September 30, 2024
- Congressmen Urge Postmaster General DeJoy to Reconsider Plans to Slow Delivery Rates for Rural Residents – PEN
- Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson quizzes USPS head over absentee ballot delivery concerns
- South Carolina Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills Via U.S. Mail to Georgia – PEN
- Highway hero – A letter carrier helped rescue a customer from a car fire
- Police investigating death of Colchester, VT postal worker after crash
- Treasury Department Takes Action on Mail Theft Check Fraud | Read PEN Article
- New Jersey Seeks to Raise Vape by Mail Age Limit to 21
- The tribulations of how ZIP codes were woven into American (and Alaskan) life
September 29, 2024
- Thieves target mailboxes at Henderson, NV condo complex – PEN
- Mississippi woman arrested for cashing stolen check mailed by Florida business
- Can you stop the inflow of campaign fliers to your mailbox?
- USPS residential service disruptions due to Hurricane Helene impacts
September 28, 2024
- Michigan mailman steals gift cards, buys dinner at Meijer
- OIG: South Carolina District: Delivery Operations
September 27, 2024
- Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS) Introduces the USPS Serves Us Act – PEN
- Kansas letter carrier assaulted after using pepper spray on ‘aggressive’ dogs, police say
- NRA Files Amicus Brief in Challenge to Ban on Carrying Firearms at Post Offices
- Michigan man charged with assaulting postal carrier over Kamala Harris flyer
- OIG: Review of the PRC’s Compliance With the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2024
- Video captures two men going through mailboxes in a southwest Houston community – PEN
- USPS will go to ‘heroic’ lengths to deliver mail-in ballots on time, DeJoy tells lawmakers
- Postmaster General Grilled By Reps Over Concerns About USPS Handling Mail-In Ballots
- USPS chief gets bipartisan blast as he tells swing-state voters to mail in ballots early
- USPS delays reforms and promises a smooth election-mail service
- Brentwood post office fight caught on camera – PEN
- Buying Unclaimed Mail Packages? It’s Easy and Legal With These Sites
- OIG: Measuring Performance of Sorting and Delivery Centers
- OIG: Colorado-Wyoming District Delivery Operations
September 26, 2024
- Watch: PMG DeJoy testifies before House on election ballot readiness – PEN
- Hurricane Helene – Florida Update – PEN
- St. Louis USPS Mail Handler Accused of Stealing Checks from Mail, Pandemic Fraud – PEN
- 2025 PSHB Premiums Announced – PEN: Read them and weep – Note: At this time, stupid OPM has only provided 2025 FEHB premium rate charts in Microsoft Excel files (.xlsx).
- Postal Service eyes 5 stamp price changes by end of 2027
- USPS will hold virtual fairs for sales jobs
- USPS Highlights New and Innovative Business Products, Programs, and Services in New York City – PEN
- One-year-old child injured after being hit by mail delivery van in Kansas City, Kansas
September 25, 2024
- 2025 Health Care Premiums: FEHB will pay 13.5% more, on average – PSHB to increase 6.9% – PEN
- Georgia NALC Sends Letter Calling Trump ‘Existential Threat’ – PEN
- NPMHU: National Arbitration Decision: PostalEase Fraud
- NALC: Arbitrator Nolan renders decision on national-level LiteBlue hack grievance
- US mail boat saves swimmer trying to cross river from Canada into Detroit, MI crew says
- UPS expands Standard service to Saturday
- Senators Demand PMG DeJoy Reverse Decision Hurting Mail Services in Southern Oregon – PEN
- Substitute USPS worker bought new Mustang after stealing $80K worth of checks, OIG says
- Senator Grassley calls Postal Service ‘a disgrace’ for hiring sex offenders | Read PEN’s coverage
- USPS details election preparations
- Assault of mail carrier cuts off postal service for 200-unit apartment complex
- Family marks what would have been 32nd birthday of Kierra Coles, USPS worker missing nearly 6 years from Chatham, Chicago
- The Comstock Act: Why Federal Mail-Order Abortion Rules Are the Next Abortion Battleground
- OPM Stands Up Information Site for New Postal Health Insurance Program
- Stamp Rep. Womack’s name on USPS ‘nod’ to keep area services
- USPS mail revenue still ‘critical’ to bottom line, as agency offers reprieve from price hikes
September 24, 2024
- Senator Grassley Outs USPS for Obstructing Congressional Oversight – Asked for list of USPS registered sexual offenders – USPS refused – PEN
- Former Lakewood, OH mail carrier accused of stealing and selling checks – PEN
- Farmer is run over by his tractor. His rescuer was his mailman
