There is a value to small-town post offices that goes well beyond a profit-and-loss statement. The U.S. Postal Service, that quasi-private, misnamed, bureaucratic monster, doesn’t get that. Since it became a curious private/government hybrid, the concept of “service” has been shunted aside by a drive to be a profit-making enterprise. Benjamin Franklin, the nation’s first […]
Instead of accepting a change of address, the Tariffville, Connecticut Post Office is filing one. Immediate evacuation due to structural damage moves mail services to Simsbury At the direction of the landlord, the Post Office was evacuated today after the discovery of structural damage in the facility. No one was injured but there was still […]
Global Express Guaranteed Service to Egypt Suspended Other International Mail from the U.S. Bound for Egypt Held Temporarily WASHINGTON — On Feb. 3, the U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended acceptance of Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) service to Egypt due to the lack of GXG transportation service to Egypt. Post Offices are continuing to accept international […]
On Feb. 2, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to reform the federal government’s workers’ compensation program. Her bill, the Federal Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 2011, would require a “transition” to regular Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees Retirement System […]
Postal Service officials say the location did not generate enough revenue to pay its bills Port Wentworth Mayor Glenn “Pig” Jones says his city’s post office won’t close without a fight. Jones said Thursday he is angry that postal officials did not contact him sooner about the planned closing. He said he received a letter […]
Three Postal Employees from the Post Office in Locust Valley, New York have been arrested and charged with stealing money while on the job. According to the press release: MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that three United States Postal employees from the Locust Valley Post Office have been arrested and charged […]
The U.S. Postal Service is facing a set of critically important decisions. The combined effects of the economic downturn, the disruptive consequences of electronic diversion, and a burdensome and flawed retiree health care prefunding schedule have contributed to $20 billion of losses in the past 4 years. The Postal Service expects that it will not […]
President Obama is set to present a special Valentine’s Day gift to the US Postal Service this year, in the form of assistance in his latest Budget. The struggling USPS needs to address financial problems that saw it posting an $8.5 billion loss last year, with commentators predicting a $6.5 billion loss this year – […]
USPS posts Solicitation for Repowered Fuel-Efficient Gasoline Long Life Vehicle (LLV) The USPS is actively evaluating various alternative vehicle technologies for the eventual replacement of our fleet of delivery vehicles. Our technology with a good potential is a fuel-efficient gasoline drive train. The USPS intends to award one contract to this solicitation and the Postal […]
Sen. Collins’ Bill Would End Perverse Incentives Keeping People on a More Lucrative System into Retirement Years February 2, 2011 Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today introduced legislation to stop the costly and escalating abuses of the federal workers’ compensation system. The Federal Employment Compensation Act […]