The postal service says it will take “extraordinary measures” to process ballots on time. This week, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) encouraged voters to mail their ballots as…
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USPS Worker Discards Mail, Including Ballots
Postal inspector opens criminal complaint in Florida. A U.S. Postal Service delivery worker in Orlando, Florida, has been arrested for dumping mail in the woods. Ottis McCoy Jr.…
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Treasury Department Takes Action on Mail Theft Check Fraud
Federal agencies and Postal unions call for stronger protections as mail theft-related fraud rises nationwide. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reported a significant rise in…
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Postmaster DeJoy Commits to Delivering 2024 Ballots On Time
Election officials remain concerned by USPS ability to process influx. U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis Dejoy said he is “personally fully committed” to deliver 2024 presidential…
Read MoreFBI and USPS Investigating Suspicious Packages Sent to Election Officials
Letters containing “unknown substance” sent to officials across 15 states. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service began investigating a number of suspicious…
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Postmaster General Defends 10-Year Modernization Plan
He says rewriting the “broken business model” requires “uncomfortable” decisions. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy spoke at the National Postal Forum this week, where he defended the implementation of…
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Federal Judge Rules USPS Gun Ban Unconstitutional
She stated that “a blanket restriction on firearms possession… is incongruent with the American tradition.“ U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle cited the Supreme Court’s New York State…
Read MoreUSPS Rural Carrier Union Requests Penalties to Prevent Payroll Errors
The Postal Service had two payroll errors in recent months that kept carriers from receiving full pay. The National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) has filed a national-level…
Read MoreUSPS Utilizes AI to Improve Shipping
Technology is being trained to provide better predictions of the status of packages in the mail. U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Chief Information Officer Pritha Mehra expressed confidence in…
Read MoreUSPS Payroll Error Prompts Federal Investigation
Rural letter carriers missed paychecks or received partial pay in September. The Department of Labor has opened an investigation after more than 50,000 rural mail carriers experienced delayed…
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