The following statement was released by the Thrift Savings Plan regarding the USPS cyber intrusion: USPS Cyber Intrusion — (November 10, 2014) We have been notified of the cyber intrusion incident experienced by the U.S. Postal Service. This incident does not affect your Thrift Savings Plan account. If you are a Postal employee and need additional […]
Senator Highlights IG?s Report Recommending Review of Consolidations, Change in Service Standards Impacts WASHINGTON – Nov. 2014 – In a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Senator John Hoeven said the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) needs to reevaluate its decision to consolidate the Minot Area Mail Processing (AMP) center. The senator’s comments come in light of […]
From Dark Reading – Nov. 11, 2o14 Employee VPN taken down — will not be restored until more secure version can be installed, Postal Service says after breach exposes data on 800,000 employees and 2.9 million customers. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has suspended telecommuting for employees while it works to remediate a network […]
November 2014 – The United States Postal Services hires the largest numbers of veterans, yet their future of these jobs could be in jeopardy due to Republican policy. Ed Schultz and President of the American Postal Workers Union, Mark Dimondstein discuss.
LITTLE ROCK, AR — If you drove down Interstate 30 west near downtown Little Rock Saturday afternoon, chances are you saw thousands of pieces of mail lining the road. It was on the shoulder, the exits, and even raining from the sky in the area around the 9th St. exit. “Where did all this mail […]
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) – 11/10/14 – A U.S. Postal Service truck spilled part of its load all over Hall Road, near Schoenherr Road, Monday morning. Letters littered the busy intersection, near Lakeside Mall. Read more
GASTON, SC (WIS) – 11/09/14 – As a longtime postal worker, Donna Boles sees the same things each day. Boles stops by 716 mailboxes on her route, which is about 40 miles. On Friday, the unexpected happen. As Boles was delivering mail to the home of Bonnie Sturkie, Sturkie ran up to Boles saying she […]
ONEIDA COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTING THE MAIL SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announces that MICHAEL OLIVER, 34, of Waterville, New York, has been charged with two counts of obstructing the United States mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1701. The two-count Information filed by the United States Attorney’s […]
Postal Service to deliver packages seven days a week during holidays Double-digit package growth predicted during the busy holiday shipping season November 6, 2014 WASHINGTON — The Postal Service kicked off the holiday shipping season today by announcing that it will be delivering packages seven days a week in major cities and high volume areas starting […]
11.04.2014 – A postal worker in Neenah, WI is under investigation – accused of failing to deliver political mailers. The United States Postal Service says it found nearly 900 pieces of campaign mail in a dumpster last week, and all of the flyers were connected to three Republican campaigns. There were no flyers found in […]