October 22, 2026
- Postal Service Prepped to Deliver for 2026 Holiday Season – PEN
- When you are on the clock, you are working for USPS – PEN
- Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service – PEN: BS
- Ballot deliveries are on time, secure, U.S. Postal Service says
- Local mail test: 4 in 10 letters missed USPS’ 2-day target
- Repair contractor to pay $1M for bilking USPS – PEN
- Election ballots part of alleged mail theft in Millcreek; Postal Service to investigate
- Union leader says Postal Service investigating undelivered mail ballots in Lancaster, Dauphin counties
- Charges dismissed against postal worker fired for dumping Kean campaign mailers
- Woman allegedly dressed as a man accused of stealing USPS van, driving more than 80 miles before arrest
- After Trump said he didn’t trust mail ballots, Democrats turned to voting in person
October 21, 2026
- USPS Highlights Direct Mail Strategies at ANA Masters of Marketing Conference – PEN
- Grand Rapids Man Involved in Interstate Drug Trafficking through U.S. Mail Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison – PEN
- USPS: Adding someone to your health plan this year?
- In Wisconsin, voters cast early in-person ballots as distrust in the mail grows
- Postal Service may not be the most reliable means of getting your mail-in ballot in on time [editorial]
- USPS reviews security clearance concerns at Golden Post Office as ballots show up in mail
- U.S. Postal Service looking into claims of Colorado employees without proper background clearances
- Wyoming NPMHU Rep Filing Grievance Over Mail Going To Colorado Instead Of Cheyenne
- Salt Lake County Clerk investigating mail, including ballots, missing from mailboxes
- North Carolina mail-in ballot restrictions to remain through midterms, judge rules
- How U.S. Voters View Mail and Absentee Balloting
October 20, 2026
- U.S. Postal Service says it’s business as usual for the 2026 election – PEN
- Dover, DE Contractor and Owners Pay $295,204 to Settle Postal Service Overbilling Claims – PEN
- Four Pennsylvania Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Steal and Sell U.S. Treasury Checks Worth Millions – Two of the Co-Conspirators Are Former U.S. Postal Service Employees -PEN
- New York Postal Employees Indicted for Stealing Checks from Mail – PEN
- Pensacola postal service employee pleads guilty to PPP loan fraud – PEN
- USPS: Do you have a Login.gov account? Employees need one for open season and to access other services
- Two Brooklyn postal workers indicted in alleged check theft scheme
- A federal audit revealed nearly 73% of packages sampled at a Nashville post office were scanned as “delivered” while still sitting at the facility
- Feds investigating suspicious letters sent to election officials and congressional offices
- OIG: Evolving Last Mile Delivery in the United States
- OIG: New Pushing the Envelope Blog Gives a Look Behind OIG Investigations
October 19, 2026
- Retired postal worker freed without bail after allegedly slashing woman, 68, in face inside NYC subway station
- Rural mail carriers rally in Gainesville seeking on-the-job protection – PEN: what do you suggest USPS can do?
- Election Mail resources are available
- Opinion: How politics and policy are rewriting the rules of parcel delivery
- Check and update tax withholding on PostalEASE
- Missing Mail Disrupts Oregon Coast Commerce as Congress Presses USPS for Answers
October 18, 2026
- Columbus, GA postal worker dumps election related mail in trash – PEN: there’s no problem with vote by mail…yeah, right
- Absentee ballots are down 22% in Racine County. Both parties are pushing voters off the mail
- FBI probes potentially hazardous mailings to Senate, election offices
- FYI: President Trump Announces Medicare Improvement Fund Payments for Seniors – PEN
- A $90 Deposit From Social Security? What Federal Retirees Should Know
October 17, 2026
- Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 38 Years in Federal Prison for Murder of Letter Carrier – PEN
- NALC condemns brutal attack on Detroit letter carrier; demands urgent action against rising violence – PEN
- Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from USPS About Mail Delivery Problems on Oregon – PEN
- Rep. Sewell Demands Immediate Reopening of Akron Post Office After Abrupt Closure Ahead of Midterm Elections – PEN
- Pay-for-Performance evaluation rules for non-bargaining employees have been updated for Fiscal Year 2026 PDF | Also see: Postal Service Pay-for-Performance Programs Updates
- San Mateo County elections officials issue ballot warning after mail theft in Daly City
- GOP Sens. Ted Cruz, Susan Collins join growing list of targets of suspicious white powder mailings
- Election fraud fears as more mail-in ballots stolen in California
October 16, 2026
- Indicted Alabama postal employee pleads not guilty to destroying campaign mailers – PEN
- Mail-In Ballots Stolen From California Post Office
- Kansas City man charged in hit-and-run that killed postal worker
- USPS touts operational readiness, increased communication ahead of election season
- USPS ‘ready to deliver’ ballots in midterms without mail-in voting EO restrictions
- Navy veteran, retired postal worker identified as bystander killed outside Georgia Walmart
- APWU: 2026 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
- USPS: If the bombs fell, there was a plan
October 15, 2026
- Detroit Letter Carrier Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits – PEN
- Agencies Get Additional Guidance on Family Leave Policies
- OIG: Mail Theft Mitigation and Response: Seattle, WA
- Multi-agency Investigation Uncovers Sprawling Mail Theft Scheme – PEN
- Former California Postal Employee Indicted for Embezzling Postal Money Orders – PEN
- USPS Operation Santa retail training available
- Firm Supplying Armed Guards at US Postal Facilities Holds Oklahoma Security Contracts
- Authorities investigate letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to congressional, election offices
- Union leader raises safety concerns at Pontiac postal facility
- USPS postmarks can lag mailing dates. What taxpayers and voters should know
- Postal Bulletin 22713: Open Season 2026: Be Informed. Be Confident. Be Covered.
