Postal Service
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Although the Postal Service did the requisite environmental impact statement, it wasn't good enough for stakeholders.
May 08, 2023 -
The Postal Service says it’s getting operations on the right track after years of pandemic-related challenges. But the American Postal Workers Union says the agency remains too short-staffed to meet service standards, leading to burnout and a high rate of employee turnover
May 05, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: That new electric mail truck you've been waiting for is going to be about eight months late. As Army recruitment numbers continue to be down, the service is stepping up its sales classes for recruiters. And the 2024 CXO Fellows Program is taking applications.
May 03, 2023 -
The Postal Service is telling its 635,000-employee workforce that an ongoing effort to consolidate its delivery network won’t result in layoffs.
April 27, 2023 -
The Postal Service is delaying the implementation of a new pay system that would currently lead to many rural carriers seeing significant pay cuts.
April 24, 2023 -
Attorneys for a former letter carrier are telling the Supreme Court the Postal Service didn’t go far enough to accommodate his religious beliefs when it scheduled him to work Sundays.
April 18, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management is outlining its plan to migrate nearly 2 million individuals covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to a new postal-only health insurance marketplace.
April 13, 2023 -
A watchdog report finds the Postal Service met its legal requirements in estimating the environmental impact of its Next-Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) fleet.
April 11, 2023 -
Perspectives are mixed on whether the Postal Service Reform Act has put USPS on a path to leave its long-term financial woes in the past.
April 10, 2023 -
The Postal Service delivered a greater percentage of mail-in ballots on time in the 2022 midterm elections than in other recent election cycles, well surpassing its performance targets.
March 31, 2023 -
The Postal Service is seeing a significant increase in letter carrier robberies and mail theft, but the union representing its shrinking police force says the agency is preventing them from protecting carriers on delivery routes.
March 16, 2023 -
The Postal Service’s latest financial report shows a difficult start to the calendar year, considering the agency just wrapped up its busy year-end holiday peak season.
March 02, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Post Office has lost more than $2 billion this fiscal year. A new bill could bring changes to federal firefighters' retirement savings. And Homeland Security celebrates its 20th anniversary.
March 02, 2023 -
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 -
A former mail carrier is telling the Supreme Court the Postal Service didn’t go far enough to accommodate his religious beliefs when it scheduled him to work Sundays.
February 24, 2023