National Dog Bite Awareness Week Starts June 4 WASHINGTON — 6/1/23 – More than 5,300 Postal Service employees were attacked by dogs while delivering the mail last year. Aggressive dog behavior is a common safety concern USPS employees face. To keep its workers safe, the organization is providing important information on how dog owners can […]
June 30, 2023 Maine Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Assisting Drug Trafficking Ring That Laundered $7.2 Million – PEN Former Brooklyn USPS Window Clerk Indicted for Stealing Over $160,000 – PEN Pittsburgh Resident Indicted on Charges of Assaulting a Postal Employee, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm […]
From Federal News Network 6/1/23 – The Postal Service has been cleared to raise mail rates later this summer, getting the go-ahead from its regulator. The Postal Regulatory Commission is approving a USPS request to raise the price of a First Class stamp from 63 cents to 66 cents on July 9. That marks the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – 5/30/23 – Red Ventures, LLC and MYMOVE, LLC (together, “MYMOVE”) have agreed to pay the United States $2.75 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly withholding funds owed to the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) under contractual agreements connected to the USPS change of address process. The […]
Verizon tasked with upgrading and digitizing USPS customer support infrastructure WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/31/23 – Verizon Business today announced a 10-year contract worth up to $145,700,000 with the United States Postal Service (USPS). The award builds on Verizon’s existing technology and positions Verizon as the USPS’ key strategic contact center and customer experience partner. Under […]
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, announced today that she introduced the Diwali Day Act, a bill to make Diwali a federal holiday. Diwali, also known as Deepavali or the Festival of Lights, is one of the most important holidays for many in […]
ECS will provide enterprise applications and IT support for geospatial analytics and data management FAIRFAX, Va. – May 30, 2023 — ECS, a leader in advanced technology, science, and digital transformation solutions, has won a seven-year recompete contract valued at $138M in support of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Addressing and Geospatial Technologies (AGT) Professional Support […]
5/26/23 – Just before midnight on May 20, 2023, Santa Monica Police Department officers patrolling in the 2000 block of 4th Street were flagged by a citizen who was chasing a mail theft suspect. Officers detained the suspect who was in possession of multiple counterfeit United States Postal Service Arrow keys (a federal crime). Other […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/22/23 – U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in sending a letter to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) demanding stronger protections for the people of Wyoming’s privacy when sending letters and packages. The letter asked for reforms to the USPIS’ “mail covers” surveillance […]
Newhouse Introduces Legislation to Expand Consumer Choice, Increase Market Access for Local Breweries & Wineries WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/25/23 – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the USPS Shipping Equity Actalongside Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and 8 original House co-sponsors. This legislation would end the Prohibition-era ban that prevents the United States Postal Service (USPS) […]