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    Jul 1, 2021, 10:57 AM

    United States Postal Service quietly marks its 50th anniversary

    The Postal Service’s historian issued a couple of papers marking the event, and the American Postal Workers Union held a webinar.

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    Jul 1, 2021, 10:46 AM

    Workhorse Group files lawsuit over USPS delivery truck contract

    Postal officials did not comment on the lawsuit but have said the agency expects the new trucks will be deployed in 2023.

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    Jun 24, 2021, 10:14 AM

    New USPS trucks to be built in S.C.; USPS governors sworn in at White House

    Presidential appointees to boards and commissions rarely get White House attention after their confirmations.

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    Jun 20, 2021, 08:45 AM

    Lewis and Clark Festival includes pictorial postmark

    The festival, which took place June 11-13, offered attendees a one-of-a-kind experience of what life looked like at the time of the 1803-06 Lewis and Clark expedition.

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    Jun 17, 2021, 09:00 AM

    Explaining the Postal Service’s delivery scores

    The U.S. Postal Service is planning future news releases to mark the agency’s continuing efforts to improve service.

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    Jun 9, 2021, 13:31 PM

    Retired professor questions USPS cost-cutting moves

    Under current standards, the USPS relies too heavily on air transportation, the Postal Service said.

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    Jun 3, 2021, 16:01 PM

    PMG Louis DeJoy under investigation by FBI

    The Washington Post, in a June 3 story, said FBI agents recently interviewed current and former employees of DeJoy, questioning “political contributions and company activities.”

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    Jun 2, 2021, 09:32 AM

    Hajjar joins USPS board of governors

    With Hajjar’s confirmation, all nine presidentially appointed seats on the board are filled for the first time since Dec. 8, 2010.

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    Jun 1, 2021, 14:30 PM

    USPS deploys new sorting machines for packages

    The new machines are capable of scanning addresses and barcodes on parcels and routing them.

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    May 28, 2021, 16:19 PM

    Three-cent boost for the first-class stamp rate Aug. 29

    Invoking its new authority to seek higher stamp prices, the United States Postal Service proposed Friday, May 28, to boost the price of a first-class stamp by 3¢ to 58¢. The current rate is 55¢.

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    May 28, 2021, 09:05 AM

    House committee asks about USPS covert program

    The United States Postal Inspection Service, the investigative branch of the USPS, acknowledged its participation in the clandestine program in late April.

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    May 20, 2021, 14:08 PM

    Senate approves two for USPS board of governors

    The board of governors has not had all nine presidentially appointed seats filled since Dec. 8, 2010.

  • united-states-postal-service-next-generation-delivery-vehicle
    May 14, 2021, 10:36 AM

    House Democrats seek taxpayer funding for USPS all-electric delivery trucks

    Postal officials have wanted new trucks for years, but financing such a massive investment has been a major obstacle.

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    May 13, 2021, 15:00 PM

    More troubling delivery news for U.S. Postal Service

    For the first half of the 2021 fiscal year, net losses hit $1.7 billion, compared to $1.9 billion in the first half of the previous year.

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    May 12, 2021, 15:15 PM

    Douglas Tulino appointed deputy PMG of Postal Service

    Tulino started his Postal Service career as a management associate in 1980 in Chicago.

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    May 12, 2021, 14:00 PM

    Stoughton postmark recognizes Wisconsin’s Norwegian heritage

    The Syttende Mai festival in Stoughton, Wis., includes parades, food and drink, arts and music, athletic competitions and kids’ activities — all infused with Norwegian culture.

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    May 5, 2021, 16:32 PM

    GAO questions sustainability of U.S. Postal Service

    The GAO findings are not likely to be pleasing to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Republicans in Congress.

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    May 4, 2021, 10:51 AM

    DeJoy starts USPS 10-year plan with plant consolidations

    The decision to resume plant consolidations, which the agency halted in 2015 under fire from Congress, was blamed on the continuing decline in letter mail volume.

  • united-states-postal-inspection-service
    Apr 28, 2021, 11:38 AM

    Postal Inspection Service acknowledges role in covert monitoring

    The United States Postal Inspection Service has acknowledged it participates in an internet covert operations program.

  • united-states-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy
    Apr 28, 2021, 10:57 AM

    PMG DeJoy criticizes mailing industry, USPS in scathing letter

    Postmaster General DeJoy blamed mailers for tolerating the Postal Service’s flawed service “for well over a decade.”

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