October 31, 2024
- OPM Admits Forcing You into Medicare Part D will Save Money for the PSHB Program – NOT YOU! – PEN
- Congressman Aaron Bean Presses USPS Inspector General to Resolve NE Florida Mail Delivery Problems – PEN
- Eight-Time Mail Robbers Sentenced to Combined 21 Years in Prison – PEN
- Boston Woman Pleads Guilty to Armed Robberies of Postal Workers – PEN
- Brooklyn Man Charged with Running a Large-Scale Postal Theft Operation – PEN
- Representative Announces Launch of Postal Service Office of Inspector General Mail Theft Audit in Sacramento County – PEN
- An employee group is miffed by the new Postal Service insurance program’s Medicare Part D coverage
- Open Season begins Nov. 11 and ends Dec. 9
- How the Postal Service’s IG plans to keep the agency in line for the next 5 years
- Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes
- Oregon and Washington counties report ballot delivery issues with the U.S. Postal Service
- Hundreds of Whitman County ballots lost in the mail
- Democrats seek injunction over Erie County mail ballot delays, want remedies for voters
- Mail found scattered along side of Dayton road
October 30, 2024
- IG Raises Concern about Customer Support in Postal Health Care – PEN
- Former Connecticut USPS Supervisor Admits Stealing Cash and Gift Cards from Mail – PEN
- OPM doesn’t have documented customer experience plans for the Postal Service’s open season, OIG says
- NALC: Wage Calculator- What will the tentative agreement mean for you?
- Morris Township woman convicted of fatally striking mailman with car – Driver accused of not taking prescription meds, leading to seizure
- NARFE: OPM Rule Limits Prescription Drug Plan Choice for Postal Retirees
- USPS Loses Hundreds Of Local Washington Vote By Mail Ballots
- Disposal of political flyers being investigated by USPS
- Trump campaign to sue Bucks County after voters have issues with mail ballot voting on demand
October 29, 2024
- How Medicare Part D will work in upcoming USPS insurance program
- Hundreds of ballots possibly burned after Vancouver ballot box arson – PEN
- New Jersey man guilty in postal robberies and burglaries
- Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service’s change-of-address database
- Video: Florida postal contractor indicted in mail, ballot theft in Avalon Park – PEN
- Grievance Seeking Recompense for LiteBlue Cyberattack Denied
- USPS to hold two benefits webinars – The ‘Open Season 101’ sessions begin this weekend
- USPS letter carrier union divided over tentative contract, as some push for ‘no’ vote
- US Postal Service encourages voters to mail ballots as soon as possible as Election Day approaches
- Break-in at Oregon post office prompts warnings ahead of election
- USPS Delivering for America Plan Needs to Deliver More
- Some Mainers say they never received requested mail-in ballots
- Man steals $760,000 from FedEx by claiming packages were never delivered, feds say
October 28, 2024
- Third Florida Man Sentenced to Prison for Robbing USPS Letter Carriers – PEN
- USPS to mail voters: Send in your ballots now
- Florida’s mail-in voting numbers exceed 2016 totals
- Postal Service Gives Voters Urgent Deadline to Mail Election Ballots
- Union reaches deal with U.S. Postal Service, but some mail carriers are against it
- Ballots set on fire in three states as Election Day approaches
- USPS is Ready to Deliver the Nation’s Election Mail -PEN
- Transparency concerns as USPS reportedly changes delivery method of absentee ballots
- USPS: Call this number to get USPS facility information during an emergency
- Project Safe Delivery and the Impacts of a Broken US Postal Service
- Snowshoe Thompson Delivered Mail
- “Generally speaking, no”: Trump on whether he’d enforce Comstock Act to restrict sending medication abortion by mail
October 27, 2024
- Election ballots found alongside road in Oak Harbor, WA USPS investigating
- A Mail-in-Ballot Was Marked ‘Return to Sender,’ The Post Office Responds
- Mail truck overturns in Maryland crash
- NARFE Webinars: What You Need to Know About the New Postal Service Health Benefits Program
October 26, 2024
- Georgia Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for $30M COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme – paid a mail carrier to divert debit cards with $512,000 to her – PEN
- Postal Service’s Driver of the Year Award Recipient – PEN
- Chicago letter carrier saves elderly woman’s life after noticing uncollected mail – PEN
- Video: US postmaster general: Seeing 99% performance from postal service
- Appeals court rules Mississippi extended election deadline for mail-in ballots is illegal
