In a letter to the USPS Manager of OSHA Coordination, OSHA wrote: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) approved the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Corporate participant on April 12, 2005, for a period of 60 months. As we have discussed, OSHA remains concerned about the USPS’s commitment […]
WASHINGTON—The head of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) union urged Congress today to reject a Postal Service proposal to eliminate Saturday mail delivery to American citizens as a quick fix to the financial problems of the U.S. Postal Service, saying that lawmakers should instead implement recommendations of the USPS Office of Inspector General […]
PRC looking for Actuarial Consultant Services to review current CSRS obligations Statement of Work for Actuarial Consultant Services – Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities: Recent Developments On January 20, 2010, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a document entitled “The Postal Service’s Share of CSRS Pension Responsibility.” This paper is identified as […]
USPS will unveil its “Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet” sheet of commemorative stamps today, kicking off a major 8-week promotion with an appearance by PMG Jack Potter on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. The commemorative sheet of stamps continues a half-century tradition of promoting attention and awareness of national social issues. The set features photographs […]
The Postmaster General won the public relations battle on March 2 in regard to five day delivery when he announced proposed changes to the postal service over the coming decade, changes that appeared as the main story on all major news networks that evening. He continues to enjoy the advantage of a well planned orchestrated […]
Outsell Forecasts Advertising/Marketing Spending to Grow, But Only 1.2 Percent Burlingame, CA and London, UK—March 8, 2010—For the first time, spending on digital/online advertising and marketing will overtake print in 2010, according to new projections from Outsell, Inc. In an industry crossover event, companies will spend $119.6 billion on online and digital strategies, from search […]
Columbia, South Carolina—- Acting United States Attorney Kevin F. McDonald stated today that Timothy Turner, age 25, of Westminster, South Carolina, was sentenced today in federal court in Anderson for maliciously destroying a vehicle carrying United States mail by means of fire, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(i). Senior United States […]
March 11, 2010 CHRISTOPHER ISAAC, age 20, of Marrero, Louisiana, was charged in a one count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with Assault on a Federal Officer, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. According to the indictment, ISAAC used a dangerous weapon to forcibly assault a United States Postal Service letter while the Postal […]
Who is Kidding Who? ( Mar 9, 2010) Lets get real. For the past many months we have been hearing how the Postal Service is going down the toilet financially. The people at USPS headquarters continue to put much of the blame on the cost of labor and the need to reduce expenses. They brag […]
Post Office Boxes Face Competition Postal Service Seeks Change in Service Classification WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today is filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to change the designation of some Post Office Boxes from monopoly to competitive designation – a move to allow greater flexibility to meet the needs of […]