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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance directing all federal agencies to eliminate any record of a federal employeeʼs COVID-19 vaccination status, prior noncompliance with vaccine mandates, or requests for exemptions from such mandates.
The Postal Service will launch 10 new sorting and delivery centers (S&DCs) serving the nation on September 6 and will launch one more on October 18. Five of these new S&DCs will open September 6 without additional 5-Digit ZIP Codes being moved into them and five S&DCs will open with additional 5-Digit ZIP Codes moving … Read more
According to legally-protected whistleblower disclosures provided to my office, the United States Postal Service (USPS) hired a registered sex offender as a mail carrier. The whistleblower disclosure noted that the employee disclosed his status as a registered sex offender on his job application. It’s been further alleged that instead of firing this individual, USPS placed … Read more
The Postal Service has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of temporary price changes for some package services for the holiday shipping season. The planned adjustments, which the USPS governors approved Aug. 7, will affect prices on Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage and Parcel Select. No other products or services would be affected. … Read more
WASHINGTON — The below remarks are as prepared for delivery by Postmaster General and CEO David Steiner during the open session meeting of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors on Aug. 7, 2025. Thank you, Chairwoman McReynolds, and thanks to those in attendance and listening today. Since this is my first open session of the … Read more
The Postal Service has affirmed the tentative scheduled dates provided to the NRLCA for salary adjustments agreed to in the 2024-2027 National Agreement. All dates listed below are according to Postal Service programming projections. Salary Increases The stop gap or general wage increases of 1.3% for regular carriers and 2.3% for leave replacements will reflect … Read more
The deadline for Postal Service employees to order T-shirts to promote semipostal stamps is Friday, Aug. 15. Employees can order special T-shirts, at their own expense, from Tee Luv, a provider of USPS-licensed apparel, using the password USPS2025. Uniformed employees can wear the licensed semipostal stamp T-shirts during promotional activities, with the head of the facility’s … Read more
Controllable loss increased $522 million, compared to same quarter last year USPS Ground Advantage continues to grow, providing customers with reliable low-cost service David Steiner becomes 76th Postmaster General on July 15th WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 (Apr. 1, 2025 – Jun. … Read more
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the newly-appointed Postmaster General, David Steiner, urging him to course correct the unreliability and delays Missourians have experienced from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) under his predecessor. “USPS failed to meet its own nationwide performance targets in nearly every category, and the problem was even worse in my … Read more
Today, a 78-cent postage stamp can send a letter to any address nationwide. But in the early days of the United States Postal Service (USPS), ensuring equal access to mail — even among residents in hard-to-reach places — was more complicated. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the postal service. Historians, postal workers and … Read more