Louis DeJoy

New USPS board chairman supports DeJoy, ‘self-sustaining’ operating model

New Republican chairman of the USPS Board of Governors Roman Martinez IV pointed to the Biden administration’s upcoming plans to mail millions of COVID-19…

Management

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Parcels jam a conveyor belt at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Boston. On the busiest days, about 170,000 packages are processed at the facility. Last year's holiday season was far from the most wonderful time of the year for the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service. Shippers are now gearing up for another holiday crush.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

USPS sees more on-time holiday deliveries, despite surge in COVID-19 quarantines

Agency Oversight

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FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo a voter casts her mail-in ballot at in a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the primary election. Former President Donald Trump’s discredited allegations about a stolen election did nothing to save his presidency months ago. Courtrooms, state governments and ultimately Congress affirmed the legitimacy of his defeat and the honesty of the process. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

USPS keeps ‘extraordinary measures’ for mail-in ballots in place through 2028 under lawsuit settlement

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. A U.S. judge on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them

Biden seeks to replace 2 Trump picks on USPS Board of Governors

People

(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Postal carrier Josiah Morse delivers mail and packages, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Portland, Maine. The U.S. Postal Service's stretch of challenges didn't end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to long hours and a mountain of delayed mail. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

USPS outlines $8B infrastructure investment in 2022 as sign of ‘bright future’

Agency Oversight

(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

‘We are tired’: USPS employees feel toll from retention challenges

Workforce

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Attorneys general urge USPS regulator to review entire 10-year reform plan

Management

A postal worker loads a delivery vehicle at the United States Post Office in Cranberry Township, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Vendor on USPS vehicle contract shortlist ends bid protest over award

Contracting

USPS brings back mask policy for workforce — with or without vaccination

Workforce

USPS plans to fill 900 vacant supervisor positions ahead of peak holiday operations

Hiring/Retention

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, packages wait to be sorted in a Post Office as U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Michael McDonald, gathers mail to load into his truck before making his delivery run, in Atlanta. The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 it is revamping its priority mail program as part of its efforts to raise revenue and drive new growth in its package delivery business. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Biden’s picks on USPS board push back on ‘dangerous risks’ in plan to slow down mail

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this April 8, 2020 file photo, a City of Milwaukee Election Commission worker processes and sorts absentee ballots for Wisconsin's primary election, in downtown Milwaukee, Wis. U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can’t guarantee ballots sent by mail will arrive on time have put a spotlight on the narrow timeframes most states allow to request and return those ballots. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)

USPS, exempt from vaccine requirements, sees uptick of employees in quarantine

The Postal Service, as an independent agency, is setting its own rules on masks and vaccines apart from the rest of the federal workforce, but is seeing…

Workforce

USPS lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees amid workforce changes

The agency said employees who are not fully vaccinated must still wear a mask in situations where they can’t maintain a six-foot distance. However, the…

Workforce

USPS plans to move ahead with mail rate hike over lawmakers’ objections

Agency Oversight

The Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to raise rates later this summer, after lawmakers asked the agency to postpone the increase.