OPM – Peeling the Onion on Federal Retirement Processing
By Scott Kupor, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
January 23, 2026
One of the reasons I joined this administration was to help make large, complex systems work better for the people who rely on them. That is particularly important when it comes to our federal retirement system. Ensuring public servants...
Questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation
FS-2026-01, January 2026
This Fact Sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation, such as who may be eligible to claim the deduction, including federal employees, and where to find supplemental information on eligibility and other rules.
These FAQs are being issued to...
Deputy and bystander save mail truck driver from fiery wreck in Parkland
PARKLAND, Wash. — Two people were seriously injured after a mail truck burst into flames following a crash with a sedan on Jan. 8, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Deputies were called to the 10600 block of Park Ave S in Parkland just after noon.
The first deputy on site identified...
Guidelines for Acts of God – Community disasters such as fires, floods, or storms
An Act of God involves community disasters such as fires, floods, or storms. The disaster situations must be general in nature rather than personal in scope and impact, and must prevent groups of employees from working or reporting to work. Ref: ELM 519.211, F-21 582.31.
Who has the authority...
ALERT: SAC Conference Update
Due to extreme weather conditions forecast across the majority of states within the South Atlantic Conference (SAC), the NRLCA is heeding urgent advisories issued by the National Weather Service for Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. This decision is further guided by the North Carolina Governor’s emergency declaration, which...
2025 Tax Information: Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement; Form 1099
If an employee has earnings from more than one state or locality, a separate Form W-2 will be issued for each.
Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, for 2025 will be mailed to all employees except those employees who, through the PostalEASE “W-2” module, elected not to receive mailed copies of Forms W-2 in...
The OIG’s Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service’s Delivering for America Plan, Volume 3
The Delivering For America: Our Vision and Ten-Year Plan to Achieve Financial Sustainability and Service Excellence (DFA plan), released in March 2021, outlines the U.S. Postal Service’s 10-year strategy to transform into a high-performing, financially sustainable organization. With the release of Delivering For America 2.0: Fulfilling the Promise in September 2024, the Postal...
