"He discusses the organization’s holiday performance, Delivering for America and other topics..."
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"He discusses the organization’s holiday performance, Delivering for America and other topics..."
"My name is Theresa Smith — I go by “T” — and I’m the postmaster for Solomons, MD, a very rural, water-driven community with a small-town vibe. Everyone knows everybody else. I come by my love of the water naturally. My father was in the Navy for 35 years..."
"...Vince Cortez, a USPS employee development specialist in Corpus Christi, TX , described his work as a court-appointed special advocate for abused or neglected children in a recent issue of The Eagle. ..."
"The USPS recognizes 10 official holidays...Post offices are closed and mail may not be delivered on these holidays:"
"...a U.S. Postal Service worker was physically assaulted at Rosemont Square in Randolph, Massachusetts, by two male suspects who stole an arrow key ..."
"..."I'm like, this would be such a cool Christmas gift. I'm going to throw it out to the universe. My husband is such a hardworking postal carrier. Let's see if there are any 'Purple Santas' out there who can bless us with some tickets," said Alissa Postal. ...Shortly after she posted on X, a season ticket holder named Andy Sowle, who was a complete stranger to them, responded and gifted his seats, saying, "Thank your husband for all the hard work that goes unnoticed this time of year." "
"Under the agreement, USPS will increase the top range of Executive Administrative Schedule (EAS) salaries by ..."
"...Kansas City, Kan. – Twenty employees at one Kansas City metro post office are under investigation after hundreds of Amazon packages went missing, according to a source who was once employed there. ...Amazon said it had no way of knowing how many packages had been taken. The biggest disruption, so far, has been to people"
"...for consideration to move some mail processing operations from Eastern Maine P&DC to Southern Maine P&DC. This would cause even further delays in mail delivery service to all Maine businesses and residents in eastern and northern Maine. This would only be a temporary move in operations until the rest of the “Delivering for America” plan is implemented. Once the construction of the Regional Processing & Distribution Center in Massachusetts is completed, then all of mail in Maine will be sent to Massachusetts to be processed. This includes all local mail. ..."
"...The United States Postal Service is spending $40 billion to “modernize” the nation’s postal system. That’s going to mean moving some mail processing operations to Denver from Cheyenne, and it could mean losing your local postmark unless you ask for it. ..."
"The Postal Service has announced holiday plans for Post Offices and blue collection boxes.
Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve: This year, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 both fall on a Sunday, when normal closures apply. There are currently no plans for limited hours on Saturday, Dec. 23, or Saturday, Dec. 30.
There are no plans for early blue box collection times on Dec. 23 or Dec. 30.
Customers who are unable to mail items before the scheduled collection box pickup times on Dec. 23 should use the online Postal Locator tool to find Post Offices that may be open late.
Christmas Day and New Year’s Day: Post Offices will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25, and Monday, Jan. 1. Blue collection boxes will not be serviced these days and there are no residential or business deliveries — except for Priority Mail Express.
Post Offices will be open for business and regular mail delivery resumes on Tuesday, Dec. 26, and Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Blue collection boxes are not serviced on Sundays of federal holidays.
The USPS Holiday Newsroom has additional resources, including recommended holiday shipping and mailing dates, tools and expert advice. ..."
"...We use your mailing address for all official OPM correspondence and documents. To change your mailing address..."
"...Postal Service employees who have a USPS-issued iPhone or iPad must update the operating system or their device will be quarantined, starting Dec. 13. Apple released the operating system update — called iOS 17.1.2 — Nov. 30. The update is available through the iPhone or iPad’s Settings app. ...“This action is necessary to safeguard against cyberthreats,” said Heather Dyer, chief information security officer."