Subcommittee Hearing Wrap Up: Key Stakeholders Call for Critical Upgrades in USPS Operations to Improve Overall Service
WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations yesterday held a hearing titled “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.” The American people rely on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for critical services and members emphasized that former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy deserves credit for implementing a long-term ...
Major Changes Ahead: USPS Updates Service Standards and Prices on July 1st
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is implementing a series of significant changes starting July 1st, impacting both mail delivery times and postage rates. These adjustments are part of the Postal Service’s broader “Delivering for America” 10-year plan, aimed at modernizing the network and achieving long-term financial sustainability. One of the ...
Dallas USPS Worker Dies Two Years After Eugene Gates Jr. Death, OSHA Fine
A Dallas postal worker was pronounced dead over the weekend while working in the medical district, Kimetra Lewis, president of the Dallas branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers, told the Observer Tuesday. While Lewis could not identify the worker, she said he had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 28 years ...
Subcommittee hearing – The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing titled “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders”. Witnesses and testimonies: Paul Steidler Senior Fellow Lexington Institute Document Jim CochraneCEO Package Shippers Association Document Mike PlunkettCEO and President Association for Postal Commerce Document Thomas SchatzPresident ...
Rep. Robert Garcia elected top Democrat on House Oversight panel that oversees USPS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Robert Garcia was elected the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, charting a new direction for the party’s opposition to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s administration. Garcia, of California, won the job overwhelmingly in a closed-door vote of the House Democratic caucus. He ...
Amazon to expand Prime delivery services in smaller cities, rural areas in US by year end
Amazon.com plans to expand its same-day and next-day Prime delivery services to over 4,000 smaller cities and rural regions in the United States by the end of 2025, it said on Tuesday, as the company doubles down on efforts to grow its domestic footprint. Amazon earlier this year announced plans ...
Senate Republicans cannot force US Postal Service to scrap EVs, parliamentarian says
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – Senate Republicans cannot force the U.S. Postal Service to scrap thousands of electric vehicles and charging equipment in a massive tax and budget bill, the Senate parliamentarian said late on Sunday. The U.S. Postal Service currently has 7,200 electric vehicles, made up of Ford e-Transit ...
Anti-Postal Provisions Likely to be Stripped from Reconciliation Bill for Violating “Byrd Rule”
As NAPS pointed out in last week’s broadcast to its members and posting to its website, several anti-EAS-level employee and anti-postal provisions included in H.R. 1, the Budget Reconciliation Bill being considered by the Senate, could be stripped from the bill because they violate the Senate’s “Byrd Rule.” NAPS is ...
USPS To Celebrate 250 Years of Service
What: The U.S. Postal Service will release new stamps, one of which comes as part of a 32-page prestige booklet, to commemorate 250 years of service to the nation. The illustrated Forever stamps, 250 Years of Delivering, tell the story of a mail carrier making her daily rounds during a ...
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DOGE holds meetings with White House, new postal leadership and Treasury to discuss reforming USPS
The White House and its Department of Government Efficiency are spearheading efforts to shake up the Postal Service, according to details of the meetings obtained by Government Executive, with topics including pricing for mail and general reform proposals. The meetings were not clearly within the scope of a memorandum of understanding ...
USPS Suspends Mail to Israel, Iraq, Iran
The USPS is temporarily suspending mail to three countries beginning June 20, 2025: Israel, Iraq, and Iran. The Postal Service said it places such suspensions in cases “where the foreign postal operator has indicated that they are unable to process or deliver international mail or services originating from the United ...
Sessions Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Postal Service Operations from the Perspective of Key Stakeholders
WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.” The hearing will review United States Postal Service (USPS) operations with key stakeholders, focusing on the implementation of the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act and ...
NRLCA NOTICE: Premium Payments for Annuitants Who Make Payments Via the National Finance Center (NFC)
ATTN: Postal annuitants who make health insurance premium payments via the National Finance Center (NFC) ONLY: The NFC is preparing to send the first bill for 2025 premiums on July 1. Annuitants who have not paid any premiums yet for 2025 will be receiving bills for the year to date. You ...
Judge Restricts DOGE Access to OPM Systems Over Privacy and Cybersecurity Violations
On Monday, June 9, Judge Denise Cote granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing some databases within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Judge Cote found that by OPM accessing those databases, it had acted illegally and disregarded its established cybersecurity practices. The injunction ...
Amazon Prime Day 2025 dates officially announced
Key takeaways Prime Day 2025 is July 8-11. Prime Day expands to double the days, offering Prime members more time to shop millions of deals. New "Today's Big Deals" feature will drop themed daily deals from top brands like Samsung, Kiehl's, and Levi's. Amazon’s 2025 Prime Day event will start July ...
Juneteenth is this week
The Postal Service will observe Juneteenth National Independence Day on Thursday, June 19. Juneteenth is the oldest known nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday gets its name from the date in 1865 when 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston, TX, and declared ...