October 14, 2026
- Three Individuals Arrested for Attempting to Steal More Than $2 Million in Treasury Checks – PEN
- NARFE: FEHB/PSHB Premiums to Increase in 2027 – PEN
- USPS publishes Election Mail guidance – PEN
- January Retirement COLAs Set: 3.6 Percent for CSRS, 2.6 Percent for FERS
- Postal IG Lays Out Options to Address $104B Retirement Funding Shortfall
- NALC Health Benefit Plan: 2027 PSHB benefits released
- NALC: December penalty overtime exclusion set
- Retirement Application Processing Time Up, Reflecting Shift to Digital Format
- Fayetteville police: U.S. Postal Service worker from Siloam Springs tried to meet girl for sex
- A Texas mail carrier died in extreme heat. What his widow found raised questions about USPS safety
- Oregon elections chief urges early voting as test of USPS service shows slow mail service
- BOEBERT: Small Towns Deserve Their Own ZIP Codes
- The Feds Are Investigating This Disgusting Mail Sent to the Tom Tiffany Campaign+
October 13, 2026
- 25 checks mailed inside Baltimore County post office go missing; 3 resurface altered for $35,000
- Woman missing $500 in checks, blames no lock on USPS collection box
- Indicted postal worker pleads not guilty to destroying campaign mailers
- Amid mail delays, federal agents raid Kansas City USPS distribution center – several employees were arrested within a span of two hours
- FYI: Co-Creator of Dark Web Marketplace Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison – PEN
October 12, 2026
- Lowell, IN Man Sentenced for Felony Delay of Mail – PEN
- 4 people federally charged in attack on U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Detroit
- ‘Mail early’: Election officials urge voters to return ballots ASAP to avoid potential Postal Service delays
- USPS truck catches on fire in Millville, DE truck destroyed
- Sticky substance found inside La Jolla mailboxes prompts investigation
- Mail theft, scattered ballots along roadside raise concerns about mail-in voting in California: report
October 11, 2026
- Postal Worker Charged With Animal Cruelty in Sugar the Peacock Case
- California Mail-in ballots strewn along North County road
- Election ballots may have been stolen during Sacramento mail truck break-in
- Investigators probe election fraud after mail stolen in broad daylight from quiet California neighborhood
- Man Dies After Collapsing Inside Frederiksted Post Office While Checking His Mail Saturday Morning
October 10, 2026
- Chicago Attorney General Obtains Guilty Plea from Former USPS Worker Who Stole Personal Checks – PEN
- Sacramento neighbors fear election ballots were among mail stolen from postal truck
- Postal Service change could prevent some mail ballots from being counted in Washoe County
- Early vote analysis: Mail ballot concerns are changing how Democrats vote
- Thousand Oaks Post Office Burglary Busts Gang Crew Tied to 14 Mail Thefts
October 09, 2026
- Indiana Ex-Postal Worker Admits to Stealing Checks in Massive $34 Million Fraud Scheme – PEN
- Mail delivery on pause in Alabama due to Hurricane Isaias – PEN
- Azerbaijani National Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Against USPS – PEN
- Former Kansas City USPS employee, association director unsurprised by federal raid on distribution center
- Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmark
- Brooklyn post office trades hands for first time in decades for $11M
- Late postmarks leave 1,800 Washoe County mail ballots uncounted in June election
- USPS: Hurricane impacting delivery – Impacts from Hurricane Isaias in the Gulf region of the U.S. (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida) may delay the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages.
