New USPS badge cards will have CPR information

New USPS badge cards will have CPR information

7/10/26 – The Postal Service is providing employees with badge cards that provide an easy-to-follow guide through the steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. The cards are informational only and designed to be a reference tool during medical emergencies for employees who are trained in CPR. They are the same size as employee ID badges […]

NAPS: USPA Mandatory Notice on Recent Court Order

NAPS: USPA Mandatory Notice on Recent Court Order

Postal Service providing mandatory notice of court order You may have heard or seen recent news reports about the handling of Election Mail, going back to March 31, when a presidential executive order was issued. In the order, the Postal Service was directed to initiate a proposed rulemaking regarding federal election ballot mail. The Postal […]

Two Plead Guilty in 2023 Armed Robbery of USPS Letter Carrier

Two Plead Guilty in 2023 Armed Robbery of USPS Letter Carrier

Richmond, VA – 7/9/26 – A U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigation into the July 7, 2023, armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier resulted in the guilty pleas of Deangelo Harris, 23, of Chesapeake, VA, and Demarih Lockhart, 22, of Virginia Beach, VA. According to the investigation, Harris drove Lockhart to Limerick Drive […]

Three NYC Residents Arrested in Large-Scale Mail Theft Scheme Targeting U.S. Postal Service Collection Boxes in Suffolk County

Three NYC Residents Arrested in Large-Scale Mail Theft Scheme Targeting U.S. Postal Service Collection Boxes in Suffolk County

Trio Allegedly Used Makeshift “Fishing” Device to Steal More Than 6,750 Checks (SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – 7/7/26 – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Nicholas Delvillar, 32, of the Bronx, Franklin Mercedes, 27, of the Bronx, and Jhosua Peralta, 24, of Queens, were arrested for Grand Larceny for allegedly stealing checks […]

Florida Mail handler nabbed for workers’ comp fraud

Florida Mail handler nabbed for workers’ comp fraud

USPS 7/8/26 – A former mail handler in Florida was recently sentenced to six years’ supervised release for workers’ compensation fraud. The employee reported sustaining a shoulder strain while on the job in 2024, and his doctor deemed him disabled and unable to return to work. The Labor Department began issuing him tax-free monthly payments […]

Senator Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses

Senator Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses

WASHINGTON — 6/30/26 – Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) launched an investigation into the ongoing mail service failures plaguing Missouri, alongside potential criminal activity in abandoned mail and the alarming distribution of lavish bonuses to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) executives. The investigation follows Senator Hawley’s questions to Postmaster General David Steiner in a Senate Homeland […]

OPM Proposes Major Reforms to Strengthen Accountability Across the Federal Workforce

OPM Proposes Major Reforms to Strengthen Accountability Across the Federal Workforce

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today proposed sweeping reforms to modernize how agencies address poor performance, streamline disciplinary and removal procedures, and strengthen accountability across the federal workforce. The proposed rule would require agencies to better equip supervisors with training on employee accountability while making it easier to address employee performance […]

Former USPS Mail Carrier Sentenced To 39 Months in Prison for Mail Theft and Fraud Scheme

Former USPS Mail Carrier Sentenced To 39 Months in Prison for Mail Theft and Fraud Scheme

6/30/26 – United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that Tameka Babulal, a/k/a “Tameka Williams,” a/k/a “Sharniece Williams,” a/k/a “Meek Williams,” a former United States Postal Service (“USPS”) mail carrier assigned to Mount Vernon, New York, was sentenced to 39 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Cathy […]

Alabama Leads Multi-State Letter in Support of USPS Proposed Rule to Secure Mail-in or Absentee Ballots for Federal Elections

Alabama Leads Multi-State Letter in Support of USPS Proposed Rule to Secure Mail-in or Absentee Ballots for Federal Elections

For Immediate Release: July 6, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a comment letter last week on behalf of 13 states in support of the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed rule strengthening mailing standards for the transmission of mail-in ballots for federal elections. As argued in the letter, states have full constitutional […]