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January 2014 News

January 31, 2014
Postal Banking: Maybe Not So Crazy After All
- American Banker

Can Bitcoin Save the Postal Service? - Bloomberg

Close to Home: Restoring pride in the U.S. Postal fleet - The Press Democrat

Postal Service ignores moratorium on post office closings, shuts down Glenoaks Station - Save the Post Office

Postal Service Board of Governors’ Travel and Miscellaneous Expenses for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF) - USPS OIG

Postal Service: New developments will get 'centralized delivery,' not door-to-door service - Sun Sentinel

“Cynical and diabolical”: Issa attracts allies in quest to demolish Postal service - Salon

Sen. Mark Begich requests meeting with postmaster general over Alaska mail problems - Alaska Dispatch

Video: MD Postal Worker Caught Throwing Package - PEN Blog

Two House Democrats have introduced a bill that would force the U.S. Postal Service to improve the fuel efficiency of its fleet of postal vehicles. - The Hill

Video: Postal Reform Act Markup - C-Span

Former WI Rural Carrier Sentenced for Theft

January 30, 2014
LLV Explodes On Miami Causeway
- Miami New Times

Editorial: Postal officials must reinvent service to survive - NJ.com

Senators Rethink Rate Clause in Postal Bill - Direct Marketing News

Video: Mailman Battles Angry Cat While Attempting to Deliver Mail - PEN Blog

NAPUS: Postal Markup Interruptus - NAPUS via PEN Blog

Business mailers throw monkey wrench in postal reform bill - The Washington Post

Senate committee cuts off postal markup - The Hill

Postal Service opts for stamp hike over deeper spending cuts - Washington Times

USPS moves towards clustered mailboxes - The Daily Iowan

January 29, 2014
After Contentious Debate, Senate Panel Delays Postal Reform Vote
- GovExec.com

Postal banking: Is it already legal? - Slate

Judge: Ex-Tennessee prison guard eligible for death penalty in killing of 2 postal workers - Fox News

Postal driver said he stole mail for 'good stuff' - Orlando Sentinel

Boston Postal Workers in Federal Court for Stealing The Games, Money From The Mail - Game Politics

Some outside-the-box thinking at the Postal Service - Consumer Affairs

US mailers warn of “dramatic” volume decline if Senate proposals pass - Post & Parcel

Postal Reform Bill Would Create New Health Care Plan for Agency - GovExec.com

Former postal worker pleads guilty to stealing video games sent through the mail - The Boston Globe

Kansas City postal carrier indicted for stealing mail

Postal worker's cat video wins $10,000 on 'America's Funniest Home Videos'

Stop Staples - U.S. Mail Is Not For Sale! - petition

January 28, 2014
Video: Rally and March For Safe Delivery
- via PEN Blog

Jimmy Fallon Would Love to Be a 'Punk Rock' Postal Worker - Funny? you decide. - People

Providing Non-Bank Financial Services for the Underserved - Office of Inspector General - Also see Expanding financial services is available route for the Post Office, report says - The Washington Post

Raleigh, N.C. - A postal worker is in critical condition after his mail truck was hit by another vehicle Monday evening. This accident happened at 7:45pm.

USPS not ready to process increased package load coming from online shopping - Fierce Government

Residents say no mail delivered last week - Richmond, VA -  WTVR.com

Congress should enact meaningful postal reform

January 27, 2014
Carper-Coburn Postal Bill S.1486 Props-up Broken USPS
- Americans for Tax Reform

Intelligence Delayed, but Not Derailed
- Office of Inspector General

Postmasters Receive Pay Increase
- PEN Blog

The disappearing postal workforce: Counting up the losses - Save the Post Office

APWU: First Staples Protests Set for Jan. 28 in California

The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Market Analyst position

Providing Non-Bank Financial Services for the Underserved - Office of Inspector General

January 26, 2014
Video: Letter carriers take extra supplies to stay warm on the job
- PEN Blog

Will U.S. Postal Service catch hell for raising executive pay? - Daily Kos

First-class postage stamps increasing 3 cents Monday - UPI

January 25, 2014
Environmental report on disposal of historic Stamford post office raises questions - Save the Post Office

USPS Ends Pay Freeze for Nonunion Employees - GovExec.com

Third Idaho Postal Worker Faces Criminal Charges - Boise Weekly

Several hundred KCMO city employees find W2 forms cut in half by USPS sorting machines

