"...This is the second time in recent weeks a mail carrier was robbed in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. ..."
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"...This is the second time in recent weeks a mail carrier was robbed in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. ..."
"Critically different from FEHB, the PSHBP requires verifying the Medicare enrollment of PSHBP enrollees – for example, if a postal annuitant who is required to be enrolled in Medicare Part B is not enrolled or disenrolls, they are no longer eligible to be enrolled in the PSHBP. ...The Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) which will provide health insurance to eligible Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members starting in 2025. ..."
"The U.S. Postal Service has concluded that some of Casper’s mail processing should move to Billings, which means that along with a similar move in Cheyenne, Wyoming would be left without a major mail processing center. ..."
"U.S. Post Office workers in Missoula are extremely skeptical of a plan to possibly “modernize” the facility here because it may involve transferring outgoing mail-processing operations currently performed in Missoula to Spokane. ...“If you’re sending something from Missoula to Missoula, it’s gonna get driven to Spokane first... “We do a ton of Veterans Administration medications," he said. "Stuff like that’s gonna suffer. A lot of people rely on their physical Social Security checks. Things like that. A ton of local businesses take advantage of those flat-rate boxes. All their shipping could be delayed for two or more days.”"
"KINGSFORD, Mich. (WLUC) - The United States Postal Service has announced a review of its Processing and Distribution Center facility in Kingsford. Some postal workers have expressed concerns about the review. They believe changes to the facility will result in slower delivery speeds...."
"...MANCHESTER, N.H. — So many people wanted to weigh in Thursday about potential changes to a U.S. Postal Service facility in Manchester that the meeting had to move to a bigger room. Postal workers are concerned that shifting some mail processing operations from Manchester to Boston could affect jobs and employees' commutes. ..."
"...The Postal Service has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2023). Here are some highlights...• Revenue. Total operating revenue was $21.6 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent ...Marketing Mail revenue decreased 5.4 percent. ...• Volume. Total volume was..."
"...One recent example involves a message that appears to be from an internal source. However, the email is flagged as “[EXTERNAL]” and the message contains a pressing request such as “I require urgent help.”
Vendor invoice fraud is another phishing scam to avoid.
This occurs when an attacker takes..."
"...You know about stamp collectors, but did you know postmarks have their fans, too?
A local chapter of the Post Mark Collectors Club recently toured the Hartford, CT, Processing and Distribution Center, where John Aberg, a USPS electronic technician, gave them a firsthand look at a machine that cancels postage. ..."
"...MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The United States Postal Inspectors Office is searching for a man in connection to an ongoing fraud investigation.
The USPIO is asking for the public’s help identifying an unknown man who is wanted for questioning.
Investigators ask that anyone with information that could help identify the man please come forward. If you have information, please immediately call the Police or CrimeStoppers at 334-215-7867 or 1-833-251-7867 or submit a tip through the P3-tips app. Your information could lead to a cash reward. ..."
"...“The postal service is moving to an electronic key, basically where you would have to have a code with a scanner that can be turned off instantly if it’s stolen,” explains Montgomery. But until every postal carrier shifts to the new technology, U.S. Postal Inspectors continue to search for and find the robbers. A number of arrests have been made..."
"The hit TV drama based on the Post Office scandal really delivered for victims by raising awareness of their ongoing ordeal. And now a stage play is hoping to build on that success and carry on the fight against injustice. Plans for a theatre show are under way after ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office sparked a major public outcry and forced former chief executive Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE. The satire, called False Accounts in a nod to the dodgy Horizon IT system supplied by Fujitsu, was performed in 2022 – and seen by more than 40 sub-postmasters..."
"“I’ve seen a lot of stuff in my career as far as stealing mail,” O’Neil said. “This is my first time seeing suspects steal a crate of mail from the post office.” ..."
"...Marie Lim is the owner of the Happi Farm in Davie. Lim told Local 10 News that she is starting to gear up to head across parts of the state of Florida in February to support her program, Heroes on Stallions. The program aims to raise awareness for U.S. military veterans who are in need. Lim will begin...Click here to support"
"... It is now part of an overall $40 billion national consolidation of regional mail systems, with talk of moving some of that Buffalo work to a facility in Rochester. So far the postal service has declined interview requests, only sending out press releases claiming greater efficiency. They have also decided to postpone a scheduled public information meeting...based on reports from other areas, perhaps an automated mail sorting device called an advanced facer canceller would be removed from the current Buffalo plant. American Postal Workers Union Local 324 President Frank Resetarits said, "They took out a piece of equipment that if we lose here in Buffalo, it's going to result in a delay in mail." "
"...MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is investigating break-ins at collection boxes in Huntsville and Madison. ...If you are a victim of mail theft, USPIS encourages you to report it to local police and the Postal Inspection Service by calling our hotline at 877-876-2455 or visiting its website. "
"...Last year, Joerg came across a postcard that shows the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC. The building once served as the Post Office Department’s headquarters, so Joerg mailed it to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
“I said to myself, ‘By golly, I think I’ll send it back to where it can be appreciated. Heritage is important,’” Joerg wrote.
DeJoy wrote back and thanked Joerg, who was surprised — and delighted. ..."
"...Electric vehicles have nearly 80% more problems and are generally less reliable than cars propelled by conventional internal combustion engines, according to a new report from Consumer Reports. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) have an even worse scorecard..."
"...The Postal Service, alongside White House officials, unveiled its first set of electric vehicle charging stations at the organization’s South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center on Jan. 22. Charging stations like those at the Atlanta facility will be installed at hundreds of new sorting and delivery centers across the United States throughout the year and will power what will be the nation’s largest electric vehicle (EV) fleet. Electrification and modernization of the Postal Service’s delivery fleet is part of the organization’s $40 billion investment..."