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UPS explores reuniting with Postal Service for Ground Saver

The service, which used to rely on the USPS before a breakup this year, posed challenges for UPS in Q2 due to higher-than-expected costs. UPS has “reengaged” with the U.S. Postal Service on a potential delivery arrangement for UPS Ground Saver, a service that once relied on the agency, CEO Carol Tomé said on an … Read more

IRS Tells 525,000 Federal Employees to Pay Tax Bills, Or Else

Hundreds of thousands of current and retired federal employees recently received a new wave of IRS notices prompting urgent resolution of their outstanding tax liabilities, a move that a former Tax Court attorney says comes at an interesting time as the administration looks to continue reducing the size of the government workforce. LT36 Notices “According … Read more

Back Payments Following GPO-WEP Repeal Now Finished, SSA Says

The SSA has said it has finished making back payments and increasing ongoing benefits under the law repealing the former government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, ahead of a schedule that until recently projected that the work would continue until near year’s end. “As of July 7, 2025, we completed sending over 3.1 million … Read more

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 8 at 12:01 a.m. PDT … Read more

Federal Retirement Process Goes Digital, Targeting Paper Pileup

The federal personnel agency has launched an online system for processing retirement applications, ending a paper-based method that had remained largely unchanged for decades. The rollout is one of the more tangible changes from a larger effort to modernize government operations under the Department of Government Efficiency, a high-profile initiative championed early on by Elon … Read more

Florida Enacts ‘Pam Rock Act’ After Fatal Dog Attack On Postal Worker

FLORIDA – A new Florida law targeting dangerous dog attacks is now in effect, following the 2022 death of a mail carrier who was fatally mauled while on her delivery route. The “Pam Rock Act,” signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, honors 62-year-old Pamela Rock, who died after being attacked by dogs in Putnam County while … Read more

3 percent of (PSHB) enrollees did not have premiums withheld for one or more pay periods and may receive letters of demand

Ruralinfo note: Although this is from the NALC, I still feel it is good information to know.. NALC Headquarters has been made aware of some of our members receiving invoices from USPS regarding non-payment of health benefit premiums. These should not be ignored, and each instance should be individually investigated and grieved if the invoice … Read more

DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach

Sen. Mark Warner urged OPM’s acting director to ensure identity protection services continue for the more than 21 million individuals affected by the 2015 breach. A top Senate Intelligence Democrat is warning the Office of Personnel Management against cancelling identity protection services that have been provided to current and former federal employees since their data … Read more

Ex-RCA gets $1 Million after SCOTUS Religious Bias decision

A Christian worker has settled for $1 million his religious bias lawsuit against the US Postal Service over his having to work Sundays, a case that went to all the way to the US Supreme Court. Gerald Groff will receive three separate payments from the agency, according to a copy of the agreement provided by the Department … Read more

Special Delivery, Made Weird: The Jeep Gladiator Goes Postal

Somewhere in America, a retired mail carrier just did a double take, and not because someone put the flag up on the mailbox. Jeep’s getting weird again, and this time it’s by turning a Gladiator into something that looks like it delivers packages and wrangles rattlesnakes. Meet the Kestrel, an up-armored mail truck on stilts, built … Read more

Federal officials should consider rural areas before cutting postal service

Efforts to reform or privatize the United States Postal Service have been around for decades. But they’ve gained new traction under the Trump administration, which has openly mused about making big changes at an agency even older than the United States. At first glance, some changes make a modicum of sense. Even as traditional mail … Read more

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