Postal Inspector General audit reveals delays and damage to USVI mail

"...The Delegate asked the Inspector General to look into the following complaints: The extraordinary length of time for packages or periodicals to reach St Thomas and St Croix; Priority mail regularly taking more than a week to get to the islands; mail and packages damaged or not delivered; lack of communication between the Postal Service and US Customs and Border Protection; Inadequate staffing levels in the USVI; and inadequate delivery service standards for the USVI...."    

This Article is From: www.caribbeannetnews.com

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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Application of Workshare Discount Rate Design Principles

"...interested persons, including the Postal Service, may submit alternative workshare discount rate design and cost avoidance calculation methodologies. Alternative methodologies must address the legal, factual, and economic bases underlying them. The foregoing presentations are due no later than 60 days after publication of this Order in the Federal Register...."    

This Article is From: www.prc.gov

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Summer “Sale” for Catalog Mail?

"...According to the DMA, mailers would be offered 20% to 30% discounts from June 15 to September 15 for mail volume over and above that mailer's past mailing. How does USPS track the volume? The Postal Service would establish a base mail volume for each mailer derived from its mailings from June 15 to Sept. 15, 2008, adjusted downward ..."    

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US Postal Service Changes Insurance Claims-Processing

"...The USPS said online claims processing service will be available to customers who purchase domestic insurance through any retail channel (i.e., USPS.com, Automated Postal Center kiosks, local Post Office facilities, or authorized PC Postage providers. In addition, Express Mail customers may file online claims, even if no additional insurance was purchased...."    

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Still waiting to finish your taxes? The clock is ticking …

"...“We recommend mailing your return as early in the day as possible to avoid that last-minute dash to the post office,” Kim Yates, spokeswoman for the USPS..."    

This Article is From: www.tribstar.com

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Dropping day of mail a 'last resort,' local USPS man says

"...Earlier this year the United States Postal Service's postmaster general caused a stir when he told Congress the USPS may temporarily drop one day of mail delivery. But the likelihood of going from six-day delivery to five days is slim..."    

This Article is From: www.lemarssentinel.com

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Last-minute tax filers, beware: The IRS is waiting

"...Go to www.usps.com to find the location and hours of a post office near you, or call toll-free 1-800-ASK-USPS (275-8777). The post office near Tampa International Airport, at 5201 W Spruce St., is open until 11:58 p.m...."    

This Article is From: www.tampabay.com

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Want information on yourself or other postal employees?

The CourierPostOnline has a Public data source that will identify salary, facility location, Title/Position and year hired ...all you have to do is supply the name.    

Editor Note: I checked my name and it was accurate to date.

This Article is From: courierpostonline.com

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Follow the Early Out Conversation..

Make a click and jump over to the FederalSoup community and join in on the USPS Voluntary Early Retirement conversation. There is a lot of good information that might answer some of your questions or calm some of your fears on accepting the early out offer. Be careful to take what is said as fact unless it is backed up with a cited reference from a valid source. In other words, some of the participants may unknowingly pass on information that is not factual or gossip while others cite solid references to support their comments.    

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Former postmaster indicted in theft

"...obtained power of attorney and wrote two checks in August, one for $105,000 and one for $1,500. She then sent the money to a daughter through the U.S. Postal Service..."    

This Article is From: www.recordonline.com

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Public asked to vote on favorite Simpsons stamp

"...vote early and often for their favorite among the five new stamps honoring the nation's funniest dysfunctional family...."    

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Post office cancels late postmarks for tax deadline day (Hampton Roads)

"...Postal Service employees will collect mail outside the Hampton Roads General Mail Facility in Norfolk until midnight, but post offices in the region will close at 5 p.m.,..."    

This Article is From: hamptonroads.com

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Faribault woman charged for bomb threats on post offices

"...According to the criminal complaint, it’s alleged that on Feb. 2, Reineke mailed letters containing bomb threats to kill or injure postal customers and workers of the post offices in Mankato, North Mankato, Lake Crystal, Maddia, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Le Center and St. James...."    

This Article is From: www.wasecacountynews.com

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Latest postal casualty: wilderness airmail

"...the Postal Service says it can no longer afford to make the deliveries. That’s cold comfort to the residents, of course, who pay extra to get necessities such as food and medicine delivered along with the mail...."    

This Article is From: www.federaltimes.com

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VA announces stimulus spending

"...The $250 payments will be issued as early as June..."    

This Article is From: www.federalnewsradio.com

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US Postal Service Closing Charleston Center, 334...

"...According to a spokesperson for the USPS, the Remote Encoding Center (REC) on Lee Street will close in October. The center employs 82 career employees and 252 temporary employees. "It was always considered a temporary facility," Freda Sauter, Corporate Spokesperson in Charleston said. ..."    

This Article is From: www.wsaz.com

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Woman charged with punching out postal worker

"...attacking a 50-year-old male postal worker as he delivered mail on Wednesday morning.

Rosemarie Santos..."    

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Third Annual Scholarship Awards on Postal History Granted

"...Two prizes acknowledging excellence in those who publish works involving American postal history have been awarded to a university professor and a college student. ..."    

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U.S. Postal Service to issue stamps featuring 'Simpsons' characters

"...The stamps will be available for preview April 9 at www.usps.com. That's also when the Postal Service is slated to announce a sale date for the stamps, The Associated Press reports. ..."    

This Article is From: www.chicagotribune.com

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COLA NOTICE

"...there will be no cost-of-living adjustment added to base wages in March 2009 (which is based on changes in the Consumer Price Index from July 2008 through January 2009). ..."    

This Article is From: www.npmhu.org

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