
October 02, 2023
- Postal worker Kierra Coles disappeared 5 years ago Monday
- USPS: Yes, there is a Santa Claus
- USPS: No holiday surcharges this year
- USPS Relocation expenses – Reimbursement requests due Nov. 17
- USPS: Disability Employment Awareness Month
- High Court Religious Bias Decision Paves Way for EEOC Vax Suits – Groff v. DeJoy decision leads the way
October 01, 2023
- Shutdown Avoided – USPS is not affected by a government shutdown – PEN
- Houston letter carrier killed after driver hits truck, pushes it into ditch | Also see: USPS releases statement after letter carrier killed in hit-and-run crash in Houston | Letter carrier killed, suspect flees scene in north Houston hit and run crash
- Letter Carrier Who Dropped Dead in Dallas Heat Had an Internal Temperature of 104.6 Degrees – medical examiner also cited hypertension and cardiovascular disease
- TSP Returns Tumble in 3rd Quarter of 2023 as Interest Rates Soar – Under Biden/democrats
- Federal employees will pay 7.7% more toward health premiums in 2024 – Under Biden/democrats