Multifactor Authentication Now Required for LiteBlue Access

Multifactor Authentication Now Required for LiteBlue Access

From the article: "...On Sunday, January 15, the USPS is deploying the MFA (Multifactor Authentication) solution for LiteBlue as an additional security measure to protect employees’ IDs, passwords, and other personal data from unauthorized access and misuse. At this time, employees are required to sign up for MFA to obtain access to LiteBlue. As a part of the MFA implementation, there are a few steps employees must complete. These steps includ..."

Article Reference: npmhu317.blogspot.com

USPS Has Suspended Services Here "Until Late Summer"

USPS Has Suspended Services Here 'Until Late Summer'

From the article: "...In Florida, the Postal Service initially shut down the Auburndale Post Office, Balm Post Office, Downtown Fort Myers Station, Downtown Naples Station, Everglades City Post Office, Fort Myers Beach Post Office, Nocatee Post Office, Pineland Post Office, and the Sanibel Main Post Office on Sept. 27. These nine facilities were just a few of those affected at the time, but they're all still closed. ..."

Article Reference: www.yahoo.com

Postal truck struck by gunfire in West Town

Postal truck struck by gunfire in West Town

From the article: "...CHICAGO (CBS) -- A postal truck was caught in gunfire near a high school in the West Town community Tuesday afternoon. ...A U.S. Postal Service truck ended up being peppered with bullets. ..."

Article Reference: www.cbsnews.com
Crime Infested Areas,postal shooting,America's most dangerous jobs,

APWU/USPS New motor vehicle operator position created

APWU/USPS New motor vehicle operator position created

From the article: "...The Postal Service and a labor union have begun a pilot program for a new career bargaining unit position to transport mail in vehicles that do not require commercial driver’s licenses. The new postal vehicle operator (PVO) level 6 position and qualification standards were created under a memorandum of understanding between USPS and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). PVOs will be assigned to the motor vehicle services in Oklahoma City, which is currently designated a nonpostal vehicle service site..."

Article Reference: USPS News Link
Postal Vehicle Operator (PVO) level 6 position,APWU,

USPS Issues Employee Communications Update Regarding PostalEASE Website Fraud

USPS Issues Employee Communications Update Regarding PostalEASE Website Fraud

From the article: "...Letter to be sent to only impacted employees notifying them of their situation and share information and next steps. Please note, Headquarters is also preparing a Stand-Up Talk to support these communications. Additonal information will be shared when made avaialble to the NPMHU. ..."

Article Reference: NPMHU Local 317
PostalEASE Website Fraud, Fraud, Alert, National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU),

Christmas City, USA | Post Offices home to popular postmarks

Christmas City, USA | Post Offices home to popular postmarks

From the article: "...As part of that tradition, the Noel Post Office uses volunteers to stamp the postmark on cards and letters. ...The Hadley, MA, Post Office also has a sought-after holiday pictorial postmark. ...Last year, we received requests for the postmark from across the country..."

Article Reference: link.usps.com
https://northpolepostmarkcancellation2017.blogspot.com/2017/11/north-pole-cancellation-north-pole.html

History on a stamp: An Post and the Decade of Centenaries

History on a stamp: An Post and the Decade of Centenaries

From the article: "A stamp is an inherently humble physical artefact — paper, ink, adhesive — yet it is also fundamentally part of the bricks-and-mortar of state-building. In the case of commemorative stamps, they express not only political and cultural meanings, but our understandings of the events they represent. Equally, stamps are touched, they move, they circulate, they are collected and saved, they are discarded. Perhaps few symbols of the State hold such universal appeal and are so widely used: stamps are simultaneously temporal, cherished, ubiquitous, and invisible."

Article Reference: www.rte.ie
Stamp Collecting, Postal History,

Calls to Remove USPS Mail Collection Boxes Grow Following Recent Thefts

Calls to Remove USPS Mail Collection Boxes Grow Following Recent Thefts

From the article: "According to Frank Albergo, head of the Postal Police Officers Association, the blue collection boxes continue to be a target for thieves. Albergo supports the removal of the boxes. “The blue collection boxes are being hit over and over again. Postal customers need to walk into the post office and mail their letters. ..."