USPS Self-Service Kiosks (PDF) - OIG Audit Report

January 24, 2014
Idaho postal worker indicted - PEN Blog

Competing appeals over Postal Service’s upcoming rate hike - Federal Eye - WP

Post office right to try new strategies - The Columbus Dispatch

Six Sigma: Postal Service touting program of failure to managers? - Intelisent Postal Affairs Blog

USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Criminal Investigator position in the Office of Investigations (SID) located in Arlington, VA. - OIG

Even mail delivery interrupted by storm

Price of stamps goes up this weekend - CNN

Solving the postal problem - The Adobe Press

January 23, 2014
Postal Service struggling to keep up on repairs with shrinking budget - Federal Eye - WP

Postal Worker Who Stole Medication Sentenced To Time Served, Probation - The Greeneville Sun

Can U.S. Postal Service be saved? - Opinion - Fosters

Try, try again: Postal Service and mailers to appeal PRC ruling on exigent rate increase - Save the Post Office

Postal Service, mailers poised to challenge exigent rate decision - Fedline

Police say man installed skimmer in post office kiosk to steal bank information - Deseret News

Postal Worker Severely Beaten in Northeast Columbus - WSYX ABC 6

Reality Check: Postal hike - Cincinnati News

This Guy's Trying to Visit All 31,272 Post Offices - Businessweek

Dorchester Man Arrested In Shooting Of Postal Worker; Second Suspect At Large - CBS Boston

January 22, 2014
Outbox was supposed to disrupt the post office, but now it's in the trash bin - Venture Beat

Mayor Hopes To End 'Ice Cream Truck' Post Office

APWU: Is Staples Cheating Its Employees?

USPS falling behind in upkeep of postal facilities, auditors say - Federal News Radio

Accident that burned mail, USPS truck under investigation - San Jose Mercury News

As USPS Outsources the Counter, Will Ecommerce Packages Be Safe? - eCommerce Bytes

January 21, 2014
Video: Caught on camera: Mailman tosses package on porch in NW Houston - via PEN

Carrier saves man’s life
- WDAY - Also see video here: Postal worker saves an Oslo man's life by performing CPR

The Postal Service’s Latest Problem: Dilapidated, Unsafe Buildings - GovExec.com

USPS Confirms 2014 Direct Mail Promotions and Incentives

Congress wants delay in selling of historic post offices until federal report is completed - The Washington Post

A fee for your daily mail? Union attacks Australia Post's 'harebrained' idea - fee? $30 per year - The Guardian

Postal workers march for safer hours in D.C. - WTOP

Facilities Feel Budget Pinch - Office of Inspector General

Postal Workers Will Protest Delivery After Dark At MLK Memorial - dcist

Postal Service explains increase in headquarters staffing - Fedline

Supreme Court to hear case on forced unionization - Fox News

USPS plans seven mailing promotions for 2014

January 20, 2014
OfficeMax Sends Letter to "Daughter Killed in Car Crash" - video - NBC Chicago

Now Is the Moment to Save Our Postal Commons - Occupy

January 19, 2014
Forever Stamp-ede: Consumers May Hoard Stamps This Week But Stop Buying Next Year - Dead Tree Edition

How slowing down Standard Mail paves the way for ending Saturday delivery - Save the Post Office

A postal service carrier in Jasper, AL was injured Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle

Family, postal workers rally for Rock Hill native gunned down near Washington, D.C. - Rock Hill Herald

Mailers up in arms over proposed hike - The Hill

January 18, 2014
USPS denies Canada Post claims over international registered mail - Post & Parcel

Postal threats lead to federal charges - The Stanly News and Press

In a Revised Senate Postal Bill, Exigency Is Forever - Direct Marketing News

January 17, 2014
A 35-year-old Toledo woman scammed the U.S. Postal Service out of more than $164,000

Apps and connected mail carriers could keep USPS relevant, IG says - Fierce Government

Postal worker charged with stalking placed on electronic monitoring - Northwest Herald

Going postal: when tragedy becomes a business - Peoples World

Thinking inside the PO Box - Save the Post Office

Staples’ selling postal products without USPS workers brings complaints of privatization - The Washington Post

Providing the USPS Pricing Flexibility Within an Inflation-based Cap - PostCom

Postal Workers and Customers Deserve Better - APWU

Search is on in Alexandria, VA for 3 suspects in robbery of postal carrier

OTDL Employees on Penalty Overtime To be Priority-Scheduled over Casuals - APWU

January 16, 2014
Postal delivery truck and 2 000 letters destroyed

Alternatives to the Post Office: Expanded Access in FY 2013 - Save the Post Office

