February 29, 2024
- Cape Girardeau Rural Carrier Convicted of Stealing Mail – PEN
- USPS Responds to Inquiries into Delayed Election Mail
- Missoula postal workers rally against processing move, gather community support
- Employees and lawmakers call on USPS for clarity on possible relocation of some mail processing services to Louisville
- APWU Union President speaks on proposed consolidation – “They maintain there will be no career employee layoffs which I’m sure is accurate because our collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow for that”
- Sen. Grassley: ‘something’s just not right’ with USPS service in Iowa
- USPS: Stop mailing checks from your mailbox
- Skiatook, OK Mailbox Height Directive Causes Stir Among Residents: Compliance Concerns Rise
- OIG: Opportunity Makes the Thief
February 28, 2024
- Fingerprints from rat traps in mailboxes lead postal inspectors to Mobile, AL man
- Strange Times At The Postal Service
- Updated US Postal Service vehicles coming to Western NC?
- ‘It should stay there:’ Hundreds of Buffalonians showed up to USPS public meeting
- Police seek man whose gun misfired in post office
- Porch pirates stealing packages in Cleveland, posing as legit delivery drivers
February 27, 2024
- Understaffed, unnerved Texas postal workers speak out about delivery delays
- ‘I’m paying like a hidden tax almost’: McAlester resident recounts postal issue
- Richmond registrar tells voters it’s not safe to send absentee ballots through USPS
- US Postal Inspection Service denies 13 Investigates’ requests for details in Texas mail thefts
- Stolen mail in Houston: Woman tells ABC13 nearly $10,000 worth of mailed checks rewritten and deposited
- Postal workers ask Missoula City Council to oppose relocation
- 2 arrested in connection with massive mail theft scheme in Chester and Montgomery PA counties
- Postal Heritage Properties Preserving History, Enriching Communities – PEN
- OIG: When America Votes, We Help Ensure USPS Delivers
February 26, 2024
- Conservative group claims widespread mail-in voter fraud cost Trump 2020 election
- Mississippi man sentenced to maximum after sexual attack of postal carrier
- $100,000 Reward Offered for Help Busting Fake Chicago Mailman
- Midtown Atlanta neighbors claim mail packages are disappearing
- American Weigh Scales Secures Contract With USPS
February 25, 2024
- Former Alabama Letter Carrier Sentenced to 30 Months for Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Theft of a Postal Service Key – PEN
- PRC Outlines Activities in FY 2023 Annual Report to the President and Congress – PEN
- OPM Sets Standards for FEHB, New Postal-Only Health Program in 2025 | Read the OPM Call Letter (PDF) HERE | Also see: The Postal Service Health Benefits program, prescription coverage and Open Season 2025
- Postal workers rally amid threat of Buffalo USPS facility’s move to Rochester
- Postal Bulletin 22644 – Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet
- The “You Earned It, You Keep It Act” Aims to Eliminate Taxes on Social Security Benefits
- Ensure You Can Keep Your Federal Benefits in Retirement
February 24, 2024
- USPS delays in Houston: United States Postal Service tells Texas lawmakers there should no longer be delays in mail delivery
- USPS mail delays impacting mail-in ballots for some Houston-area residents – mail-in ballots, here we go again
- Man wanted for impersonating mail carrier in the Loop: US Postal Inspection Service
- Postal Service floats idea of driving Western Slope mail to Denver and back before delivery
- Senator wants USPS to address veteran medication delays
- USPS Reveals More Information on Stamps for 2024
- Postal Trucks in flames behind the Star Democrat
February 23, 2024
- As USPS institutes network reforms, mail delivery hits a 3-year low
- Clarksdale, MS man who sexually assaulted postal worker sentenced to 8 years – PEN
- St. Louis County Man Sentenced for Trying to Bribe Postal Workers – PEN
- Salt Lake City Man Accused of Carjacking a USPS Truck and Causing Multiple Car Accidents is Arrested and Charged – PEN
- ‘Plants are fluid currently’ | Service is steadily being restored to USPS Houston-area facilities, officials say
