Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Postal Employee Scholarships awarded

"...The Postal Employees Scholarship committee has awarded two area seniors with $1,000 scholarships. They are..."    


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Postal Service Social Media Tracking Tests Crime Unit’s Power

"...The Postal Inspection Service “disagrees with the overarching conclusion” of the inspector general report that found the unit exceeded its authority and conducted improper intelligence searches, the statement said. “The activities conducted by the Postal Inspection Service were within its legal authority as set forth by federal statutes and case law,” it said. A connection to postal law enforcement was not always made clear when the program used an unidentified intelligence tool to monitor social media and message platforms for keywords like “protest,” “attack,” and “destroy,” the watchdog found. Its report also said requests for assistance from a postal inspector, including 14 requests to use facial recognition technology, sometimes contained little or no explanation..."    


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Can you exceed the restricted weight limit of the Post Office?

"...A viral tweet claims you can’t exceed the 70-pound weight limit of a small flat-rate box. Here’s what the math says. A Washington, D.C.-based policy attorney said in a viral tweet last week that it was “physically impossible,” so we decided to put his theory to the test. ..."    


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Stamps paying tribute to Donald Trump as president

Rare Stamps | World

"Even before the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 45 had already been honored on a handful of stamps, including a few that commemorate him as president of the United States. For example, a souvenir sheet from St. Thomas and Prince Islands offer congratulations on his election, and a souvenir sheet from Liberia continues a series honoring all U.S. presidents..."    


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Postal ‘reform’ act locks in slower mail service

OPINION

"The Postal Service Reform Act signed by President Biden on April 6 makes it harder to improve historically slow mail service and it passed over needed systemic overhauls. At its core, PSRA is a bailout. It wipes away $57 billion in defaulted debt that the Postal Service has failed to pay for its Retiree Health Benefits Fund since 2011. It will also institutionalize slow mail delivery. ..."    


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Monday, April 25, 2022

TSP Plan to briefly suspend some services

"...The transition could affect participants who planned to request a transaction soon, because periodic downtime will be required to accommodate the transition process. During the transition period, participants’ savings will remain invested in the TSP funds they’ve elected. However..."    


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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Health benefits -- New law creates Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for employees, others

"...The Postal Service reform legislation that President Biden signed into law on April 6 will involve changes to employees’ health and retirement benefits. USPS understands that employees have many questions, so here are a few things to know..."    


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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

USPS suspected attacker identified, but California neighbors worry he's not off streets for good

"...The man accused of a string of attacks and threats against USPS mail carriers in Santa Monica, California, was recently arrested on unrelated charges, according to a report, but neighbors are not convinced the individual who’s allegedly been menacing the neighborhood for months will be kept behind bars..."    


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Saturday, April 9, 2022

Postal Inspection Service Assist - 'Secret Service agents in Biden detail reportedly part of bribery scheme'

"...stunning plot was detected by chance when someone assaulted a mail carrier and building residents told a US postal inspector they should consult with Taherzadeh and Ali. The postal inspector grew suspicious and informed the DHS Inspector General’s Office, which in turn alerted the FBI..."    


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Thursday, April 7, 2022

NPMHU: Postal Service Reform Act Signed by President -- Step Forward for Postal Workers

"... it provides Medicare integration for future postal retirees and their annuitants. Most postal retirees already participate in Medicare, and postal employees have contributed $34 billion to the program since 1983..."    


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