- Reno’s issues with US Postal Service far from over, Rep. Amodei warns
- Why you might not want to trust the USPS with your vote in Kansas and Missouri
- Mail delivery issues in Boston with November election quickly approaching
- USPS pilots a program for lactating employees
- OIG: Effectiveness of the New Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Portland, OR
September 23, 2024
- Thank Lawmakers for Work to Force U.S. House Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO – PEN
- Postal worker decides to pay off bills after winning $1 million from scratch-off
- U.S. voters advised to return ballots early because of mail delay concerns
- USPS announces no stamp price changes for January 2025 – PEN
- Probation recommended for Massachusetts mail carrier who stole valuables from parcels – PEN
- Missing mail, including vote-by-mail ballots, reported across Boston
- USPS, APWU extend contract talks
- OIG: Mail Theft Mitigation and Response – Chicago, IL
September 22, 2024
- Graves, Spanberger Urge Lawmakers to Sign Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness Act Calling for WEP & GPO Repeal – PEN
- Wisconsin’s Most Wanted: Yussuf Ali accused of robbing postal worker
- PMG DeJoy Commits to Delivering 2024 Ballots On Time
- PSHB Special Enrollment Period Closes September 30
September 21, 2024
- USPS reverses consolidation plans for 8 facilities
- NPMHU Honored by the Department of Labor for over a Century of Service
- Senate Democrat Ossoff seeks congressional revamp of USPS under Trump ally DeJoy
- Members of Congress in Missouri and Kansas send letter about ‘failing’ postal service
- USPS has shifted mailbox maintenance responsibility to some San Antonio neighborhoods
- Why Gen Z Is Bringing Back Snail Mail
September 20, 2024
- U.S. Postal Service Announces No Stamp Price Changes for January 2025 – PEN
- Former Alabama Postal Carrier Sentenced for Mail Theft and Fraud – PEN
- Virginia postal carrier pleads guilty after discarding mail in a dumpster – PEN
- FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit Award to USPIS Postal Inspector Kathy Broderick – PEN
- Legislation to repeal WEP and the GPO is nearing the finish line – PEN
- Postmaster general rejects Trump claims about ability to handle mail-in ballots
- Postmaster general to critics: USPS ‘ready to deliver the nation’s mail-in ballots’
- U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) Introduced the Upending Secret Postal Shutdowns (USPS) Act – PEN
- U.S. Postal Service Dedicates Hanukkah Stamp – PEN
- Remember the Florida Rural Carrier that Landed His Gyrocopter on the Lawn of U.S. Capitol – PEN
- Democrat Political Organizer and Former President of City Council of Atlantic City Charged with Submitting Fraudulent Mail-In Ballots – PEN
- Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises ‘heroic’ effort to deliver mail ballots
- Postmaster general: ‘Wrong’ to say mail ballots might be misplaced
- Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns
- USPS: Do you remember this year’s Stamp Out Hunger total?
- Almost Election Time – So, here we go: Coming soon! Order your free COVID-19 Tests at the end of September 2024
- America’s First Major Postal Vehicle Was A 3-Wheeler That Could Be Knocked Over By A Large Dog
- Wilmer man facing new indictment in connection with crash that killed postal worker
- Insane Collaboration Between Two Shomrim Organizations and Two Law Enforcement Agencies In Mugging of Postal Woman
September 19, 2024
- OPM Announces Resources for Postal Service Health Benefit Program Enrollees – PEN
- Postmaster general says ballots should be mailed in at least a week before Election Day
- Cocaine arrest in Bozeman raises questions about how often illicit drugs are sent via postal services
- Small Calaveras County post office hit by burglars, investigators offer $100K reward for arrest
- UH-OH: The slowest mail in the country is in key swing states, NBC investigations finds – the major news media, and certain political groups, are afraid their candidate may lose
- USPS: Santa is now accepting letters! Send them in before adoption begins on November 18
- Georgia democrat seeks more control over postmaster general
- Postmaster General Reform Act of 2024 – cause we’re not happy without complete control of mail, news, and other media
- US Postal Service and elections officials at odds over mail’s capability ahead of November
- Hundreds of mail-in ballots weren’t counted in the Douglas County primary. Election officials are working to avoid the same fate in November
- How Do TSP Loans Work?
