2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (200+ words) USPS The Postal Service has informed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) of its intention to temporarily suspend its employer's contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to conserve cash and preserve liquidity due…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago  (146+ words) The ground-floor windows of USPS headquarters at L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, DC, are now displaying five large images of the recently released Lowriders stamps. Each one is 16. 5 feet tall and wide and faces onto the plaza from the lobby windows....

5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (161+ words) The Postal Inspection Service is accepting applications through its hiring portal from Tuesday, April 14, through Thursday, April 23. Postal inspectors are federal law enforcement officers who protect the integrity of the U. S. Mail while safeguarding USPS employees and customers. Postal inspectors enforce…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (187+ words) Sharon Owens, the Postal Service's pricing and costing vice president, will retire on Thursday, April 30. She began her 31-year career with USPS in 1995 as an economist. She was appointed to her first executive role in 1999 as finance manager for the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (139+ words) The Postal Service recently made the following managerial and supervisory announcements: " Sara J. Bambrough was named shipping business alliances director. She previously served as sales communications manager under sales enablement. " Alicia P. Ellis, strategic account development manager, was named retail, healthcare and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (246+ words) The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors to be on guard for cybercrimes involving deceptive phone calls. Vishing, or voice phishing, is a type of scam where cybercriminals call people to get them to reveal sensitive personal and financial…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (324+ words) A former rural carrier in Florida was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $650, 000 in restitution for falsely claiming workers" compensation. The former employee suffered an injury at work in 2000. She filed for benefits with the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (147+ words) Postal Service employees pledged almost $2 million during the most recent Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government's annual workplace charity drive. This includes monetary pledges of $1. 89 million and the $96, 805 in monetary value for 2, 745 volunteer hours, for a total of $1. 99 million. "I…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (124+ words) Letter Carrier Randy Matson was delivering mail in Warren, PA, recently when he heard someone crying for help. Matson came upon a customer who had sustained a serious head injury. The 95-year-old customer was working in her yard when she…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (246+ words) News Quiz" is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. What does the acronym CORE stand for? a) Caring for Other Realities and Entities b) Centering Outside Response Energy…...