Video: Bulk mail theft investigation leads to 3 arrests in Bakersfield - PEN Blog

Going postal: USPS IG finds sex on the job, stalkers and slashed tires - Washington Examiner

Postal Service shreds misdirected Imagination Library books - Kingsport Times-News

PRC's Goldway Tells What Was Behind the Exigency Decision - Direct Marketing News


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January 15, 2014
NALC: 6-day mail preserved in spending bill - via PEN Blog

NJ Local Doesn't Just 'Mail it In' - APWU

Neither rain... nor contract - Jackson Hole News

Video: Some Chicago USPS Package Deliveries Delayed - PEN Blog

Thieves Take Mail from Inside Postal Offices - CBS Houston

A Detroit mail carrier has been charged with deserting her job after hundreds of pieces of mail were left on Detroit streets before Christmas - Detroit - CBS

Clerks hit hardest by USPS cuts, stats show. Headquarters grows - Fedline

Rate hike will harm postal service - The Hill

Why the U.S. Postal Service Can Win the Battle for the Same-Day Delivery Market - Forbes

January 14, 2014
Postal Service in omnibus spending bill: Congress should butt out - Slate

Prosecutor: Photo catches postmaster using stolen gift card

Representatives Serrano and Lee: Postal Service Must Halt Historic Buildings Sales - Save the Post Office

Postal service to appeal violations at Champaign facility - News-Gazette

Postal Service Sheds Jobs As Delivery Slows - The Fiscal Times

Detroit postal worker charged with dumping mail

OSHA fines Champaign postal facility $144,000 - Also see Postal service to appeal violations at Champaign facility - News-Gazette

Fewer Jobs, Longer Wait Times: The New Postal Service Slogan? - GovExec.com

New York Metro Area Postal Union calls for an immediate moratorium on the sale of the historic Bronx GPO - Save the Post Office

January 13, 2014
Postal Service proposes changing environmental regulations on post office disposals - Save the Post Office

Video: USPS Returns Money Lost in Moneygram Scams - PEN Blog

Ex-postal worker in MS to plead guilty to mail theft - The Sun Herald

Great Expectations: Enriching Postal Information - Office of Inspector General

USPS staffs Staples pilot offices with non-postal workers, union pushes back - Fierce Government

Rural post offices find way - Lancaster Eagle Gazette

January 12, 2014
Postmaster accused of stealing mail claimed gunman took package - FOX 13

Sale of historic Bronx Post Office moves forward; bids due Jan. 15 - Save the Post Office

Ricin-laced mail sent in stolen law firm stationery - Spokesman

January 11, 2014
Delivery after dark: Postal Service presents data showing big increase in carriers out after 5:00 - Save the Post Office

Reservist wins $2 million award against Postal Service after firing - Washington Examiner

For First Time, Most Lawmakers are Worth $1 Million-Plus - postal enemy Issa sits right near the top - PEN Blog

Woman hit, critically injured by postal truck near City Hall - Chicago Tribune

North Dakotans Express Postal Service Concerns - KXNet

January 10, 2014
Video: Robbers Pose As Postal Workers In Houston Home Invasion - PEN Blog

APWU: New York Metro Sends Delegations to Staples - via PEN Blog

$10K Reward Offered For Tips In Attempted Robbery Of Postal Worker - CBS Detroit

They Got Those Post-Exigency Postal Blues - Direct Marketing News

Talking Innovation With the USPS CMO - Direct Marketing News

Postal Service investigating possible mail theft in Pontiac neighborhood - Oakland Press

Postal carriers hit the streets after storm delay

Retirement Myths: Can You Increase Your FEGLI Coverage - or Not? - FedSmith

January 09, 2014 - Comments (Count)
NALC Says Don’t put yourself in danger - via PEN Blog

NALC: Notice of class action - via PEN Blog

Staplizing the Post Office: A dozen reasons to just say no - Save the Post Office

Amazon Considering Options After UPS Delays - The Motley Fool

January 20th - Rally and March For Safe Delivery (PDF)

Postal uniform maker posts best year of sales - Sun Sentinel

Postal worker finds body while delivering mail - Norwalk Reflector

Hilly routes, cold weather pose challenges for postal workers - The Newark Advocate

January 08, 2014 - Comments (Count)
Feds accuse Riverview mail carrier of tax fraud scheme - Tampa Bay Times

