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The United State Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that the woman killed in a four-vehicle crash in Northport Wednesday was an employee. Police identified the woman as 36-year-old Vonchelle Renee Gamble, of Tuscaloosa
The Social Security Administration (SSA) was expected to phase out the use of Treasury checks to pay benefits by September 30, 2025, and has now reversed course. The move to end the use of paper checks was a result of an executive order signed by President Trump back in March. While the SSA has decided to continue to issue … Read more
Benchmarking Hiring Strategies: Insights for the Postal Service’s Pre-Career Hiring Practices The Postal Service is working to enhance its recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes to ensure it has the workforce it needs. The agency has already adopted some best practices used by other organizations, but monitoring other organizations can help it further optimize talent acquisition. … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of current and retired federal employees recently received a new wave of IRS notices prompting urgent resolution of their outstanding tax liabilities, a move that a former Tax Court attorney says comes at an interesting time as the administration looks to continue reducing the size of the government workforce. LT36 Notices “According … Read more
The SSA has said it has finished making back payments and increasing ongoing benefits under the law repealing the former government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, ahead of a schedule that until recently projected that the work would continue until near year’s end. “As of July 7, 2025, we completed sending over 3.1 million … Read more
The Postal Service is introducing Stamp Encore, a contest that lets the public vote to bring back a favorite stamp from the past for reprinting in 2026. USPS employees may participate in the contest, which is part of the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary celebration. The contest will run from Wednesday, July 23, through Tuesday, Sept. … Read more
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing titled “An Update on Mail Theft and Crime” at 2 p.m. ET on July 23. Witnesses and testimonies:Brendan Donahue Inspector in Charge United States Postal Inspection Service Document Julius Rothstein Deputy Inspector General U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General Document Brian Renfroe President … Read more
USPS marks a milestone with two new stamp releases WASHINGTON — In celebration of two and a half centuries of continuous service, the U.S. Postal Service today unveiled two stamp releases at its headquarters building. The two stamp designs capture the essence of USPS, one honoring its deep-rooted history, the other highlighting its ubiquitous presence … Read more
USPS has launched a website that celebrates the organization’s 250 years of service to the American people. The site, Delivering Since 1775, is part of usps.com and features stories, pictures and links to other sites with more information about the Postal Service. A timeline that stretches from the first Post Office in Boston in 1639 to … Read more
The Postal Service will mark its 250th anniversary this week with two stamp releases. The first release, 250 Years of Delivering, is a meticulously illustrated pane of 20 interconnected stamps that offers a bird’s-eye view of a bustling town. Each stamp is a frame of sequential art that tells the story of a mail carrier’s … Read more