Impact of USPS admin job cuts varies by organization

HQ has the most employees, but fewest impacted jobs
Federal Times

Time for a postal BRAC?

Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org

Welcome to the silly season

Gene Del Polito commentary for Postcom.org

Canada Post: Union’s Latest Offer Is "Out of Touch"

Press Release

USPS rule set to protect self-mailers from machine damage

Post & Parcel

Connecticut postal worker sought after cops intercept marijuana shipment

Associated Press

Canada Post union submits final offer, could go on strike Friday

postalnews blog

USPS to reveal ideas on digital mail services this summer

Post & Parcel

Post office bigwig defends closing rural post offices

Des Moines Register

Former Elgin OK Postmaster to Serve 37 Months in Prison For Embezzlement

Press release

Businessweek Balderdash

Postcom.org

A tough fiscal lesson, right there in the mail

Minneapolis Star Tribune"

Adventists in Calif. city lose Sunday mail delivery

Beliefnet News

The Wrong Way to Sell EDDM

Postal Affairs Blog

Trial Delayed For Florida Postmaster Charged in Sexual Assault

NorthEscambia.com

National Level Grievance Filed on May Special Mail Count

Rural Carrier Updates

Postal Worker Faces Robber, Bomb Threat

WTVF Nashville

Anti-USPS group admits USPS workers are the most productive in the world

postalnews blog

Armed 'mailman' robs family in home

Indianapolis Star (link corrected)

Fake Online Address Change Websites Steal Money From Residents Who Move Warns BBB

postalnews blog

Canada Post, union still talking but rhetoric heats up

Winnipeg Free Press

National level grievance filed on May special mail count

Rural Carrier Updates

Will $13 million bribery scandal lead the Postal Service to reissue its procurement regulations?

The Contractor's Perspective

The Next Steps in Postal Reform

Postal Journal

Mailers warn of side-effects from USPS pursuit of new mail volumes

Post & Parcel

The Postal Service Faces the Future

The American Prospect

USPS to offer Adult Signature service

Federal Register

Businessweek: The USPS Nears Collapse

postalnews blog

Mail carrier who defecated in yard gets to keep job

KOMO Seattle

USPS updates FAQs on specific RIF notices (due to be mailed tomorrow)

postalnews blog

91-year-old postman Morris Wilkinson stamps 70 years of service

Birmingham News

Alaska Senator protests loss of Anchorage DNO

postalnews blog

Surprise mail slump means USPS facing shut-down in 2012

Post & Parcel

USPS CFO delivers doomsday prophecy at MTAC

If nothing changes, USPS will shut down in July 2012
postalnews blog
see also: Could a July 2012 Shut-down Date for the USPS Be Optimistic? -

Even Tornadoes Won’t Stop Mail in Joplin

Wall Street Journal

Every Door Direct Mail Update from MTAC

Postal Affairs Blog

Man admits punching postal worker

Utica Observer-Dispatch

Trial Set For Man Accused Of Killing Postmaster

WTOV Steubenville

Why Mail Matters: Google Needs it To Sell On-line Advertising

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Former New Jersey postal union official sent to federal prison in embezzlement scheme

Press release

USPS “loses” $3.3 billion (but Congress knows exactly where it is)

postalnews blog

USPS wants single supplier for postal uniforms

postalnews blog

Court Decision May Lead to Hike in Postal Rates

Dead Tree Edition

Appeals Court sends exigency rate case back to PRC

postalnews blog

Feds says they have recorded phone calls, video in Detroit Postal Service corruption case

Associated Press

PMG expects carrier, mail handler contracts similar to APWU agreement

Federal Times Blog

USPS: New APWU contract saves $3.8 billion

Press release

USPS offers discount for mail with smartphone-friendly barcodes

postalnews blog

Postmasters Ask PRC to Order Withdrawal of Proposed Post Office Closing Regulations

NAPUS via postalnews blog

It’s Official: APWU, USPS Sign New Contract

APWU News

Postal Service Issues Garden of Love Forever Stamps

postalnews blog

Postal Vision 2020: Finding the Postal - Digital Horizon

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Zumbox “Digital Postal Mail Appliance” lets mailers bypass post office

Press release

Editorial: Postal Service should take Saturdays off

Gainesville Sun

Canada: Postal strike averted as union wants to continue talks

Montreal Gazette

U.S. Postal Service stages trial mail truck runs from Staten Island to Manhattan

Staten Island Advance

Colorado carrier gets probation in theft from mail

Pueblo Chieftain

Comparing Labor Cost Proportions at the USPS, UPS, and FedEx

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Postal History: Machines or Bust

Post Office Department Research and Development, 1945-1970
National Postal Museum via The Stamp Collecting Round-Up -

Congressman Ross wants to have an "honest discussion" about the USPS

Congressman Ross's Facebook Page

PRC Chair Goldway comments on USPS financial situation

postalnews blog

Hattiesburg consolidation study still under way

Hattiesburg American

Why Do Dogs Bite Mail Carriers?