- USPS Medicare Part B will Have a Big Financial Impact
- Violation of Hatch Act on Social Media Results in 70-Day Suspension forVA employee, OSC Says
October 25, 2024
- Former New York USPS station manager sentenced for stealing drugs from the mail – PEN
- Congressman McCaul to Postmaster General: “These conditions are completely unacceptable” – PEN
- Arrest in mysterious mail theft case but no answers, who stole mail? – PEN
- Conspiracy to Steal Checks from Postal Collection Boxes and Possession of Firearm by Felon Gets Fayetteville Man 15 Years – PEN
- Florida contract postal worker is accused of throwing 1,000 pieces of mail — including at least one mail-in ballot and 400 political mailings
- At least 12 Colorado voters had their ballots stolen, fraudulently cast in Mesa County, officials say
- A closer look at Hank Aaron – Here are four facts about the baseball icon
- Berkeley mail carrier robbed hours after mail was stolen from a USPS truck
- USPS refutes election supervisor claims warning mail can’t be trusted
- Proposed Postal Reform Acts Seek Rate Hike, Postmaster General Term Limits
- About a dozen (mail-in) ballots were ‘intercepted’ and filled out in Colorado, with 3 votes counted, officials say
- Suspects rob South San Francisco letter carrier
October 24, 2024
- US Dept. of State: Securing Election Mail with the United States Postal Service – PEN
- Ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix; suspect arrested – PEN
- Former Louisiana Postal Worker Sentenced to Probation for Mail Theft – PEN
- Former Postal Service Employee Sentenced for Stealing Money and Gift Cards from the Mail – PEN
- Conspiracy to Steal Checks from Postal Collection Boxes and Possession of Firearm by Felon Gets Fayetteville Man 15 Years – PEN
- A police chase concludes at Lansdale Post Office as a former USPS employee threatens workers there, police said
- Here’s why blue USPS mailboxes have been slowly disappearing from your neighborhood
- Postal Service reassures on mail ballots, says all centers operating in regions hit by hurricanes
- Have you been affected by recent hurricanes? – The Postal Employees’ Relief Fund and USPS Employee Assistance Program can help
- OIG: Alabama-Mississippi District: Delivery Operations
October 23, 2024
- Mailman stabs lawncare worker over vehicle parking in Hillsborough County, FL – PEN
- Stoughton, MA Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Armed Robberies of Postal Workers – PEN
- Federal Indictment Charges Man with Assaulting and Robbing Two Postal Carriers in Chicago Suburb – PEN
- USPS Provides Pre-Election Update on Secure Mail Operations and Delivery – PEN
- Multiple vote-by-mail ballots found discarded in Orange County, FL after USPS master key was stolen
- Postal Service: Restoring service in hurricane-hit areas may take ‘some time’
- PB 22661: USPS is Ready to Deliver for the 2024 Holiday Season
- Store manager says USPS driver dumped bags of mail into their dumpster – PEN
- Theft from South Berkeley mail truck may have included ballots
- Postal worker robbed of their keys while delivering mail in Roseville, CA
- Theft from Mountain Brook, AL mail drop box leads to police chase, 2 arrests
- Second Amendment Foundation Challenges Firearm Ban In U.S. Post Offices, Files Motion For Summary Judgment
October 22, 2024
- CISA and USPIS Release Two Election Mail Security Resources – PEN
- OPM: Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Plan Brochures – Coming Soon
- Mail-in ballots have made our election tallying a national embarrassment | Election Fraud Cases
- Delayed ballot delivery in Bend resolved Sunday, USPS says
- USPS letter carrier union gets 1.3% annual raises in tentative labor deal
- USPS: Do you know what’s allowed under the Hatch Act?
- OIG: Safeguarding Your Election Mail
- Mary Kerwin killed in East Aurora accident involving postal vehicle
- Thoughtful Ways to Thank Your Mail Carrier During the Holidays and Beyond
October 21, 2024
- Candidate For APWU Presidency Shows How He Would Do It Differently – PEN
- Representatives Slam PMG DeJoy For Deterioration of Service at USPS – PEN
- More than 200K postal employees are in line for a 5% raise spread over three years
- USPS joins White House, others to combat opioid overdoses
- Woman hit and killed by USPS vehicle in East Aurora Sunday morning
- USPS reaches tentative agreement with a mail carrier union; new vehicles must have AC
- NALC VOTES NO – Commit to voting NO on the 2023-2026 TA
- Search Underway for Suspects in Daytime Robbery of Postal Worker in Northeast Washington, D.C.