- USPS apologizes for Houston mail delays during discussion with Congress members
- ‘Enough is enough’: USPS workers demand prosecution of robberies, assaults of mail carriers
- Postal Service should focus on traditional mail routes, not niche products no one wants
- How FedEx could win by losing its Postal Service business
February 22, 2024
- Danbury, CT Postmaster Ephrem D. Nguyen Admits Involvement in Danbury Post Office Bribery and Kickback Scheme – PEN
- Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX) Addresses Greater Houston Area Mail Issues – PEN
- Rallies in Dallas, 2 other cities to protest crimes against mail carriers
- Battling the Surge in Mail Theft: USPS Rolls Out High-Security Measures and Digital Previews
- Widow of Dallas mail carrier who died in 2023 to be State of the Union guest
- Texas Congress members to hold briefing with USPS officials to address ongoing mail delays
- Florida is home to the smallest operating post office in the US
- American Postal Workers Union to host informational picket at USPS facility
February 21, 2024
- The Postal Service Health Benefits program, prescription coverage and Open Season 2025
- Senators Raise Alarm Over Proposed USPS Shift from Missoula to Spokane, Citing Risks to Western Colorado – PEN
- Postal Service Caught Spying on Americans…Again
- Armed Robber Sentenced In Case Targeting U.S. Postal Worker From Maryland
- 8 Dallas USPS carriers robbed at gunpoint in two months, police say
- FBI investigating letter with white powder sent to Speaker Mike Johnson’S (R-La.) church in Louisiana
- Improvements ahead for Lubbock USPS facility
February 20, 2024
- Tell the White House to stop the raid on postal workers’ pensions – PEN
- Chaos plagues USPS operations in Houston area
- MS postal union workers voice concerns about understaffing, mail delays
- Man accused of Tri-Cities mail theft sentenced to 2+ years in federal prison
- U.S. Postal Police Officers Association president blames USPS for spike in crimes against letter carriers – PEN: It’s our government, NOT the fault of USPS
- USPS issues patriotic new stamp designed for use on business mail
February 19, 2024
- Boca Raton Man Allegedly Goes Postal At Post Office, Strangles Victim
- Watch: Labrador’s Elation Over Giving Postal Worker a Valentine Brings All the Feels
- 20-year-old gets 11 1/2 to 23 months in mail theft, police chase, gunfire
- The “You Earned It, You Keep It Act” Aims to Eliminate Taxes on Social Security Benefits
February 18, 2024
- Postal Service Health Benefits Special Enrollment Period – PEN
- Postal Service mulls investments at local facility, moving some operations to Denver
- Loved ones remember Jacksonville postal worker killed in crash last week
- Georgia Felon Sentenced to Prison for Mailing Guns to Chicago
February 17, 2024
- Two California Brothers Plead Guilty to Priority Mail Insurance Scam that Defrauded USPS Out of More Than $2.3 Million – PEN
- Former Connecticut Letter Carrier Admits Stealing Mail – PEN
- Man run over by USPS big rig in East Village
- Texas mail theft suspect caught with homemade USPS keys
- Richmond man pleads guilty to bank fraud scheme stemming from mail theft
- ‘I got my mom back’: Woman finally reunited with mother’s ashes after they were lost in the mail for months
- OIG: Can USPS Improve Its Procedures for Calculating Workshare Discounts for Letters?
February 16, 2024
- Jacksonville USPS worker killed in crash identified as mother of five
- California Man Faces Charges for Threatening to Kill Postal Workers in St. Thomas
- Nobody Is Using Postal Banking Pilot
- Man indicted for armed robbery of a third postal worker
- Former Ohio postal worker receives probation for theft of mail
- DeJoy says USPS needs to get ‘better faster’ under reform plan, or risk running out of cash
- U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions to discuss mail delays with Houston leaders next week, tour facilities
- US Postal Service audit expanding in North Dakota; expected to wrap up in spring
- OIG: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Annual Report Fiscal Year 2023 – BULL!