The Bark

Could the Postal Service Grind to a Halt in FY 2012?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer
Discuss on Facebook -

Just in case... The Post-Rapture Post: "The Postal Service of the Saved"

postalnews blog

Police say no charges for postal worker in fatal accident

The Daily Local (PA)

Lettr carrier sentenced for fraudulently claiming injured worker benefits

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Indianapolis 500 Centennial Celebrated on Forever Stamp

postalnews blog

Will the USPS stiff FedEx?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Mail volume continues to decline

USPS News Link

USPS gets Burger King to change “mailman” commercial

USPS News Link

FBI lab reports on anthrax attacks suggest another miscue

Kansas City Star

California postal worker pleads to grand theft charge

Napa Valley Register

How many federal and postal employees are eligible to retire?

Washington Post

Postal overseer Ross offers solution to debt “crisis”: sell Utah

postalnews blog

NAPUS: 2 Hearings 2 Weeks and 1 Message

also: Budget-Cutters Focus On Our Pensions
eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin

USPS Expands to 100,000 Locations

Press release

Amazon.com Now Selling More eBooks Than Print Books

Press release

Canada Post strike looming

Montreal Gazette

Fortune: Economics professor says it’s a bailout because it sounds like it must be?

postalnews blog

PMG, Guffey, Collins and others respond to Wall Street Journal attack on USPS

Letters to the Editor - WSJ.com

Editorial: Postal Service issues puzzling decision about Sioux City study

Sioux City Journal

USPS announces it will consolidate some Industry CA operations into Santa Ana

Pasadena Star-News

APWU Official Ratification Vote by State and Local

postalnews blog

McCaskill: Postal Service Remains Vitally Important in Rural Missouri

postalnews blog

Why Do We Need A Postal Service?

Jeff Jarvis, author of "What Would Google Do?"

USPS: Offering a regional approach for e-commerce parcels

Post & Parcel

Senator Akaka Says Carper Bill Would Favor USPS In Collective Bargaining

postalnews blog

NALC finds fault with Carper postal reform bill

NALC News

NAPUS says cut “bloated bureaucracy”, not post offices

postalnews blog

Ross: USPS didn’t overpay anyone

postalnews blog

Video: Ever wonder how mail is sorted?

postalnews blog

Rucker named Acting Sales VP

postalnews blog

Federal judges join fight to save Raleigh post office

Raleigh News & Observer

Utah postal worker sentenced to prison for stealing mail, gift cards

Salt Lake Tribune

Federal Employee Threat Level: Pretty Darn High!

Federal News Radio

Public Fights To Keep Hickory NC Mail Distribution Center Open

WSOC Charlotte

Employee coalition asks Senate to reject Ryan budget proposal

Measure would eliminate Medicare, FEHBP
postalnews blog

League says USPS closes small post offices to make managers look good

postalnews blog

APWU: Changes to Federal Workers Compensation Laws Would Negatively Affect Postal Workers

APWU News

Fox Launches Misleading Attack On USPS

(What a surprise!)
Media Matters for America

Guffey: Apply Pension Overpayments to Pre-Funding Bill

APWU News

PMG says “cash shortfall could could extend to operational expenses”

Press release

Carper Introduces Comprehensive Postal Service Act

Press release

DMA calls for end to “hidden postal tax”

Press release

PMG names two new vice presidents

postalnews blog

GOP Senator suggests holding back federal workers paychecks to avoid debt crisis

Government Executive Fedblog

Senate Hearing on USPS Financial Crisis Today

click here for the archived video, or here for Postcom's summary of testimony
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

Cards announcing PO closure meeting arrive a week late

USPS blames "Murphy's Law"
Ukiah Daily Journal

Report: USPS needs new trucks, can’t afford them

Washington Post

Thousands in Checks Stolen from U.S. Mail

WATA Atlanta

Michigan Postal Workers Report Not Receiving Paychecks

WDIV Detroit

Processing Time for Calculating Annuities is Getting Worse: Is it OPM's Increasing Workload?