- Bend, OR post office delivers mail on Sunday amid complaints about no ballots or other mail for the past three days
October 20, 2024
- Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises, air-conditioned trucks
- NALC/USPS Tentative Agreement (PDF)
- USPS officials working with FEMA to reopen Florida facilities
- ‘Dramatic improvement:’ Lawmakers reassured U.S. Postal Service can handle election mail – PEN
October 19, 2024
- Postal employees say they’re working in a combat zone – demand better safety -PEN
- The “lift-and-shift” strategy by OPM to move postal employees and annuitants to the new PSHB program may be a nightmare – PEN
- North Dakota Woman Indicted for Arson and Destruction of Post Office – PEN
- This carrier rescued an infant who fell out of a window
- Some rural route residents in west Eugene complain mail deliveries have stopped
- ‘I was just stunned’: Peoria USPS truck driver in viral video after seeing ‘Bigfoot’ in rural Peoria County
- Harris County couple still waiting for mail-in ballots nearly three weeks after being sent
- 2025 FEHB Premium Increases for Blue Cross Blue Shield Nationwide Plans
October 18, 2024
- Florida Man Accused of Stealing Mail from Missouri and Illinois Churches – PEN
- Two Men Charged with the Murder of an Ohio USPS Mail Carrier – PEN
- Video: Girl gets upset because mailman won’t commit a felony for her – PEN
- NALC and USPS Reach Tentative Agreement – PEN
- California man discovers stack of mail-in ballots in storm drain
- Suspects in Warren, OH shooting death of postal worker plead not guilty
- Small number of absentee ballots went missing in the mail, Grand Rapids clerk says – PEN: listen WZZM, all ballots are important
- Federal investigation underway as packages go missing at Hilo post office
- USPS has released two videos on Election Mail
- Mailman’s Daily Greeting for Labrador Retriever Is Odd Yet So Incredibly Sweet
October 17, 2024
- USPS Releases New Videos with Easy-To-Follow Guidelines on Election Mail – PEN
- Price, UT postal workers deliver love and hope for co-worker
- Mail fraud scheme offers fake checks to gift card shoppers
- USPS addresses delayed mail in Georgia and Helene recovery
- Postal Bulletin 22661: USPS is Ready to Deliver for the 2024 Holiday Season
- Opinion: Benching the Postal Police Force has undermined the Federal Emergency Response Framework
- January Retirement COLAs Set: 2.5 Percent for CSRS, 2 Percent for FERS
October 16, 2024
- Ossoff Introduces Major Legislation to Strengthen Congressional Oversight over Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service – Yes – please do make USPS a political entity…NOT! – PEN
- Postal Service ready to deliver for 2024 holiday season -PEN
- Have a USPS phone or tablet? Follow the rules to keep it working If you download bad apps or don’t update the operating system, it will be quarantined
- USPS accused of retaliation and harassment after employee raised racism allegations
- Understanding the New Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program
- USPS looks to end dual shipping labels
October 15, 2024
- Employee who shot boss 5 times at St. Paul post office had mental health issues – Tewabe Getachew, charged with second-degree attempted murder, has a government-issued permit to carry a firearm in public
- St. Paul Post Office shooting: Man with apparent mental health issues shot coworker
- Postal Fleet Modernization Program Slow to Get in Gear, Says IG
- Election mail cancellation rolls out nationwide
- USPS workers react to shooting between coworkers at St. Paul post office
- Postal worker killed in Ashland crash remembered
- USPS: Here’s what you should know about the Hatch Act The law applies to social media use, workplace conversations and more
- More than 500,000 Vote-by-Mail ballots received in Florida elections offices
- Farmers blame delays by U.S. Postal Service for birds dying during shipments
- Letter Carrier Salaries by Country
- After snub, Boston City Council issues ‘rare’ subpoena to USPS official
October 14, 2024
- St. Paul postal employee shoots coworker at St. Paul post office – PEN
- Representatives Hold Press Conference Following Briefing With USPS Postmaster General DeJoy – PEN
- ‘That’s a lot of blood!’: Mail carrier murdered after dispute over motorcycle parking, allegations of following teen girl, cops say
October 13, 2024
- Eureka Police arrested a 29-year-old St. Louis man, who was working for the USPS, for leaving the scene of an accident and property damage
- NARFE: PSHB Questions and Answers
- OPM: Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program
- OPM: PSHB Cost Savings with Medicare Part B or Medicare Advantage
October 12, 2024
- PSHB Crosswalk Table and Premium Rates – PEN
