Office of Personnel Management hack $63M settlement approved by federal judge

Office of Personnel Management hack $63M settlement approved by federal judge

From the article: "...Following the final fairness hearing, prospective participants will still have until Dec. 23 to join the lawsuit, after which the validity of each claim will be assessed. Assuming there are no appeals, payouts to claimants are expected to take place in the first or second quarter of next year. Under terms of the settlement, each claimant is entitled to a minimum of $700 per claim, up to a maximum of $10,000 per claim. ...Following the breach, OPM contracted with credit monitoring company ID Experts to provide monitoring services to victims of the breach. ...For more information on the settlement or the claims process, please visit www.opmdatabreach.com, which is the website was established consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement. "

Article Reference: www.fedscoop.com
OPM Hack 2015

Modeling the New USPS Delivery Network: List & Map

Modeling the New USPS Delivery Network: List & Map

From the article: "... Instead of working out of the back of post offices, letter carriers will be relocated to large, centralized facilities called Sorting & Delivery Centers. These S&DCs will be housed in currently operating processing centers, large post offices, and eventually one of the new multi-functional mega-plants the Postal Service plans to create over the next few years. Spaces are already being prepared in Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Charlotte, where the Postal Service has leased a 620,000 square foot facility almost adjacent to a large Amazon warehouse. The effects on postal employees will be significant, as discussed in this previous post. Tens of thousands of letter carriers will find themselves working at an S&DC that’s much farther from where they live, meaning longer commutes, more driving time, and more transportation expenses. Postmasters and managers will see their positions downgraded because they don’t have carriers to supervise. Thousands of clerks at post offices will become unnecessary since they won’t need to provide support for the carriers. They will be among the 50,000 positions that the Postmaster General says he plans to eliminate. Here’s a map showing 6,100 post offices that could become spoke facilities. If you zoom in, you can see..."

Article Reference: www.savethepostoffice.com

USPS: Bienvenido

USPS: Bienvenido

From the article: "Estampillas Forever disponibles en The Postal Store. Estampillas de USPS. Encuentre estampillas festivas, únicas y clásicas para acompañar su correo. Precios..."

Article Reference: The Postal News Group
Estampillas Forever disponibles en The Postal Store

United States Postal Service looks to hire mail carriers across North Alabama

United States Postal Service looks to hire mail carriers across North Alabama

From the article: "The postal service is hiring Rural Carrier Associates (RCA), Assistant Rural Carriers (ARC), and City Carrier Assistants (CCA) in Athens, Decatur, Elkmont, Florence, Hartselle, Harvest, Hazel Green, Huntsville, Madison, and Meridianville. Both rural carrier positions pay $19.50 per hour ..."

Article Reference: whnt.com
Employment, North Alabama,

Federal employee health-care premiums to rise 8.7 percent on average

Federal employee health-care premiums to rise 8.7 percent on average

From the article: "Premiums in the health-care program for federal employees and retirees will increase by 8.7 percent on average for 2023 — the largest increase in more than a decade, the government announced Friday. That change in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premiums is significantly larger than the 3.8 percent average increase for 2022..."

Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
Federal employee health-care premiums 2023