April 23, 2009 PEN received the following information today from the Chicago IRS Field Office. The Field Office wanted PEN to convey to Chicago area postal employees: “… it is important for Chicago Postal employees to read the following:” Postal Employee Indicted in Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme – Preparing False Tax Refund Claims for Co-workers […]
April 23, 2009 Will Chrysler Get Stimulus Funds to Furnish USPS With Electric Vans? As reported yesterday – Chrysler is unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery powered minivans for the US Postal Service. The U.S.P.S. will be using the vans for a variety of duties at locations around […]
April 22, 2009 Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for USPS Duty AutoBlog.com reports that Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery powered minivans for the US Postal Service. The U.S.P.S. will be using the vans for variety of duties at locations around […]
April 22, 2009 OPM Study by the GAO by Rick Owens A study by the GAO has found that efforts by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to modernize retirement planning for federal employees is at risk of complete failure. The saddest part of this is that OPM has been working on this plan for […]
Here’s another fall image from the Smokies.
The Smoky Mountain National Park is breath taking during the fall color season.
NALC announced that the nation’s largest food drive to combat hunger will be conducted this year on Saturday, May 9. On that day, letter carriers will collect non-perishable donations from homes as they deliver mail along their postal routes. The 17th annual NALC National Food Drive to “Stamp Out Hunger” is the largest one-day food […]
April 20, 2009 Jacksonville, FL Federal postal inspectors are hunting for a gunman who attempted to rob a Westside Jacksonville, FL Post Office on Friday, terrorizing employees and a customer with a baby, a police report said. The attack occurred about 6:15 p.m. at 7055 Blanding Boulevard, 45 minutes before the Post Office closed. The building […]
April 19, 2009 It seems as if the United States Postal Service isn’t the only postal service in the world having vast problems. Australia Post executives and their 35,000 member workforce are butting heads amid union accusations that the Post, in an effort to tighten their budget during the economic slowdown, is about to force […]
Pirate Alley (or Pirate’s Alley, as many call it) is the subject of much legend and lore, some true, and much false. It is one of the “must see” locations of the French Quarter. Some claim that it was a haven for pirates in days past, while others claimed that slaves were sold at the […]