- ‘Dramatic improvement:’ Lawmakers reassured U.S. Postal Service can handle election mail
- Scammers pretend to be USPS to steal personal information
- He gave the shirt off his back – A carrier aided a co-worker who had suffered a dog bite
- DHS issues Hatch Act reminder to federal workers
- USPS OIG, Partners Disrupt Drug Trafficking Ring
- Dying With a Large TSP or IRA Balance
October 11, 2024
- Treasure Coast Men Sentenced to Prison for Robbing U.S. Postal Service Letter Carriers – PEN
- Wisconsin Man Indicted for Shotgun Assault on a Postal Carrier – PEN
- Spanberger Pens Op-Ed Urging Colleagues to Vote to Pass Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO – PEN
- Newhouse Introduces Bill Protecting Small and Rural Post Offices Amid Increasing Public Concern – PEN
- Postal Service officials: Resuming Florida mail delivery will take time
- Neighbors remember goodness of postal worker killed in stabbing
- Inside the mail-in voting fight in three key battlegrounds
- Memphis woman accused of stealing, forging check from mail
- NALC Executive Council considers charge against Region 9 National Business Agent Eddie Davidson
October 10, 2024
- Ballots, laptops and more stolen from 2 post offices in Sacramento County – PEN
- Senator Moran: Wichita will Keep its USPS Processing Center – PEN
- OPM’s retirement backlog has fallen off the agency’s list of top management challenges – mostly due to launching a health insurance program for postal workers (PSHB)
- Houston man arrested, accused of identity theft and stealing mail in Sugar Land
- A checklist to help you prioritize as you sort through your federal retirement and insurance benefits
- Republican National Committee Gains Victory in Michigan Mail Ballots Case
- USPS Touts Stable Employment, Better Career Paths from Postal Reform Initiative
- Login.gov facial recognition option gets GSA approval
- Pennsylvania Men Charged with Conspiracy, Burglary of a U.S. Post Office, And Bank Fraud – PEN
- Video: 2nd suspect turns self in after postal worker stabbed, killed in Clackamas – PEN
- Southern Pines, NC PD Searching for Individuals Who Robbed Postal Worker at Gunpoint
- USPS denies responsibility after truck carrying mail kills 5 people
- USPS facing heavy mail backlog after Hurricane Helen, most Georgia locations reopened
- USPS Flooding and Severe Weather Impacting Delivery – PEN
- USPS: Columbus Day is Oct. 14
- USPS releases a flurry of Winter Whimsy stamps
- USPS OIG, Partners Disrupt Drug Trafficking Ring
- Union Elementary students act as postal workers
October 09, 2024
- Former Indiana Mail Processing Clerk Sentenced for Stealing Money and Gift Cards from the Mail – PEN
- Congresswoman Pressley Testifies at Boston City Council Hearing on USPS Service Failures – PEN
- Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Burglarizing a U.S. Post Office in Kern County – PEN
- Postal worker left in ‘pool of his blood’ after brutal Clackamas knife attack, dies: court docs
- USPS employees in hurricane-ravaged areas deal with loss—and still make their deliveries
- ‘Mail was coming up missing’: Former Houston USPS carrier indicted in $1 million mail theft, check fraud scheme
- APWU: Updates to USPS Eagle Clean (e4776) Pilot Program in the Maintenance Craft
- GAO: As Online Shopping Increases, So Do Concerns About Delivery and Warehouse Workers’ Safety
- The Boston City Council held an emergency hearing on late mail delivery. The USPS didn’t show up – I wouldn’t either
- ‘Neither snow nor rain’ nor Helene: USPS getting mail going again in western NC
- ‘It’s happening at the parking meters here too’: USPS worker has been noticing a suspicious parking ticket scam around town. Don’t fall for it
October 08, 2024
- USPS Touts Stable Employment, Better Career Paths from Postal Reform Initiative
- USPS Residential Service Disruptions – PEN
- Nonprofit Mailers Cautiously Laud Postage Increase Pause
- Cincinnati man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal mail from USPS collection boxes, faces 4 years in prison – PEN
- USPS announces recommended mailing and shipping dates for 2024 holiday season – PEN
- Congressmen Jared Golden introduces bill for congressional oversight of postmaster general, blasts proposed rural mail delays – PEN
- Former Salem County, NJ Man Admits Role in Checks Stolen from US Mail – PEN
- USPS: Don’t know about the Hatch Act? Read this
- Postal worker killed in Greene County, NY crash
- USPS seeks higher borrowing limit from Treasury in 10-year plan update
- USPS makes its pitch to again slow delivery for some mail
- Bogus Mail-in Ballots Targeted by This New Organization
- UK postman hides 4,000 letters in attic because he had ‘too many bags to deliver’
