NASA and USPS stop using Canoo EVs despite CEO’s pledged support
NASA and the United States Postal Service have stopped using electric vans made by now-bankrupt EV startup Canoo, despite the former CEO’s claim that he would provide support for the vehicles.
NASA purchased three of Canoo’s EVs in 2023 with the intention of using the vans to shuttle astronauts to...
If you want to change your benefits, you must act now
Postal Service employees who want to change their health coverage or enroll in a new plan must act now.
Open season, the annual period when USPS employees can make benefits changes, ends Monday, Dec. 8.
The deadline to enroll in the USPS Health Benefits Plan for eligible precareer employees, flexible spending...
Implementation update on USPS Sorting & Delivery Centers
As part of the Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service has been implementing an initiative to relocate letter carriers from the delivery unit in the back of post offices to larger facilities called Sorting & Delivery Centers (S&DCs).
When it was being rolled out three years ago — the...
When Online PSHB Enrollment Fails: A Backup Plan for Postal Employees
For many USPS employees, this Open Season has been less about choosing a health plan and more about wrestling with technology.
The intended path once you’re ready to make a change to or enroll in a plan is to start on LiteBlue, move into the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB)...
Amazon denies it is dropping US Postal Service
Amazon has told Newsweek it is not exploring the possibility of ending its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as it weighs a dramatic transformation in its Prime delivery operation.
A spokesman for the company made the remarks following a Washington Post article about how Amazon will go about exploring and expanding its...
NRLCA – Payment Adjustments Related to Enactment of H.R. 1
The NRLCA has been notified by the Postal Service of adjustments related to enactment of H.R. 1, known as the OBBB, that will appear as “multi-pay period adjustments” in paychecks received 12/5/2025. The USPS has stated the adjustments will only result in increases in payments of varying amounts to...
Does a flexible spending account make sense for you?
Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, can help Postal Service employees reduce their taxable income and save on yearly health or dependent care costs like copays, prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and childcare costs.
Inspira Financial is the organization’s FSA program administrator.
The 2025 maximum carryover amount is $660. This means that if employees...
