USPS Issues Reminder on Social Media Policies
The Postal Service has issued a reminder that in their social media accounts, employees “should note that they don’t speak …More
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Audit Questions USPS Accident Data: Decrease or Under-reporting?
The number of reported personal injury industrial accidents at the Postal Service has been decreasing in recent years but it …More
Postal Service Tightens Mask-Wearing Policies
Just a month after loosening its mask-wearing policies for employees the USPS has retightened them for its mail processing and …More
Postal IG Sees Lessons Learns from Other Disrupted Entities
There are lessons to be learned for the Postal Service in the experiences of other entities that have been disrupted …More
Report Summarizes Pending Postal Reform Bill with Bipartisan Support
Following is a summary of the impacts on postal employees and operations of a bill that is ready for a …More
Report Shows Pattern of Increased Sick Leave Usage at USPS During Pandemic
Postal Service employees used 8 percent more sick leave in 2020 than in 2019, an inspector general report has said …More
Dog Bites No Laughing Matter to USPS Carriers
While images dogs chasing or biting letter carriers long have been a staple of comic strips, they are no laughing …More
USPS Losing Money on Services to Other Agencies, IG Says
A report from the USPS IG says the Postal Service is losing roughly $636 million a year providing business-related services …More
New Senate Postal Bill Mirrors House Measure; Other Bills Offered
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a counterpart to a bill moving in the House to revise numerous Postal …More
Concerns Raised about Security of USPS Online Presence
An IG report has raised concerns about the security of the Postal Service’s social media and digital channel presence, including …More
Postal Bill Advances with Bipartisan Support
A bill to revise many aspects of Postal Service operations — and some aspects of its benefits to employees and …More
IG Calls on USPS to Tighten Processes for Departing Employees, Contractors
An IG audit has found that the USPS is not always following out-processing steps for its own employees and those …More
USPS Mishandled Employees’ Personal Information, Audit Finds
An inspector general report says that USPS “mishandled” the personally identifiable information of some 89,000 employees who have veterans status, …More
USPS Takes Lead on New Leave Fund; Still No Word from OPM
The USPS has put in place what it is calling “interim” procedures for providing additional paid leave to its employees …More
Postal Plan Addresses Insurance, Other Employment Issues
The Postal Service’s newly announced reorganization plan seeks relief from several employment-benefits related funding obligations and further seeks to shift …More
USPS Reorganization Features Some Early Outs but Not Buyouts
The Postal Service has announced a limited early retirement opportunity effective April 30 for certain non-bargaining unit employees at headquarters, …More
Postal Reform Effort to Focus on Financial Relief, Transparency
The outlines of the latest postal reform effort on Capitol Hill are starting to take shape, with the House Oversight …More
Due Diligence Not Just for First Contract, Postal IG Says
Due diligence “shouldn’t end after a contract is awarded” but should continue through all further contracting actions with that provider, …More
Audit of Three Postal Facilities Finds Safety, Security Issues
An inspector general audit of three Postal Service facilities in the Baltimore area found safety issues at all three and …More
Both USPS Management, Employees Fell Short in Pandemic Response, Says IG
Actions the Postal Service took at the outset of the pandemic “likely saved lives and certainly increased employee safety,” but …More
USPS Overpaying Some FECA Claimants, Audit Finds
The Postal Service has been overpaying some claimants under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, says an inspector general report on …More
Postal IG Charts Increase in Overtime at USPS
Overtime for Postal Service employees increased by a third over 2014-2019 with the number of employees earning more in overtime …More
Vote on Postal Bill to Be Last Action in Congress for Weeks; USCIS Furloughs Postponed
The House’s passage on Saturday of a Postal Service bill likely will be the last action by Congress on pandemic-related …More
Opinion | Commentary
Three Ways Strange Bedfellows Can Strengthen the U.S. Postal Service
Paul Steidler, Lexington Institute The U.S. Postal Service is being whipsawed like a child in a nasty custody case as …More
Postal Initiatives to Reduce FECA Costs Showing Some Results, Says IG
Several USPS initiatives designed to reduce workplace illness and injury-related costs have shown results, an IG report has said, while …More
USPS Announces Management Hiring Freeze, Other Steps as Losses Continue
The Postal Service has announced a hiring freeze on management positions and has said it will ask OPM for permission …More
Audit Faults Handling of Informal Grievances at USPS
The Postal Service is “not effective” in managing informal grievances, whose numbers and costs have been increasing in recent years, …More
Opinion | Commentary
Congress Should Deliver Postal Reform – Not Gimmicks – in the Next 12 Months
The U.S. Postal Service needs to be fixed. Its management and Board of Governors agree. The U.S. Government Accountability Office …More
House GOP Leaders Balk at Need for Postal Subsidy
Key Republican leaders in Congress have raised further doubts as to whether the USPS will receive the financial help it …More
IG: Leased Postal Facilities Behind on Repairs
The Postal Service IG has said that landlords of leased postal facilities are not performing repairs as required by their …More