- Police say drunk driver killed White Mills, PA postmaster in Route 6 crash
October 07, 2024
- For the upcoming launch of the new Postal health insurance program, communication will be key – PEN
- USPS Requests Advisory Opinion on Certain Aspects of its Delivering for America Plan – PEN
- DeJoy: our operating practices…reflect a Postal Service designed for three decades ago
- USPS requests PRC advisory opinion
- OIG: Cost Attribution for Parcel-only Processing Facilities
October 06, 2024
- ‘Sounding the alarm’: Election officials warn postal delays could invalidate mailed ballots
- Update on NALC contract negotiations
- See it: Cat rescued from USPS truck in Midtown Manhattan
October 05, 2024
- Video: ‘A lot of pain’: USPS mail carrier, expectant father, paralyzed after tree falls on truck – PEN
- Charlotte Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Involving Stolen Mail – PEN
- Utah Convicted Felon Arrested and Indicted Following Mail Robbery, Drug and Gun Crimes – PEN
- USPS Files Request for PRC Advisory Opinion on Operational Improvements and Corresponding Refinements Within the Current Service Standards – PEN
- What the Long History of Mail-In (absentee) Voting in the U.S. Reveals About the Election Process – “It’s an imperfect system if the rolls aren’t up to date”
October 04, 2024
- Connolly Leads Bipartisan Letter to Postal Board of Governors Urging Action to Ensure Safe and Secure Postal Operations – PEN
- OIG: Fleet Modernization: Delivery Vehicle Acquisition Status
- OIG: Have Insights to Help Upcoming USPA Workforce Management, Commercial Mail Program, or Richmond Mail Processing Audits? Let Us Know
- Former Gardiner, MT postmaster admits stealing office bank deposits – PEN
- USPS: Ensuring your mail-in vote is delivered securely and on time – PEN
- Hurricane Helene: FedEx, UPS and US Postal Service still disrupted
- Minnesota letter carrier left threatening notes, shot family dog, charges say
- Urge Senate Leadership to Bring S. 597 to a Floor Vote – repeal WEP and GPO
- Large Premium Increases Highlight Need for FEHB/PSHB Enrollees to Compare Plans
- Hurricane Helene Leaves Mail Carrier Injured on Route
- 2025 FEHB and PSHB: Similarities and Differences
October 03, 2024
- OPM Authorizes Emergency Leave Transfer Program for Federal Employees Impacted by Hurricane Helene – PEN
- Former Postal Carrier Indicted for Throwing Baskets of Mail into a Trash Dumpster in Antioch, Tennessee – PEN
- USPS Honors Health Care Heroes – PEN
- GPS device in stolen mail leads authorities to suspected thief’s home
- With Election Day looming, Pennsylvania Republicans closing gap with Dems for mail-in ballot requests
- Michigan Is Ignoring Congress’ Request To Let Challengers Observe Mail-In Ballots
- Video: San Jose mailboxes stolen – community members shocked – PEN
- PRC Commissioners Appointed to a Second Term – PEN
- Labor union and lawmakers seek solutions to letter carrier robberies that plague the U.S. Postal Service
- NALC and USPS agree to MOU on the process for evaluating and adjusting routes moved to a sorting and delivery center (S&DC)
- Rankin County, MS woman charged with stealing mail
- A 38-year-old Tulsa, Oklahoma man was in custody Wednesday after police tracked drugs he sent through the mail that resulted in a victim’s death
- Unrigging Our Elections
- Crash leaves enormous hole in wall of Cape Cod post office
- The OIG’s Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service’s Delivering for America Plan
October 02, 2024
- USPS to Continue Delivery of Millions of at Home COVID-19 Test Kits Nationwide – PEN
- Columbus, OH man pleads guilty to aiding and abetting armed postal robbery – PEN
- Monticello, MN man charged after crashing into USPS carrier
- 2025 FEHB and PSHB: Similarities and Differences
- OIG: Review of the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Compliance With the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2024
- ‘She’d be dead’: Witness describes vicious attack on Chicago postal worker – PEN
- Following Hurricane Helene USPS Stresses Holding Mail or Filing Change of Address (COA) in Northern Florida – PEN
- Postal worker caught shoplifting at Leeds, AL Buc-ee’s, facing multiple theft-related charges
- Got savings questions? TSP has answers USPS employees can participate in a new series of online sessions
October 01, 2024
- Federal Jury Convicts St. Francisville, LA Man of Assaulting a Letter Carrier in Performance of Official Duty – PEN
- Octavia Redmond murder: Boy, 15, charged in fatal shooting of Chicago postal worker
- Fact Check: Harris received endorsement from NALC postal union, not USPS
- Mail delivery suspended in Kansas neighborhood after 2 men attack postal carrier
- USPS truck catches fire in Hermon, ME