Tag: The United States Postal Service

Postal Chief Says Service Is Better While Lawmakers Say There Is Still Work to Do

May 17, 2023
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The Postmaster General told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) had made significant progress toward the goals of its Delivering for America 10-Year Strategic Plan. But during its May 17 hearing, the subcommittee wanted to hear that the mail would be delivered on time….

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Congress Passes Sweeping Bipartisan USPS Overhaul

March 9, 2022
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Congress on Tuesday passed a sweeping bipartisan bill designed to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) finances and operations with about $50 billion in financial relief over the span of a decade. The Senate voted 79-19 for the bill, a month after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure. It now heads to…

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United States Postal Service Grants 7-Year-Old Cancer Patient Honorary Title

January 24, 2022
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Before doctors diagnosed seven-year-old Jacob Hayward with stage four Wilms Tumor, a type of kidney cancer most commonly found in children, he would dress up like a mailman every day to greet the carrier, and then hand the bundle of mail to his mom and dad. Jamie Hayward, Jacob’s mother, said he immediately…

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Post Office Claims Surveillance Powers Under Same Law Used to Curb Cops

November 5, 2021
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The same law used by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as the basis for a sweeping intelligence program has also been interpreted to be highly restrictive on postal policing activities—raising questions among some critics about the legitimacy of USPS surveillance power. When Postal Police Officers Association president Frank Albergo first read a leaked U.S. Postal…

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Shooter Among Three Dead After Shooting at US Postal Service Facility in Memphis

October 13, 2021
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Two United States Postal Service employees were shot dead by a third worker at a postal facility in Memphis on Tuesday before the shooter took their own life. U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link said the three postal workers were found dead after the shooting at the East Lamar Carrier Annex. The Annex is located at 2801 Park Ave in…

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Shooter Among 3 Dead After Shooting at US Postal Service Facility in Memphis

October 13, 2021
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Two United States Postal Service employees were shot dead by a third worker at a postal facility in Memphis on Tuesday before the shooter took their own life. U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link said the three postal workers were found dead after the shooting at the East Lamar Carrier Annex. The Annex is located at 2801 Park Ave in…

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