February 15, 2024
- Salt Lake City Man Accused of Carjacking a USPS Truck and Causing Multiple Car Accidents is Arrested and Charged – PEN
- After dismal holiday financials, Congress needs to return to postal policy
- Postal workers fear moving, public anticipates delayed mail if some services are relocated out of state
- Mail truck freed after falling into sinkhole on Delaware street
- With public trust in elections at an all-time low, mail-in ballots are a poor alternative to in-person voting
- NPMHU: Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $353
- OIG: Trying to Slide Fraud Under USPS’s Radar? Not Today
February 14, 2024
- NALC: In letter to White House, President Renfroe calls for executive action to accurately value USPS’s pension assets and liabilities
- Crash involving mail truck on 103rd Street kills postal worker, injures 2 others
- Calls for increased rural postal service staffing grow louder
- How the friendship between a suburban postal carrier and a Chihuahua became a social media sensation
- Former Toledo-area postal worker sentenced for stealing mail
- Richmond man charged with using U.S. Postal Service to steal tens of thousands of dollars in Virginia
- Video: Waterbury postal carrier works through the snowstorm
- APWU: Fifth COLA Increase Announced
- OIG: Can the Postal Inspection Service Improve Its Surveillance Equipment Inventory Controls?
February 13, 2024
- Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) Leads Letter to USPS Regarding Wenatchee and Yakima Operations and Election Integrity
- Ransacked Mailboxes in Newark Draw U.S. Postal Inspector’s Attention
- Four teenagers were arrested after allegedly stealing a vehicle and robbing multiple USPS postal workers
- Congressman’s Staff tour of Houston-area USPS mail facilities still doesn’t provide enough transparency
- Someone stole three blue mail collection boxes off St. Paul streets
- ‘God sent me an angel’: Postal carrier recognized for heroic acts in aiding injured man
- OIG Audit: Network Modernization: Role of the Postmaster
February 12, 2024
- Tallahassee Man Sentenced To 13 Years for Receiving Methamphetamine Through the Mail – PEN
- KHOU’s Continuous Coverage Of Houston Post Office Failure Wins Praise
- Black History Month: US Postal Service commemorates the Underground Railroad
February 11, 2024
- USPS Reports 110% Increase in Net Losses to Start 2024
- Letter carrier robbed and assaulted during mail delivery in Texas
- Richmond residents can voice concerns about mail delays, USPS issues at upcoming town hall
- Renewed Effort to Provide Lifetime ID Theft Protection to OPM Data Breach Victims
- How USPS is pioneering AI integration in public service
- OIG: Top 10 Postal Stories of 2023
February 10, 2024
- Video: Man arrested LIVE on air after barricading inside US Post Office in downtown Fresno
- Four juveniles arrested in Fremont, CA postal worker robbery
- Donna, TX man arrested in connection with robbery involving postal worker
- Tester writes to US Postmaster over Missoula mail delivery issues
- Germany sells shares in postal company for $2.3 billion to help finance railway improvements
- USPS didn’t deliver elderly woman’s mail for months, lawsuit says
- Senator Capito statement on USPS’s initial findings for Charleston facility
- Springfield, Mo. couple warns others after thief posing as a postal worker entered their home leaving with many items
February 09, 2024
- USPS sees $2B loss for quarter, but DeJoy says agency’s best days still ‘in the future’
- NALC: Repeal WEP and GPO – Call to action
- OIG: What Did the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Do? – PEN: Here’s what it did….IT SCREWED USPS RETIREES.
- Dashcam video shows stolen USPS ramming police officers
- Postal Service Plans to Route Vermont Mail Through Connecticut
- USPS sees some signs of a turnaround while losing $2B during recent busy season
- Putting the United States Postal Service Under the Microscope: A Thorough Workers’ Compensation Claims Analysis
- USPS Remembers Shining Beacons of the Underground Railroad on New Forever Stamps
February 08, 2024
- Former North Carolina USPS Clerk Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud – PEN
- Man Admits Burglarizing Missouri Post Office Twice in Clown Mask – PEN
- U.S. Postal Service Says Casper Mail Processing Should Move To Billings
- USPS: Our customers and partners expect the Postal Service to be efficient and environmentally responsible
- Cost-cutting measures will coincide with new goals to slash emissions, USPS says
- Postal Service to Pay Tribute to Bluegrass Music
- USPS mail truck burns down while making deliveries in Indio
- Postal worker’s decisive action praised, earns hero nomination
- Bronx Man Who Assaulted Postal Worker to Steal His Keys Gets Plea Deal to Conspiracy
February 07, 2024
- Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) Sends Letter to USPS on Possible North Platte Facility Closure – PEN
- Mail Mess: Man’s Amazon package via USPS takes a west coast trip back to Kansas City
- USPS consider changes for their Quad Cities Processing and Distribution Center
- USPS lays out plans to cut emissions, including more EVs, more efficient delivery routes
- USPS: See how USPS produced its new TV ad
- Germany sells shares in postal company for $2.3 billion to help finance railway improvements
- OIG: How Many Postal Prices Are There?
