Postal Service
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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 -
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.
August 23, 2022 -
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.
August 19, 2022 -
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.
August 16, 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 -
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.
August 15, 2022 -
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.
August 15, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Navy and the state of Hawaii join forces to clean-up the military's mess in Paradise.
August 12, 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 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service expects to raise mail prices in January 2023.
August 10, 2022 -
The Postal Service is starting to see the impact of major reform legislation on its finances, but still expects to still raise mail prices again at the start of next year.
August 09, 2022 -
The Inflation Reduction Act would give the Postal Service $1.29 billion to purchase electric vehicles, and $975 million to GSA to support emerging sustainable technologies.
August 09, 2022 -
Kiosks are like robots that don't move. They replace people for high-volume, repetitive tasks like checking people in or issuing paperwork. Now the General Services Administration is looking for ideas for using kiosks to identify people or issue credentials, remotely.
August 08, 2022 -
DeJoy, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday, said he plans to consolidate 500 facilities that USPS processes and moves mail through down to about 65 or 75 regional hubs.
July 28, 2022