Article Reference: www.nbcchicago.com
USPS Mail Collection Boxes, Blue Boxes UPS,

Trending crimes: "Check washing" and "mailbox fishing"

Trending crimes: "Check washing" and "mailbox fishing"

From the article: "... Lots of mail — including mail-in voter ballots — is getting dumped after thieves cull out the checks. How it works: Thieves either "fish" letters out through the mail slot or — more commonly now — rob postal workers for their mail and arrow keys...."

Article Reference: www.axios.com

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

Americans Want Free and Fair Elections, But Biden and His Allies Irresponsibly “Mail” It In

Americans Want Free and Fair Elections, But Biden and His Allies Irresponsibly “Mail” It In

From the article: "...Federal postal workers are known to have committed voter fraud on the job. In addition to these fraudulent acts, failures of the postal..."

Article Reference: www.iwf.org

U.S. Postal Service holds job fair in Northeast Arkansas

U.S. Postal Service holds job fair in Northeast Arkansas

From the article: "...JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The United States Postal Service held a job fair Wednesday in Jonesboro at their main location off of Race Street. USPS is hiring for several positions across Northeast Arkansas, and wanted to give job seekers the opportunity to discuss careers and ask questions in person. For more information on the positions available or to apply, you can visit this website. ..."

Article Reference: www.kait8.com

Health benefits -- New law creates Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for employees, others

Health benefits -- New law creates Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for employees, others

From the article: "...The Postal Service reform legislation that President Biden signed into law on April 6 will involve changes to employees’ health and retirement benefits. USPS understands that employees have many questions, so here are a few things to know: • The law establishes the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB)..."

Article Reference: NPMHU Local 317
Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB)

No More Surprise Medical Bills: 5 Things To Know about the No Surprises Act Taking Effect

  No More Surprise Medical Bills: 5 Things To Know about the No Surprises Act Taking Effect in 2022

New Year. New Law. Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills – unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider – is common among those with private insurance. Nearly one in five patients who go to the emergency room, have an elective surgery, or give birth in a hospital receive surprise bills, with average costs ranging from $750 to $2,600 per episode. Learn about how the No Surprises Act can protect you from surprise medical billing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Reference: https://www.hhs.gov/

U.S. Post Office Becomes First-Class Home

U.S. Post Office Becomes First-Class Home

From the article: "...How a Kentucky homeowner put her personal stamp on a dusty 1930s post office and turned it into a luxurious, comfortable place to live..."

Article Reference: www.thisoldhouse.com

What’s behind the packages from 1971 a Florida family received over the holidays

What’s behind the packages from 1971 a Florida family received over the holidays

From the article: "...A family in Lake Worth, Fla., says it got a surprise post-Christmas delivery in the form of two packages left at their doorstep by a U.S. Postal Service carrier. What made it truly unexpected: The packages were postmarked in 1971 and were addressed to a previous owner of their home. Adding to the bizarre tale..."

Article Reference: www.marketwatch.com

Postal worker shot on Chicago's West Side, officials say

Postal worker shot on Chicago's West Side, officials say

From the article: "...Police confirmed to FOX 32 that a postal worker was shot Friday afternoon in Lawndale on Chicago's West Side. Police sources say that a 38-year-old female postal worker was shot in the back ..."

Article Reference: www.fox32chicago.com
America's most dangerous jobs,postal crime,postal shooting,

Woman credits good neighbors for helping stop mail thieves

Woman credits good neighbors for helping stop mail thieves

From the article: "...Jason Giudice looked out of his window in the Harvest Subdivision and saw two women drive up to Mahler's mailbox. He said the women pulled mail out of the box and started taking photos of the envelopes. Giudice saw the unfamiliar people and went outside to confront them. They spun..."

Article Reference: www.ktvq.com
Mail theft,Identity Theft,

Keep slower USPS delivery times in mind when you file your taxes

Keep slower USPS delivery times in mind when you file your taxes

From the article: "...You may want to consider filing online or allowing yourself more time when mailing...."

Article Reference: www.wtsp.com

Postal workers picket at Cape Girardeau Post Office

Postal workers picket at Cape Girardeau Post Office

From the article: "...CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Union postal workers in Cape Girardeau say to get ready for more delays in your mail service. Members of Local 4088 of the United Postal Workers Union say they’re also facing job losses as the U.S. Postal Service moves forward with plans to consolidate mail processing plants across the country...."

Article Reference: www.kfvs12.com