GAO – U.S. Postal Service: Action Needed to Fix Unsustainable Business Model
What GAO Found
In 2021, the United States Postal Service (USPS) introduced a 10-year strategy designed to improve its poor financial condition while fulfilling its statutory mandates. USPS has taken many actions to try to increase revenue and reduce expenses since this strategy was introduced, such as increasing prices and...
USPS employees can accept a book as a gift
The Postal Service is reminding employees that they can accept gifts of books and other informational materials from outside sources — under certain conditions.
Informational materials are writings, recordings, documents, records or other items that are educational or instructive. They are not primarily created for entertainment, display or decoration, and...
USPS Stand Up Talk on Employee Conduct and Law Enforcement
Interference with Law Enforcement
If you encounter an incident involving active law enforcement activity you should not interfere or intercede in the activity. Interfering or interceding in law enforcement activity may lead to injury or arrest as well as potential corrective action by the Postal Service. If you witness an...
Winter weather and flooding impacting mail delivery
USPS service alerts have information for consumers, small businesses and business mailers about postal facility service disruptions caused by weather-related and other natural disasters, special events, or other changes impacting service.
Winter weather impacting delivery
Winter weather in the Northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeastern U.S. (Montana, North Dakota,...
Union-Made Holiday Gift Guide
Find that perfect holiday gift that carries a union label and is made in America. Shipping gifts this year? Make sure to ship using a union carrier like the U.S. Postal Service or UPS.
Almost 190 years ago, a fire destroyed vital postal records
Photo: Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin’s ledger showing income and expenses for the General Post Office as well as local Post Offices from 1776 to 1778.
On Dec. 15, 1836, a quick-moving fire destroyed a large government-owned building in Washington, DC.
The ruinous conflagration is often referred to as the Patent Office Fire,...
The Postal Service Is Ready for the Busiest Week of 2025
WASHINGTON — Next week is the last week to get holiday gifts and greetings in the mail by the recommended deadlines. Customer traffic at all Post Office locations has been steadily increasing since Dec. 1, with the week of Dec. 15 expected to be the busiest of the year.
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