Union: Don’t Fill Staples Jobs with Non-Postal Employees - GovExec.com

Former postal worker sentenced for theft of mail - The Providence Journal

Video: Issa Continues His Crusade Against USPS - The Ed Show, via PEN Blog, with NALC President Fredrick Rolando (1:35 into video)

Video: Mail Carriers Valiantly Battle Cold, Snow - Indiana's News Center

Postal Service Readies for Holiday Returns with Improved Flat-Rate Priority Mail Shipping and Free Package Pickup - Web Wire

Postal limbo annoys citizens - Jackson Hole News & Guide

Postal inspectors warn of malicious e-mails - WMBF News

January 07, 2014 - Comments (Count)
Darrell Issa's cynical attack puts veterans in cross hairs - Capital Times

USPS Considers Scannable Codes For Direct Mail - Media Daily News

Deep Freeze Doesn't Stop Mail Delivery

Stolen Car Crashes Into US Postal Service Truck In OKC - KOTV

Revisiting Issa’s plan to replace military-pension cuts with postal savings - Washington Post

The corporatization of the Postal Service: Post office closures, suspensions, relocations, and reductions in 2013 - Save the Post Office

Video: Postal Service combats arctic temperatures - PEN Blog

Postal Service again restrained on top executives’ pay in ’12 - Federal Times

The Inspector General's Top 10 Postal Stories of 2013 - Direct Marketing News

Postal clerk fired for National Guard service ordered reinstated - Federal Times

USPS isn't protecting its intellectual property, IG says - Fierce Government

Postal service truck driver airlifted to hospital following accident - Daily Press

8 Media Trends You May Have Missed in 2013 - Dead Tree Edition

USPS Exceeded Holiday Package Delivery Volume - Multichannel Merchant

January 06, 2014 - Comments (Count)
U-Haul truck smashes into Detroit's Fort Street Post Office - The Detroit News

Car crashes into Belews Creek, NC post office - MyFOX8

Canada Ends Door-to-Door Delivery - A Lesson for the USPS? - Motley Fool

The Right AND Left Are Wrong About The Post Office: Let's Not Privatize It - Forbes

Letter: End postal confusion in South Jersey

Federal employee unions lay out 2014 priorities - Washington Post

January 05, 2014 - Comments (Count)
Flexible Workforce Lowers USPS Wages -- and Hurts Productivity - Dead Tree Edition

Darrell Issa’s Cruelest Cut: A Seriously Cynical Attack on the Postal Service - The Nation

Regarding the sale and preservation of historic post offices and their art: An open letter to the Inspector General - Save the Post Office

Class action filed against UPS - Atlanta Business Chronicle

January 04, 2014 - Comments (Count)
Postal Inspectors Sound the Alarm Over What's Becoming a Popular Scam

Postal Service ordered to reinstate GI, potentially pay millions in back pay, fees - Stars and Stripes

Video: Mailman rescued from Monmouth Beach coastal flooding - PEN Blog

Postal Service looking for 50 city carrier assistants in Rochester, NY

January 03, 2014 - Comments (Count)
OPM seeks changes to feds' benefits, insurance opportunities - Federal News Radio

Postal Service meets needs of Americans - Missoulian

Cash-strapped Postal Service seeks DVD-mail price increase - Washington Times

Pa. man sues U.S. Postal Service over roadway incident with tractor trailer driver - Pennsylvania Record

Conscientious mail carrier helps law enforcement make 2 arrests

Postal Service Tests Swipe-n-Go Tech - Government Technology

January 02, 2014 - Comments (Count)
Video: Sacramento honor student faces charges for suspected assault on mailman - PEN Blog

Lawmaker Looks to Postal Service to Restore Military Pension Cut - GovExec.com

Lawmaker (Issa - of course) pushing for five-day mail service - Federal Times

Even the Postal Service is better at doing checkout than grocery stores now - Washington Post

Oversight hearing set for man behind 2001 Tulsa postal worker slaying - Tulsa World

Return to sender: another stamp hike - Sentinel & Enterprise

Idaho City postmaster accused of stealing mail

Rasmussen postal poll misleads again - Save the Post Office

January 01, 2014 - Comments (Count)
35% Believe USPS Should Be Sold - PEN Blog

A New Year’s Resolution: Support the People’s Post Office - Save the Post Office

Drone test-site approvals put Amazon, UPS plans closer to reality - Business First

Owney, The Dog Who Became The Railway Mail Service's Unofficial Mascot, Is Your Adorable History Lesson For The Day - Huff Post

2013 'one of the worst' years in U.S. history - Washington Times

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