FedSmith

BusinessInsider jumps on the “Postal BAILOUT!!” bandwagon

postalnews blog

OSHA cites USPS facility in West Palm Beach with more than $164,000 in fines

postalnews blog

Congress, Administration lecture USPS on fiscal responsibility, but are now “borrowing” your TSP savings?

postalnews blog

Ross on CSRS overpayments, pre-funding: “Spare me…”

postalnews blog

PMG names new controller

postalnews blog

$50K Buyout and a Pony?

Federal News Radio

Baucus Meets with PMG, Urges USPS to Detail a Long Term Plan for Montana Service

postalnews blog

Connecting the Dots: Using QR Codes, Direct Mail, and Video to Ramp up Local Marketing

Business 2 Community

Ex-postal worker sentenced for mail theft

Billings Gazette

How the Postal Service Subsidizes The Wall Street Journal -- and Why It Should Stop

Dead Tree Edition

All the Dogs Want to Kill Me

Letter carrier photographs dogs along his route
RyanBradford.com
see also NPR

Update: Company accused of taking bribes from USPS supervisors is still working on postal vehicles??

Associated Press
Earlier: Metro Diesel identified as company that bribed USPS supervisors
Detroit News

Postal Workers File Lawsuit Against Postmaster in Brownsville TX

KRGV TV Brownsville

Wall Street Journal: "The Coming Postal Bailout"

postalnews blog

Postal Service Uncertainty Hurting Paper Industry

Bloomberg

Postal manager accused in bribe scam was shot in '93 Dearborn rampage

... some blamed him for shootings that left 2 dead
Detroit News

Explosion that killed Minnesota postal worker unsolved after 35 years; $100K reward still stands

Associated Press

Summary of Testimony from today's House subcommittee hearing

Postcom.org

Sioux City's FOIA Request for Postal Study Details Denied

KMEG TV Sioux City

More from Thursday

California mail carrier indicted in prescription drug case
Sacramento Bee

OSHA Proposes $93,500 in Fines to USPS for Recurring Hazards at NYC Plant
Press release

Ex-postal worker pleads to mail theft
Biloxi Sun-Herald

Senate subcommittee to hold hearing on USPS finances
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

PRC May Cause Fresh Postal Pain

multichannelmerchant.com

APWU Members Ratify Contract

postalnews blog

16-year-old arrested in Little Rock mailman hold-up

postalnews blog

Dennis Ross subcommittee gets its numbers wrong ahead of oversight hearing

postalnews blog

Why Mail Matters: Macy's

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Mail: Filling the Gap in Web-based Local Advertising

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Twenty-three percent price hike for standard flats in the works?

Postcom via postalnews blog

APWU Ratification Vote Count Underway- Yes votes lead by 3 to 1 margin so far

postalnews blog

U.S. Postal Service Loss Widens in Second Quarter

USPS lost $2.2 billion in Q2: Default on federal payments looming
Press release

Man charged in beating of New Bedford postal supervisor

Boston Globe

Charges filed in mail carrier attack, standoff

Oshkosh Northwestern

Postal "Watchdogs" Trying to Unleash USPS Innovation

Dead Tree Edition

Robbers targeting mail carriers in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times

Letter carrier accused of slapping person

Colleton County SC News

New Jersey postmaster in federal court for allegedly stealing $17,000

The News of Cumberland County

Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive This Saturday

postalnews blog

Board of Governors meets today- afternoon session to be webcast live

postalnews blog

House Subcommittee holds hearing on mailing industry Thursday

postalnews blog

Governor questions central South Dakota mail switch

Sioux City Journal

Postal service cutbacks will slow deliveries from Eastern Kentucky

Lexington Herald Leader

USPS rejects postmasters’ recommendations on saved grade for RIF’d employees

postalnews blog

Chiropactor Who Treated Mostly Postal Workers Gets Prison For OWCP Fraud

postalnews blog

Nebraska congressmen urge USPS to reconsider closing small post offices

postalnews blog

Florida postmaster under federal investigation

Suwannee Democrat

US Postal Service digital strategy “not ready for prime time”

Post & Parcel

Man's remains go missing en route to Montana

KPAX TV Missoula

USPS Introduces Forever-Priced Packaging

postalnews blog

Editorial: Questions about mail service need answering

Aberdeen SD American News

Questions raised about report justifying mail consolidation in Fayetteville AR

The City Wire

A New Slogan for the Postal Service: "Just Say No"

