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The Postal Service says it's ready to deliver mail-in ballots and election mail ahead of Election Day this November.
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.
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.
The Postal Service is giving its supervisors, managers and postmasters a pay raise that will hit their paychecks starting in October.
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.
USPS is experiencing a spike in postal crime that further hurts employee recruitment and retention, postal associations told lawmakers.
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.
In today's Federal Newscast: The Postal Service received mixed-grades on a cybersecurity report card. HUD and its employees' union are not seeing eye-to-eye on returning to the office. And the military just made it easier for soldiers to get a vaccine for monkeypox.
In today's Federal Newscast, a Virginia congressman demands to know if the Homeland Security Inspector General is under investigation. And the IRS is looking to expand its use of video conferences in appeals cases.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is criticized for its lack of transparency, and the Pentagon releases its first-ever social-media policy for official accounts.
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.
After months of back and forth, the legislation that eventually came to be known as the Inflation Reduction Act is a done deal. The House passed the huge reconciliation bill on Friday afternoon on a party line vote.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, murdered Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen's family files a $35 million lawsuit, and GSA is offering some new help to agencies to improve cybersecurity.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Navy and the state of Hawaii join forces to clean-up the military's mess in Paradise.