- October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – PEN
- OIG: Comparative Analysis of Alternative USPS Retirement Models – PEN
- Leader Of $55 Million Check Fraud Ring Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison – PEN
- He ordered drugs through the U.S. Mail. Now he’s in prison
- 3 adults, 1 juvenile in custody after postal worker assaulted, gun fired on Detroit’s east side
- Missing keys, delayed mail, and inaccurate scans: What a federal audit found at Baltimore-area post offices
- Federal agents raid Kansas City USPS distribution center
- USPS Caught Testing High-Tech Cameras Capable of Capturing Every License Plate and Front Porch
- Report Cites Potential Savings to USPS from Tighter Oversight of Leases
- Former LA traffic officer accused of abusing sick leave to work USPS job
- San Francisco voters report torn mail-in ballot envelopes
- How Stolen Mail Fueled A $55 Million Check Fraud Scheme
- OIG: Share Your Thoughts About the Efficiency of Postal Maintenance Operations
October 07, 2026
- Letter to the Postmaster General – Ensuring Fairness in Rural Postal Delivery Contracts – PEN
- Mail carrier arrested for DUI in Postal Service vehicle, Fort Lauderdale Police say
- Rockland postal worker sentenced in shoving of 4-year-old boy
- Three New York defendants arrested, charged with stealing mail – PEN
- USPS Shift to Career Employees Clearly Raised Costs but Not Performance, Says Audit
- Six officers surrounded this Jackson, NJ USPS delivery truck. Then a postal worker was arrested
- Family and friends ID Vallejo shooting victim killed as 32-year-old USPS worker
- USPS Hires Shady Armed Security Service Weeks Before Midterms
- PMG addresses PCCs in new video
- OIG: Focus on USPS Postage Fraud
October 06, 2026
- Final defendant of three in post office burglary ring sentenced to prison – PEN
- Know the Facts About Fentanyl Semipostal Stamp Issued – PEN
- USPS can deny requests for commercial information – PEN
- Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Importing, Selling, and Mailing Plutonium from Russia – PEN
- Dolly Parton left a legacy of music — and letters
- Feds: 3 stole postal keys from carriers, used them to raid mailboxes in Upstate NY
- Fayetteville police: U.S. Postal Service worker from Siloam Springs tried to meet girl for sex
- Postal Service Expands Electronic Locks But Critics Say Progress Is Too Slow
- Postal Service refutes Maricopa County official’s warning of delayed early ballots
- Shock as USPS gets armed guards from cartel-linked security firm
- New details: Local USPS worker faces child stalking charges
October 05, 2026
- U.S. Postal Service Will be Closed in Observance of Columbus Day, October 12 – PEN
- Senator Rounds Issues Statement Following Release of USPS OIG Report on South Dakota Mail Service – PEN
- Rats had an $800 feast inside a USPS package headed to a New York City store
- Video: Postal voting in the US is ‘open to fraud’ – PEN
- Texas toughened its mail theft law. A Houston-area woman is still waiting for her stolen $900
- USPS lengthens some delivery expectations outside contiguous US
- Suspect sought after USPS letter carrier robbed in Denver, $150,000 reward being offered
- USPS: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Your Postal Code Shouldn’t Determine Your COPD Care. In Canada, It Still Does
- The post office just made Christmas more expensive
- 2027 Average FEHB Premium Increase 10.9 Percent; 8.2 Percent for PSHB
- Video: USPS carrier accused of stealing winning Florida Lottery ticket from mail, claiming prize – PEN
- Video: Man accused of stealing mail at apartment complex in West Miami-Dade arrested – PEN
- Buffalo man pleads guilty in mail theft conspiracy involving $370K in checks
- USPS: Pacific territories can expect longer shipping times
October 03, 2026
- Three Sentenced for Bank Fraud Conspiracy Involving Checks Stolen from the Mail – PEN
- NJ USPS driver charged with DWI after postal van strikes parked car in Morris County
- Do the funds raised by the U.S. Postal Service’s breast cancer stamp benefit organizations that test on animals?
- USPS hosting largest processing plant hiring effort in more than a decade
- USPS Is Putting Road-Scanning Cameras in Mail Trucks. Here Is What It Won’t Tell You Yet.
- Left Wing article: The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected? PEN: blah blah blah…not worth posting
October 02, 2026
- Postal Service Health Benefits for 2027 – PEN
- New Christmas Stamp Now Available From USPS
- USPS letter carrier arrested for stealing winning Florida Lottery ticket from mail, cashing it in
- Postal Service to take extra steps to ensure ballot deliveries
- NALC: Handbook M-41 revisions and interpretive issue settlement
- Mail carrier off route. Move follows confrontation with cops
- Postal Bulletin 22712: Your 2026 Election Mail and Political Mail Guide
- Parsippany Postal Employee Charged With Driving While Intoxicated After Postal Van Strikes Parked Car
- OIG: Our Auditors Found Ways USPS Can Save Money on Its Facility Leases
- USPS, Amazon partner on same-day delivery pilot
- A new Christmas Madonna and Child stamp is on the way
October 01, 2026
- Internal document reveals Amazon’s secret contingency plan for life without the US Postal Service
- Tribal leaders message for mail-in voting: vote early, hand deliver to ballot drop box
- 2027 Average FEHB Premium Increase 10.9 Percent; 8.2 Percent for PSHB
- The Breast Cancer Research stamp has raised nearly $100 million since 1998
- USPS Is Turning Mail Trucks Into Rolling Surveillance Cameras
- OIG: Mail Theft Mitigation and Response: Las Vegas, NV
- OIG: The Role and Value of the U.S. Postal Service in Rural America
- DC AG: “Amazon deceived thousands of its customers who live East of the River, collecting their Prime membership fees while secretly excluding them from full Prime membership benefits.”