Dead Tree Edition

Man of Letters

Meet the longest serving mailman in the US
Parade Magazine

Postal Job Losses May Be Higher in Fort Smith Consolidation

Fort Smith Times Record

USPS officials walk out of "bad meeting" on PO closure in Iowa

Waterloo Daily Courier

Slow chase ends with postal worker's DUI arrest

Fresno Bee

Post Office denies critics' request for refund over tardy mailers

Santa Rosa CA Press Democrat

Workers, congressman question Mansfield OH consolidation plans

Mansfield News Journal

USPS considering consolidating Frederick facility with Baltimore plant

Hagerstown Herald-Mail

Former letter carrier gets probation, $16K restitution for workers comp fraud

Tukwila (WA) Reporter

Update: Two men arrested in murder of Florida letter carrier

DOJ Press release and criminal complaint

Bogus "change of address" website

12 News Phoenix

Buyout bonus, early retirement: To stay or go?

Federal News Radio

USPS Q & A On Plans For Small Footprint Flat Sequencing System (FSS Lite)

postalnews blog

USPS to run continuous checks on mail plant numbers

Post & Parcel

Ideas for Dealing with New Postal Rates

ZDNet

Letters sent from Dallas to DC schools are similar to others containing harmless white powder

Dallas Morning News

USPS to test Picture Permit Imprint Indicia

Press release

Schumer urges PMG to abandon Staten Island consolidation plan

Press release

Florida man says letter carrier saved his life

Marco Island Sun Times

Military Order of the Purple Heart Salutes USPS on First Day of Issue of Purple Heart Forever Stamp

postalnews blog

Possible break in the case of slain Florida letter carrier

Miami Herald

Corbett: PRC Report Created Difficult Circumstances

multichannelmerchant.com

USPS execs discuss strategies, priotities in Postal Forum Q&A

postalnews blog

Google execs, tech experts focus on future of Postal Service

Washington Post

USPS courts business community, touting impact of print mail campaigns

Printweek

Pitney Bowes introduces Reliant Sorting Solution for lower volume mailers

Press release

Guffey to Congress: USPS Will Continue as ‘Vital Public Service,’ But Needs Relief from Pre-Funding Requirement

APWU News

Harkin Opposes Proposal that Would Allow USPS to More Easily Close Rural Post Offices

postalnews blog

Astronaut Alan Shepard Immortalized on Forever Stamp

postalnews blog

Radio station claims USPS “preparing managers for firings”

Update: Federal News Radio has corrected their story
postalnews blog

Former APWU officer gets prison time for stealing union funds

Press release

USPS has work to do as postal reform returns to US Senate

Post & Parcel

Billboards on post offices?

postalnews blog

Missing tax bills put residents in bind

Aiken SC Standard

Postal Service investigates missing mail in Florida

Daytona Beach News Journal

Iowa legislators ask that USPS Sioux City AMP study be made public

postalnews blog

NYC letter carrier found guilty in tax refund fraud scheme

postalnews blog

Baucus Calls for Meeting with PMG over plant closings

Press release

OIG: Mystery Shopper Program was compromised

postalnews blog

Hit with new charges, postal contract driver admits taking drugs from mail

Mobile Press Register

General RIF notices mailed April 28

postalnews blog

Donahoe says USPS will launch campaign to strengthen the mail

postalnews blog

Shots fired into postal vehicle in South Carolina

Rock Hill Herald

What if USPS Really Listened?

Huffington Post

Donahoe wants to rethink USPS permit system

Post & Parcel

Why does Fort Worth lead the nation in mail theft?

Fort Worth Star Telegram

To Grow Mail Volume: Create Delivery Day Specific Standard Mail

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

Linn’s: USPS pulls plug on popular philatelic service

postalnews blog

Postal Service offers reward in theft of collection boxes

The Valley Chronicle (CA)

More Mail Processing Leaving Kentucky

WBLO Bowling Green

Burrus: Contract Analysis

postalnews blog

The mail never stops, and neither does he

Octogenarian has delivered Eastport route for 50 years
Annapolis Capital

Paper and ink prices rise, but industry executives more troubled by postal hike

Direct Marketing News

Irrational cost-cutting: More Postal Service consolidation afoot

Staten Island Advance

NALC's Rolando: Postal problems aren't what you think

Letter to the editor of the Athens GA Banner Herald