4/22/14 A recent Letter to the Editor at eCommerceBytes regarding USPS Tracking contained numerous statements that required a response. In a reply, USPS set the record straight. Claim: USPS charges customers who scan items at local Post Offices. Truth: Every item accepted at the retail counter at a local Post Office that has a USPS […]
The United States Postal Service says thieves are getting into mailboxes using counterfeit keys to steal tax returns. In a video obtained exclusively by NBC 6, U.S. postal inspectors said William Gomez is seen inside a Coral Gables apartment building using an unauthorized key to gain access to the mailboxes. Read more – Video will […]
April 18, 2014: Several pallets of United States mail fell off a truck in Hollywood overnight. Video will load below – Read more
April 07, 2014 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Apr. 4, 2014, Carol J Pazder, 61, and Richard Pazder, 67, of Maryville, Tenn., appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Carol J. Pazder pleaded guilty to providing false statements to obtain federal employees benefits. Her husband, Richard Pazder, pleaded guilty […]
New password system Longer password to replace employee PIN online Later this month, each employee will begin using a new password to access the LiteBlue websiteand onlineself-service applications such as PostalEASE, eCareer, ePayroll, eJob Bidding and eOPF. Currently, employees use their Employee Identification Numbers (EINs) and 4-digit Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to access LiteBlue and […]
Not at the office Election season is coming; get to know the Hatch Act April 01, 2014 During the upcoming election season, remember to review provisions of the Hatch Act. It applies to all postal employees — including telecommuters. The Hatch Act prohibits employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, in any government […]
HOUSTON (KTRK) – April 01, 2014 — Officials say at least one person died yesterday in a fiery accident on the southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway. Houston police say the driver of a red SUV was driving erratically and collided with an 18-wheeler bearing the USPS logo. Both vehicles then caught fire. Read more
An investigation is underway into who’s breaking into United State Postal Service mail trucks on the South Side. At least seven trucks have been robbed over the last three months. Two of them were broken into on Monday. Read more
March 28, 2014 USPS is preparing for the future with the “Contextual Keying,” a method to help provide dynamic routing and 100 percent visibility for packages in the mail-processing system. The innovation is in anticipation of increases in parcel services now and for years to come. At three pilot locations, retail associates have begun entering […]
ATLANTA – LaTonya Evans has been indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and armed robbery charges for her role in planning a postal robbery in Conley, Ga., on December 20, 2013—a robbery that resulted in the near-fatal shooting of a postal truck driver by two other defendants charged with Evans in the same […]