Louis DeJoy
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The Postal Service is laying the groundwork for its plans to operate a next-generation delivery vehicle fleet that’s mostly electric.
February 28, 2023 -
The Postal Service is working with its Postal Inspection Service on ways to address an uptick in robberies of letter carriers.
February 09, 2023 -
The Postal Service is expanding plans for electric delivery vehicles in its future fleet, a strategy that puts the agency ahead of the Biden administration’s net-zero emissions goals across the federal government.
December 20, 2022 -
The Postal Service, a longtime supporting player in voting thrust into the spotlight since its major role in the 2020 election, may get some additional support from a bill that’s headed for a House floor vote.
November 18, 2022 -
The Postal Service, having struggled with employee availability issues since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, is telling Congress it has the stable workforce it needs to meet high expectations for this year’s holiday season.
November 17, 2022 -
The Postal Service is falling behind on a plan to reverse its long-term financial losses, citing record inflation and what it calls unsustainable contributions to a federal retirement fund that covers some postal retirees.
November 10, 2022 -
A federal judge ruled that USPS policy changes, including a decision to limit late and extra truck trips between mail processing plants and post offices, were the “primary factor” behind reduced mail service ahead of the 2020 election.
October 11, 2022 -
USPS is looking to raise the price of a first-class stamp to 63 cents on Jan. 22, 2023, up from the current price of 60 cents, which went into effect this July.
October 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast — Special delivery: Louis DeJoy brings joy to postal managers with a 3% pay raise. There appears to be no end in sight trying to attract qualified Americans to join the military. And another Bureau of Land Management office votes to join the union.
September 22, 2022 -
The Postal Service is giving its supervisors, managers and postmasters a pay raise that will hit their paychecks starting in October.
September 22, 2022 -
A government shutdown in three weeks is unlikely, but Congress still has to work out details of a continuing resolution. Then there's the matter of that $47 billion in immediate spending, the White House has requested for COVID relief and a few other things.
September 12, 2022 -
USPS is experiencing a spike in postal crime that further hurts employee recruitment and retention, postal associations told lawmakers.
September 08, 2022 -
The Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to consolidate the delivery operations of more than 200 post offices and other facilities into large, regional hubs.
September 06, 2022 -
The Postal Service, as it prepares for the latest effort to consolidate its delivery network, is pulling the plug on pending work from its last attempt that began nearly a decade ago.
August 15, 2022 -
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the American Postal Workers Union are calling for USPS to increase hiring, adding that long-term understaffing is taking a toll on employee morale.
August 12, 2022