USPS significantly improved its delivery performance this past holiday season

USPS significantly improved its delivery performance this past holiday season

USPS Reports On-Time Delivery Gains, Higher Customer Satisfaction for Holiday Surge WASHINGTON — 1/15/26 – Through large investments in new technology and new logistics planning and execution, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) significantly improved its delivery performance during this past holiday season. Mail items and packages were delivered within 2.5 days on average (16 billion in volume), […]

Memphis Man Found Guilty of Four Armed Robberies of United States Postal Carriers and Bank Fraud

Memphis Man Found Guilty of Four Armed Robberies of United States Postal Carriers and Bank Fraud

Memphis, TN – 1/13/26 – On January 9, 2026, a federal jury delivered a guilty verdict in the case of Marshun Lewis, 25, who was charged with committing a series of armed robberies of United States postal carriers in August 2023 and October, November, and December of 2024 in the Western District of Tennessee.  Lewis […]

USPS releases 2026 Love stamps

USPS releases 2026 Love stamps

Love Takes Wing on New Stamp SARASOTA, FL — 1/13/26 – The U.S. Postal Service today announced the release of its 2026 Love stamps, four charming scenes of stylized birds inhabiting a colorful world where hearts appear — like love itself — in sweet and surprising ways. Stamp artist James Yang drew inspiration from midcentury […]

OPM Launches New Workforce Data Site to Modernize Access and Increase Transparency

OPM Launches New Workforce Data Site to Modernize Access and Increase Transparency

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced the launch of the Federal Workforce Data (FWD) website, a modern platform that replaces the outdated FedScope system and delivers faster, more transparent access to federal workforce data. The new site, available at data.opm.gov, introduces predictable monthly data updates, interactive visualizations, downloadable datasets, and improved […]

DMM Revision: Retail Cash Transactions

DMM Revision: Retail Cash Transactions

Effective April 6, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) to add new section 604.11 to address retail cash transactions. As a result of the recent decision by the U.S. to discontinue penny production, the Postal Service has approved symmetrical rounding based on the […]

OPM: Electronic Delivery Consent Notice for Tax Documents

OPM: Electronic Delivery Consent Notice for Tax Documents

Please review the consent information and system requirements for receiving tax-related documents electronically. Please read this information carefully and print or download a copy for your files. You may elect to receive tax-related documents from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) via electronic delivery via email. However, IRS guidelines require that you must first review […]

Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth Obtained Through Mail

Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth Obtained Through Mail

1/8/26 – David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL MIHALKO, 42, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, […]

Former NPMHU Treasurer Charged with Wire Fraud and Embezzlement of Labor Organization Funds

Former NPMHU Treasurer Charged with Wire Fraud and Embezzlement of Labor Organization Funds

ALBUQUERQUE – 1/7/26 – A former treasurer of a New Mexico labor organization is facing federal charges for allegedly abusing his position of trust within a union to misuse union funds and conceal that conduct through false financial reporting. According to court records, from 2014 through early 2024, Max Jaramillo, 58, served as treasurer of the […]

Three Men Charged in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Mail Collection Boxes and Postal Vehicles

Three Men Charged in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Mail Collection Boxes and Postal Vehicles

NEWARK, N.J. – 1/8/26 – Three men were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud connected to theft of mail from collection boxes and postal vehicles across Northern New Jersey, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced today. Jeffrey Bennett, a/k/a “Bizz,” a/k/a “Riley Smith,” 31, of Irvington and Rahway, New Jersey, Aquil Hubbard, 31, of Middlesex […]