Donald Trump’s Memo Drops Subtle Hint; Military, USPS, NOAA Off DOGE’s Radar
President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered federal agencies to work with Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to prepare for mass layoffs, a memo released on Wednesday declared. However, the letter also mentions exemptions, hinting that only a few departments are off DOGE’s radar for now. It further noted ...
U.S. Postal Service Announces Refined Service Standards and Cost Reductions
Newly published service standards will mean improved service reliability nationwide, with no changes to the current five-day service standard window for First-Class Mail. The Postal Service projects at least $36 billion in savings over 10 years from transportation, mail processing, and real estate cost reductions. Washington, DC – The United States ...
An American postal network? It was a revolutionary idea
The American postal system was born of revolution. On July 26, 1775, about three months after the first clash between American Colonists and British soldiers in Massachusetts, Colonial leaders established a postal system and named Benjamin Franklin its leader — the postmaster general. The leaders knew a postal system would ...
Retirees impacted by WEP and GPO to receive retroactive payments sooner than expected
Social Security beneficiaries impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset may begin receiving their one-time retroactive payments as soon as this week. The Social Security Administration has significantly shortened its timeline to start distributing benefit payments to public sector workers whose Social Security benefits have been ...
Watch the PMG’s latest employee video
In his latest video message for employees, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy discusses recent developments involving the Postal Service. He also offers an update on the Delivering for America plan and thanks employees for their contributions to the organization. The video, released Feb. 25, is available on Link and other postal ...
USPS Virtual supervisory job fair
The Postal Service will offer a virtual job fair for supervisory positions on Monday, March 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. Eastern. The fair will address the supervisory role, including responsibilities, potential career paths and how to find and apply for positions. Sign language interpreters and closed captioning will be ...
WEP/GPO Repeal FAQ Update, New Way to Apply
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a new way to apply for retirement, spouse’s, or surviving spouse’s benefits if you did not previously apply because of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) or the Government Pension Offset (GPO). According to their website, the SSA “will take an application by telephone ...
Federal Retirement Fairness Act reintroduced in House
Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), David Valadao (R-CA), and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 1522). This bipartisan bill would allow certain federal employees, including letter carriers, to make catch-up retirement contributions for time spent as non-career employees after Dec. 31, 1988, making it ...
The Postal Service, older than the nation, was about more than mail
The latest government agency that President Donald Trump wants to disrupt is older than America itself. In its 250 years, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered Revolutionary War battle plans, America’s first newspapers, countless absentee ballots, bank services to the underserved and care packages to soldiers on war fronts. For one ill-conceived ...
The rural carrier noticed the man’s mail piling up and stopped to check on him
Rural Carrier Lisa Chaffee was delivering mail recently to a senior living community in North Huntingdon, PA, when she noticed mail stacking up at one of the apartments. The man’s front door was ajar, so Chaffee called out to him and entered the home, where she found him lying on ...
Statement from NRLCA President Don Maston on Reported Attempts to Dismantle and Privatize the Postal Service
We are deeply concerned by recent media reports that the Trump Administration plans to disband the U.S. Postal Service’s governing board and seize control of this vital public institution through executive order—a move that paves the way for privatization and the stripping away of the Universal Service Obligation. This strategy ...
Postal unions respond to Trump’s reported plan to take over the USPS
President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the 250-year-old mail provider and trillions of dollars of e-commerce transactions into turmoil ...
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the 250-year-old mail provider and trillions of dollars of e-commerce transactions into turmoil. Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as this ...
Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom Stopped the United States Post Office Department From Launching on This Day in 1792
Long before Amazon Prime two-day delivery, the United States Post Office guaranteed mail delivery through all weather conditions. The modern organization got its start on February 20, 1792, when President George Washington signed the Post Office Act into law. into law. The history of what is now the USPS dates to 1775, ...
Winter Weather Impacting USPS Operations
February 19, 2025 Winter Weather Impacting OperationsDue to the winter weather forecast, customers may experience delays in the following locations ...
UPDATE: NRLCA and USPS Sign MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Volunteer to Work on Sundays and Provide Assistance on other Rural Routes
Due to continued staffing challenges in rural delivery operations, the Postal Service and the NRLCA have signed the attached MOU regarding two temporary modifications to the USPS-NRLCA National Agreement. Beginning Saturday, February 22, 2025 and continuing through Friday, August 22, 2025, regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on Sunday ...