Commentary by Rick Owens – Postal Employee Network January 18, 2010 Ruth Y. Goldway (D) is the current Chairman of the Postal Rate Commission (PRC). In 2004, for a guest commentary with Citizens Against Government Waste, Ms. Goldway stated… “…while neither the political climate nor the capital markets make such a transformation feasible now, the […]
TO PROTECT PROGRAM INTEGRITY OIG, USPIS LAUNCH WORKERS’ COMP FRAUD INITIATIVE The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have launched a joint year-long initiative to combat workers’ compensation fraud. This effort, building on last year’s prevention and awareness campaign launched by the OIG (see original article below), will commit increased […]
PAY PROBLEM FOR 4,370 RURAL CARRIERS PLEASE NOTE: The following article was posted to our Rural Carrier Forum on January 05, 2010. We cannot verify the contents of same or provide any further information. Please verify through your union or postal official. Unfortunately, a programming error has occurred in PP 01/10 payroll processing. Approximately 4,370 rural […]
POSTAL EXECUTIVE PAY by Rick Owens – PEN January 4, 2010 Today’s Washington Times notes… “The financially troubled U.S. Postal Service pays Robert F. Bernstock a $232,500 salary to oversee its shipping and mailing division, but a little-known hiring provision allows the executive to earn even more money from outside corporate sources.” Courier, Express, and […]
December 2009 Former Postal Employee Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution WASHINGTON – Thomas Ali Fields, a 40-year-old District man and former U.S. Postal Service employee, has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for the distribution and possession with the intent to distribute 186 grams of crack cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney […]
December 30, 2009 Executive Order — Medical Countermeasures Following a Biological Attack ESTABLISHING FEDERAL CAPABILITY FOR THE TIMELY PROVISION OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES FOLLOWING A BIOLOGICAL ATTACK By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. […]
Data Comparison Program – Postal Service and Public Sex Offender Registries ACTION: Notice of Data Comparison Program – Postal Service and public sex offender registries via the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Web site maintained by the Department of Justice. SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service® (Postal Service) plans to conduct an ongoing data […]
December 11, 2009 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says… During the period from 2008-2018 total (national) employment is projected to increase by 15.3 million, or 10.1 percent. The projections show an aging and more racially and ethnically diverse labor force, and employment growth in service-providing industries. More than half of the new jobs will […]
December 14, 2009 U.S. Postal Service Updates Station and Branch Consolidations WASHINGTON—Fewer than 170 offices remain under review for possible consolidation under the U.S. Postal Service station and branch consolidation initiative. Today’s announcement updates a review process begun earlier this summer that initially examined about 3,300 stations and branches in urban and suburban areas across […]
December 1, 2009 Delivering Dreams One Letter at a Time Postal Service and Disney Make Holiday Wishes Come True NEW YORK — What do the U.S. Postal Service, the Muppets and Santa Claus have in common? Neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night will keep them from delivering dreams this holiday season. […]