From the article: "...Mail theft tends to ramp up during tax season. With more neighborhoods using cluster mailboxes, this poses a threat. "Attacking a cluster box does give them access to a number of mailboxes at one time and it's the reporting that makes a difference," said Jeff Fitch, a United States Postal Service postal inspector. ..."
From the article: "reporting on packages being stuck at the Missouri City processing center for weeks. ...
Since December 2023, we've been reporting on packages being stuck at the Missouri City processing center.
The postal service blames the delays on network modernization, saying a new system is causing “some unintended and temporary” disruptions."
From the article: "...The U.S. Postal Service is struggling to hold onto expensive charging equipment as it expands its fleet of electric delivery vans, per a recent inspector general's report. ..."
From the article: "...FedEx Corp. expects its air express unit will lose half of its business with the U.S. Postal Service when an existing contract expires, making more pilots expendable, FreightWaves has learned. The Postal Service three years ago began shifting a large amount of volume from air to ground transportation to reduce red ink and become more competitive. Declining postal volumes have been a significant drag on FedEx Express’ recent performance, company officials publicly acknowledge. ...loss of a substantial portion of Postal Service work means FedEx (NYSE: FDX) will have 200 to 300 more excess pilots by October, said the flight operations chief. The cargo airline plans to lower guaranteed flight hours for pilots and offer early retirement packages..."
From the article: "...The Postal Service wants employees and contractors to know what to do if they suspect a computer, mobile device or online account has been hacked. Here are some common hacking signs: ..."
From the article: "...A Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or CSRS Offset military deposit is 7% and a Federal Employment Retirement System (FERS) military deposit is 3% of the basic pay you received during the period of active duty military service plus interest. Military basic pay does not include allowances, flight pay, combat pay, etc. The military deposit percentages of basic pay are slightly higher for military service that occurred in the years 1999 through 2000 (through 2002 for Members of Congress) because there was a temporary increase in retirement deductions for those years..."