September 18, 2024
- Anti-Israel activists/idiots vandalize statue of first Postmaster General Ben Franklin
- Teamsters members heavily favor Trump over Harris ahead of union endorsement decision – 58 percent to 31 percent | Also see: Teamsters Release Presidential Endorsement Polling Data
- USPS Operation Santa teams up with Toys“R”Us® to deliver more holiday joy – PEN
- Two Men Admit Robbing Three Mail Carriers in St. Louis County – PEN
- Former mail carrier to plead guilty to stealing rare coins from parcels; prosecutors recommend probation
- The Left Lauded Voting by Mail in 2020, but Now It’s a Bipartisan Concern
- Democrat proposes appointment changes, term limits for US postmaster general in new bill
- Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states
- Merkley, Gillibrand Seek to End Ban on Shipping Alcohol Through the Mail – PEN
- Following Continued Pressure from Senator Collins, USPS Announces Decision to Abandon Planned Consolidation of Hampden, Maine Facility – PEN
- USPS mail theft led to $688M in ‘suspicious activity’ tied to check fraud | Also see PEN article here
- USPS mail sorting to stay in Tulsa instead of move to Oklahoma City
- USPS decides to keep Northwest Arkansas distribution center
- Suspicious packages mailed to election officials across U.S.
- Mail-in ballot concerns ahead of election
- Mail-in ballot problems in Utah
September 17, 2024
- Massachusetts Man Charged for Directing the Robbery of a Letter Carrier in Nashua on April 16, 2024 – PEN
- Postal worker wins $1 million on Maryland Lottery scratch-off. Prize will help him retire
- PSHB Options to Largely Mirror FEHB Options, Where It Will Have a Parallel Plan
- Mail voting faces significant challenges ahead of November
- Fire destroys 105-year-old post office on Standing Rock Reservation
- Five Missouri, Kansas members of Congress send tough critique of troubled mail service to D.C.
- The election ballots are in the mail: Let the chaos begin
- Mail carriers hailed as heroes after alerting families to house fire
- Mail-in Ballots – Drop Box – PEN
- Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
- Voting by mail? Election workers are worried about issues at the Postal Service
- Amid USPS scrutiny, postmaster general says agency is prepared for election mail
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Asks Postal Service to Reconsider Proposed Curbs on Rural Mail Service
- Statement from NPMHU National President Paul V. Hogrogian on Mail-In Ballots
- Audit offers new details on issues with deployment of new sorting machine that contributed to mail delays around Atlanta
- USPS enters into new agreements with package consolidators – PEN
- Trump Considers Lawsuit to Challenge Mail-In Ballots
September 16, 2024
- Postal Service chief ‘fully committed’ to timely US ballot deliveries
- Conspiracy! PBS Suggests Trump-Appointed USPS Head Could Delay Ballots to Help Him Win
- Three-dog chase halts mail deliveries for East Central Spokane neighborhood
- ‘I paid $450 to ship it’: Man says UPS ‘destroyed’ $12K exhaust for Lamborghini
- OIG: Looking Into the Future of the OIG
September 15, 2024
- US Postal Service Launches New Electric Vehicles, Now Do Election Protection, Too – PEN: Name it foolish person…what can USPS do? GET OUT and GO VOTE!
