USPS News

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is at a crossroads, facing critical decisions about its leadership, operations, and long-term strategy. Major changes that could change the trajectory of the agency may be looming on the horizon and questions remain about whether it will continue on its current path — particularly with its controversial Regional Transportation … Read more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk, who is advising President Donald Trump on plans to radically shrink the U.S. government said Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service and passenger railroad Amtrak should be privatized. “I think logically we should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized,” Musk said at a Morgan Stanley conference. … Read more

SEATTLE — Following a swift investigation into the deadly shooting of a United States Postal Service worker Tuesday in Tukwila, authorities say the suspect – another USPS employee – has shot and killed himself. Officers responded to the shooting report just before 4 p.m. at the USPS distribution center located in the 10700 block of 27th … Read more

TUKWILA, Wash. — A postal employee is dead after a shooting at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in Tukwila. Around 4 p.m., Tukwila Police and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service responded to calls of a shooting at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center, located at 10700 27th Avenue South. When police arrived, they found … Read more

On April 1, 2025, the Postal Service will begin implementing the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative. The RTO will discontinue the end-of-day collections at most post offices, leaving outgoing mail and packages to sit overnight in a back room, waiting to be picked up the next morning when mail is dropped off for delivery. This … Read more

The Trump administration is digging further into federal employees’ union activities, according to a memo the Office of Personnel Management published Thursday evening. OPM is asking agencies to submit information on federal employees’ use of “official time” — or on-the-clock hours that go toward union-related work such as negotiating contracts or resolving employee disputes. OPM is also … Read more

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. Postal Service employees should not get distracted after reports last week President Donald Trump could unilaterally seize control of the agency, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a video seen by Reuters on Thursday. DeJoy told the Postal Service’s 640,000 employees that the agency was created by a federal … Read more

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has proposed that United States Postal Service (USPS) workers take on the responsibility of conducting the national census. Why It Matters Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has overseen sweeping reforms to the federal government. He said earlier this month that Lutnick was going to look at the USPS, and has … Read more

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 that Trump has ordered a … Read more

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 Postal Service today announced refined … Read more

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 be crucial to the war … Read more

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 websites and will be shown … Read more

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 available, and after the fair, … Read more

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 year, it even delivered children. … Read more

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.