March 24, 2026 For Immediate Release Postmaster General David Steiner’s testimony before Congress on Tuesday, March 17, made clear that the United States Postal Service is facing significant and immediate financial pressures that require congressional action. Just as importantly, his testimony underscored a fundamental choice before Congress. One path relies on service reductions that would […]
Washington, DC – 3/27/26 – Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) released its Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Compliance Determination (ACD), a comprehensive evaluation of whether the Postal Service complied with price caps for Market Dominant products, cost attribution requirements, and service performance standards. By law, the Commission must issue its Determination within 90 days of receiving […]
Washington, DC — 3/25/26 – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has upheld the US Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) authority to limit coverage of gender transition procedures under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, affirming OPM’s responsibility to safeguard taxpayer resources while administering federal health benefits. The EEOC rejected claims that OPM’s policy violated […]
Absentee voting and vote-by-mail allow voting before Election Day by mail or drop-off. Learn how they are different, how to get a ballot in the U.S. or abroad, and meet deadlines. What is the difference between absentee voting and vote-by-mail? States allow voters who cannot or do not want to vote in person to cast […]
3/25/26 – The Postal Service has filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission, or PRC, of a time-limited price change on certain products to better align its transportation costs with the market. The planned change, which was approved by the Board of Governors on March 24, is an 8 percent increase that would affect base […]
From the Wall Street Journal The 8% fee will be applied to packages, but not mail, as the agency looks for ways to stabilize its finances The U.S. Postal Service will impose its first-ever surcharge on packages to cover the rising cost of fuel, according to two people familiar with the matter. The 8% surcharge […]
WASHINGTON — 3/25/26 – The U.S. Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market. This temporary price adjustment will provide needed flexibility for the Postal Service by helping to ensure that the actual costs of doing business […]
March 24, 2026 For Immediate Release Postmaster General David Steiner’s testimony before Congress on Tuesday, March 17, made clear that the United States Postal Service is facing significant and immediate financial pressures that require congressional action. Just as importantly, his testimony underscored a fundamental choice before Congress. One path relies on service reductions that would […]
RICHMOND, Va. – 3/25/26 – A North Chesterfield man was sentenced today to four years in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. According to court documents, from Oct. 24, 2021, to May 5, 2025, Joshua Lee, 28, was employed as a mail processing clerk at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Richmond Processing and Distribution […]
Statement of Paul V. Hogrogian, National President National Postal Mail Handlers Union House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner” March 17, 2026 My name is Paul Hogrogian and I am the National President of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, […]