- Every day the media is publishing articles stating USPS may screw up the November elections. Well, you asked for it…so, deal with it: Election officials sound the alarm on mail-in ballots, warn USPS faces ‘serious questions’ about reliability | Election officials warn U.S. Postal Service may delay mail-in voting | Georgia leaders worry mail delays could cause many absentee ballots to arrive too late | Election officials warn that problems with USPS could cause problems in November election
September 14, 2024
- Rochester man and woman charged with robbing a postal carrier, postal keys and mail – PEN
- Dog owner indicted for attack that seriously injured postal worker
- New Ugly Duck U.S. Postal Trucks Debut, And Carriers Already Love Them
- Alabama Leads in Mailing Absentee Ballots for Upcoming Election
- Holiday Cheer Takes Center Stage: USPS Unveils Festive Holiday Stamps at National Postal Museum
- OIG: USPS OIG Audit Evaluates the Postal Service’s New Package Processing Equipment
September 13, 2024
- Former Massachusetts NALC Treasurer pleads guilty to larceny over $1,200, eight counts of forgery of a check, and eight counts of uttering a false check – PEN
- Former Kansas NALC Treasurer sentenced to 13 months of imprisonment and 2 years of supervised release – also ordered to pay $129,000 in restitution – PEN
- Philadelphia mail handler accused of stealing 112 US Treasury checks while on job
- Georgia man stole hundreds of checks from USPS postal boxes, sold them online
- Voting by mail? Election workers are worried about issues at the Postal Service
- Audit cites problems with Alabama USPS facilities in Jefferson, Tuscaloosa counties
- Prolific Colorado mail thief used dinner knives to counterfeit postal keys and open boxes in several cities
- USPS failures ‘disenfranchised’ Kansas voters. Election officials raise concerns
- Avondale Estates Post Office corrects flag display for the second time this week
September 12, 2024
- Top Election Officials Warn Postal Service of Mail Ballot Issues
- USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers
- West Virginia Business Defrauds, Pays the United States Postal Service
- State election officials accuse US postal service of not being prepared for November election
- USPS: Here’s how USPS will handle 2024 ballots
- OIG: Audits for Mail Delivery Units in the Brimingham and Tuscaloosa, AL, Area
September 11, 2024
- USPS enters into new agreements with package consolidator companies – PEN
- NASED, NASS, and Local Election Official Associations Send Joint Letter to USPS Postmaster General – PEN
- Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
- OIG: Criminal Nerve
- Remembering September 11, 2001
- USPS: Fly flags at half-staff to honor 9/11 terrorist attack victims
- Senator Hawley Urges Postmaster General to Reconsider Policy That Would Exacerbate Delivery Delays for Rural Missourians – PEN
- Stamp Out Hunger brought in 44 million pounds of food – PEN
- Medicare Enrollment Window for Postal Retirees Closing; Health Rates Announcement Ahead
- President Mark Dimondstein Updates Members on APWU Contract Negotiations
- Houston small business owner faces major setbacks costing thousands of dollars due to ongoing mail delivery delays
- September 11, 1913 – Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant is born. He was commemorated on a stamp in 1997 – PEN
September 10, 2024
- Federal Prosecutors Highlight Efforts to Stop Rising Mail Thefts and Prosecute Offenders – PEN
- Charlotte USPS Employee Pleads Guilty – 1,400 stolen cell phones were sold for approximately $400,000 – PEN
- ‘Unacceptable,’ Kansas Secretary of State raises concern over Postal Service’s handling of ballots – PEN
- 6 On Your Side Investigation brings mail back to Omaha neighborhood
- As US Postal Service bleeds money, some in Michigan will drive miles for mail
- USPS Informed Delivery to get its own app – Customers can use it to scan tracking numbers and barcodes
- Georgia post office flag was upside down for three days due to ‘unintended error’
- OIG: New OIG Audit Evaluates USPS Management of PO Box Program
- Rare artefact found on body of Titanic postal clerk
September 09, 2024
- FinCEN Issues In-Depth Analysis of Check Fraud Related to Mail Theft – PEN
- Two NYC letter carriers held up at gunpoint for mailbox keys
- USPS IG: Most Goals Met During 2023 Peak Mailing Season
- NPMHU: Official Call for Bargaining Proposals
- Healthcare community recognized on new Forever stamp