- OIG: Upcoming Audit Work
February 06, 2024
- USPS Sets Broad Goals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 – PEN
- Shelter Island mail issues persist :Petition for rural free delivery underway
- North Dakota Delegation Requests USPS to Expand Postal Audit, Address Mail Processing Issues Across the State – PEN
- Silver Spring Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Illegal Possession of Ammunition and Postal Service Keys – PEN
- Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI) Urges USPS to Keep Operations in Kingsford – PEN
- Video: Postal worker attacked on the job, mail delivery suspended for months
- Video: Late and taking a detour; KPRC 2?s Post Office experiment
- Man accused of carjacking U.S. Postal Service truck in Salt Lake City arrested in Davis County
- Video: Congressman McCaul (R-TX) on local post office issues and the border
- Reward offered for info in USPS employee threat investigation
- Man sentenced to jail after distributing fentanyl through USPS
- North Little Rock Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Stolen Mail and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm – PEN
- Newport News Man Convicted of Receiving Cocaine Parcel in Mail – PEN
- OIG: Site Technical Assessment Review – January 2024
February 05, 2024
- $100,000 Powerball Win Turns Around a Bad Day for Maryland Postal Employee – PEN
- Average Delivery Time Across Postal Service Network Remains Stable – PEN
- Tallahassee mail delivery problems: Congressman Neal Dunn wants federal probe
- USPS shares ‘same story,’ Rep. Sylvia Garcia says of ongoing delays at North Houston, Missouri City processing centers
- 10 Jobs That AI Will Make Disappear In The Future – USPS clerks are 7 on the list
- Postal workers join esteemed halls of local Black history gallery
- MightyFly unveils third-generation autonomous delivery aircraft
- Fraudsters Are Exploiting Online Shoppers with Counterfeit Postcard Stamps
February 04, 2024
- Former Kansas NALC Treasurer Charged in a Seven-Count Indictment for Embezzling Approximately $86,000 in Union Funds – PEN
- PRC Commissioners Pay a Visit to USPS Processing Plants in Georgia – PEN
- Richmond is going postal over lost mail. The timing couldn’t be worse
- Video: USPS: Houston-area mail delays have attention of ‘postal leadership at the highest levels’
February 03, 2024
- Senator Manchin comments on Postal Service findings
- ABC 13 Investigates finds just 91 USPS postal inspectors in Texas despite thousands of mail theft complaints
- NALC addresses mail processing uncertainty in Western NY
- USPS communication has been an issue for years, Houston-area leaders say, amid delays
- Rep. Randy Weber demands USPS accountability amidst Houston mail delays
February 02, 2024
- Providence Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Postal Service Carrier – PEN
- Jury Convicts Tampa Woman, a Former Letter Carrier, of Defrauding Government of Federal Benefits – PEN
- Texas postal woes: ABC 13 Investigates uncovers hundreds of USPS employees found culpable of stealing mail
- Dropped charges and reduced jail time: Court records show some Central Texas mail theft cases end with plea deals
- USPS’ feud with its regulator escalates yet again
- USPS fails to meet 95% on-time performance target
- Photo: United States Postal Inspectors Office searching for unknown Alabama man
- Alabama post office robber wants her sentence shortened
February 01, 2024
- USPS vehicles are government property – The penalties are stiff for unauthorized use
- Houston-area USPS mail delivery delays caused by setbacks in year 3 of 10-year initiative, officials said
- NALC: Update to Article 10 charges
- Initial findings of Postal Service review support downsizing Buffalo operations
- USPS plans to cut $5B in costs, grow revenue to avoid running out of cash in coming years
- Federal effort would rename Kingsland post office for Johnny Cash
- USPS issues initial recommendations for Charleston mail processing center
- The Postal Service’s Rocky Road To Digital
- Lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines in Mississippi and North Dakota