DOJ: Ban on mailing concealable firearms unconstitutional, can’t be enforced
A nearly 100-year-old federal ban on mailing handguns through the U.S. Postal Service is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, according to an opinion released Thursday by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The 15-page opinion concluded that a 1927 law, which made it illegal to use the Postal Service to mail concealable firearms, such...
USPS Reports On-Time Delivery Gains, Higher Customer Satisfaction for Holiday Surge
WASHINGTON — Through large investments in new technology and new logistics planning and execution, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) significantly improved its delivery performance during this past holiday season. Mail items and packages were delivered within 2.5 days on average (16 billion in volume), compared to 2.8 days during the same period last year...
USPS OIG – Grievance Management
Background
The U.S. Postal Service paid out more than $866 million in resolution of almost 3.5 million grievance payments from fiscal years (FY) 2022-2024. Grievances are typically complaints lodged by individual employees or unions about the implementation or interpretation of collective bargaining and local agreements concerning wages, hours, and conditions...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 19.
King helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his landmark “I Have a Dream” speech. He also helped pave the way for the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act...
Interested in a supervisory job at USPS?
The Postal Service will offer three virtual job fairs for supervisory positions this year, starting in February.
Topics to be covered during the fairs include:
• The supervisory role, including responsibilities, potential career paths and how to find and apply for positions;
• How to effectively respond to knowledge, skills and abilities...
US Postal Service sent essential services letter to employees. Here’s what to know
The letter was real and sent to postal workers, but it didn’t signal a new policy or departure from normal practices.
In January 2026, social media posts circulated an image of a letter allegedly sent to U.S. Postal Service workers. The letter stated it could serve as proof that the postal worker was classified as an essential...
The Postal Service’s ‘Next Generation’ Electric Delivery Vehicles Cost $22,000 More Than Other Electric Vans
With commercial off-the-shelf vehicles readily available, cheaper, and already used in its fleet, why did the USPS decide to commission its new trucks from Oshkosh Defense?
Oshkosh Defense, which produces rather mean-looking tactical vehicles for the American military (and has never before produced a delivery van), was awarded a multibillion-dollar contract in February 2021...
