Postal Service
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The U.S. Postal Service reported its 11th straight year of financial losses on Tuesday, but a number of pending regulatory changes could, in time, help put the agency on a path toward solvency.
November 15, 2017 -
The Commerce Department is planning to use U.S. Postal Service workers to help with its 2018 end-to-end tests.
November 01, 2017 -
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz says the hope is to spin off a page that looks at disaster assistance funds.
October 10, 2017 -
The National Association of Letter Carriers paid homage to members whose acts of heroism have helped save lives within the communities they serve.
October 06, 2017 -
Citizens expect the Postal Service to deploy driverless delivery trucks, but they're not certain that would be a good idea.
October 02, 2017 -
The Postal Inspector General found that, in some districts, official time, while legal, got out of hand because it wasn't managed properly.
September 22, 2017 -
The U.S. Postal Service has caught the ire of three senators looking for answers — and possibly for heads to roll — after a watchdog report found the agency significantly underreported late mail delivery.
September 20, 2017 -
USPS heard back from more than 1.7 million customers last year, but its inspector general wants to know if it's getting enough constructive feedback.
August 31, 2017 -
More than 200,000 U.S. Postal Service employees have just received their first two catch-up cost-of-living adjustments, and will soon receive their third COLA.
August 23, 2017 -
The U.S. Postal Service reported the latest in a series of financial setbacks on Thursday, but the agency may see some big changes coming this fall.
August 10, 2017 -
An investigation by the Office of Special Counsel Hatch Act found that from September to November 2016, 97 letter carriers took more than 2,700 total days off to participate in political campaigns.
July 20, 2017 -
Matt Lira, the special assistant to the president for innovation policy and initiatives, said the Office won't immediately solve all the government's operational problems, but it is looking to establish a culture and organizational structure.
June 28, 2017 -
President Donald Trump has weighed in on the ongoing postal reform debate with a fiscal 2018 budget proposal that would save the U.S. Postal Service $47 billion over 10 years through cuts in retirement benefits and mail delivery costs.
May 24, 2017 -
The U.S. Postal Service's independent regulatory body may raise the price of a postage stamp after it finishes reviewing the current rate-setting system later this fall.
May 18, 2017 -
While the ink on the deal hasn't dried yet, more than 200,000 postal employees could see a series of pay raises down the road, now that one of the major postal unions has reached a provisional labor agreement with the U.S. Postal Service.
May 16, 2017