Almost 190 years ago, a fire destroyed vital postal records
Photo: Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin’s ledger showing income and expenses for the General Post Office as well as local Post Offices from 1776 to 1778.
On Dec. 15, 1836, a quick-moving fire destroyed a large government-owned building in Washington, DC.
The ruinous conflagration is often referred to as the Patent Office Fire,...
The Postal Service Is Ready for the Busiest Week of 2025
WASHINGTON — Next week is the last week to get holiday gifts and greetings in the mail by the recommended deadlines. Customer traffic at all Post Office locations has been steadily increasing since Dec. 1, with the week of Dec. 15 expected to be the busiest of the year.
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USPS and the military have worked together since the nation’s founding
To help mark its 250th anniversary this year, the Postal Service is saluting one of its oldest partners: the U.S. military.
In a news release last week, USPS highlighted its work with the armed forces to deliver military mail and lift morale.
“Ever since George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were appointed to lead...
Want to organize a group gift or an office party?
The Postal Service is reminding employees of federal ethics rules about group gifts and office gatherings.
Here is some general guidance:
• Group gift contributions. A group gift to a fellow employee — including a supervisor or higher-paid employee — is allowed for a special, infrequent occasion such as marriage, birth...
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...
