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The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced a new series of initiatives to combat fraud, waste, and abuse across the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program.
Under the pretext of a manufactured financial crisis, Postmaster General David Steiner, Congress and the Trump administration are preparing to slash jobs, cut services and end USPS’s existence as a public service—putting it instead at the beck and call of corporate America.
Based on this release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will increase 12.0¢ to $1.07 per mile. This EMA rate will be effective June 27, 2026 (Pay Period 15-2026)
In 2022, the Postal Service awarded a contract to Geotab for use of its telematics technology in all postal-owned vehicles.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Juneteenth on Friday, June 19. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Saturday, June 20.
The situation facing the U.S. Postal Service is a “five-alarm fire,” the Postal Regulatory Commission told a congressional panel Thursday, meaning redefined expectations more than money could fix the problem.
An employee died at a Fulton County USPS distribution center on Wednesday, the postal service confirmed.
The Postal Service is continuing to modernize existing infrastructure through the installation of new, upgraded package processing equipment.
The proposed rule would apply uniform standards for the mailing of absentee ballots to and from voters, which the Postal Service understands will facilitate the faithful execution of federal law.
OPM has finalized rules tightening the scrutiny of coverage of family members under the FEHB and PSHB program, including by imposing new requirements for proof of eligibility, and reinforcing policies on removing persons found to be ineligible.