September 08, 2024
- Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Involving Stolen Mail – PEN
- Postal carrier killed in two-car accident near Holcomb
- Postal Service Vehicle Crashes into Tree on SR-128, Head Injuries Reported
- Mail those ballots early: Election officials warn Virginia absentee voters about slow postal services
- Support the Discharge Petition for H.R. 82 – the Social Security Fairness – Act Take Action Now! – PEN
September 07, 2024
- Granite City Mail Carrier Admits to Stealing from USPS Collection Box – PEN
- Violent criminals attacking NYC postal workers in multiple heists
- Dayton man gets 10 years for armed robbery of postal carrier
- Postal contractor Midwest Transport Inc. is winding down, sources say – company with 480 drivers abruptly ceases operations
- South Africa’s 232-year-old Postal Service is Just Weeks Away from Collapse
- The Barefoot Mailman: Courage and Endurance
- NYPD investigates Queens robbery pattern involving USPS mail keys
September 06, 2024
- Don’t Let the Two Major Postal Health Plan Changes Confuse You – a PEN Exclusive
- Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Statement on Charleston Postal Facility – PEN
- USPS Says Is Prepared to Handle Election Mail
- Virginia’s Top Elections Official Warns of Possible Delays in Mail-in Voting This Year
- USPS brings back holiday surcharge in bid to boost package revenue
- US Postal Service Outlines Plans For 2024 Mail Ballots
- South Dakota postal workers blindsided by operation changes
- Wyomingites Have Lots Of Questions About USPS Rural Mail Plan, Get Few Answers
- ‘This is happening again’: Business owner says mail thief stole thousands of dollars in checks from NW Miami-Dade post boxes
- OIG: Analysis of Historical Mail Volume Trends
September 05, 2024
- USPS Proposes Temporary Rate Changes for 2024 Holiday Shipping Season – PEN
- USPS commemorates 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress with a new Forever stamp – PEN
- Senator Hoeven’s Statement on USPS Decision to Retain Local Mail Processing in Bismarck – PEN
- USPS problems in Houston continues, causing costly mishap for Northern Virginia paralegal
- New USPS video focuses on vehicles, buildings and other efforts – PEN
- 3 charged in murder of U.S. Postal worker in Chicago’s southwest suburbs
- USPS announces Kanawha County, W. VA postal facility will remain open, no employee impacts
- Man accused of robbing postal worker at gunpoint
- SSA leaning into e-signatures as way to cut mountain of mail – PEN: BULL! most of them are working remotely.
- Canceling Union Dues Withholding May Require Going to Court
September 04, 2024
- Postal Service Employee Arrested in San Angelo, TX for Stealing Mail
- The Postal Service achieved most of its peak season goals in 2023, so why did performance slide?
- Investigation underway after mail stolen from Gray Court, SC post office dock
- USPS Shuts Out Wyomingites Who Want To Comment On Rural Delivery Plan
- USPS readies 640,000 postal workers for election mail deliveries
- Proposed Cuts to Rural Mail Service Pose Fresh Threat to Co-ops, Members
- USPS prepares ahead of elections, looks to boost confidence in ballot management
- USPS customers asking for communication from Postal Service with delays
- USPS: FSA enrollment has reopened
- Support the Discharge Petition for H.R. 82 – the Social Security Fairness Act, which aims to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)
September 03, 2024
- Bryan, TX resident heads to prison for attempted robbery and assault of postal worker – PEN
- Audit Finds Postal Employee ‘Availability’ Slipping; Calls on USPS to Tighten Controls
- USPS unveils updated Stockton Sorting and Delivery Center, new electric vehicles
- Pittsburgh judge retains one claim in mail handler’s chemical burns lawsuit
- OIG: A Look at USPS’s Work to Mitigate Mail Theft in San Francisco
- Three Florida Men Learn The Hard Way: Cocaine And The U.S. Mail Don’t Mix | Read PEN’s coverage: Here
- Missouri Congressman opposes USPS plans that could delay rural mail delivery
- St. Louis Public Radio claims USPS slowdowns are so bad, baby birds are dying in transit
- How the Civil War Spawned the Mail-In Ballot
- USPS has a goal of $3 million for this year’s Combined Federal Campaign
September 02, 2024
- Coconut Creek, FL Turns to Congressman for Help with Slow Mail Delivery
- Maryland Postal Worker Named ‘Driver of the Year’ by USPS
September 01, 2024