HSGA Committee Approves USPS Board of Governors Nominee David Shapira

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statements after the Committee approved critical leadership nominations Monday evening for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors. The two…

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NAPUS: Effective January 2016, USPS Enhances Non-Bargaining Pay Policies 

The Postal Service has modified existing pay policy concerning promotion increases when non-bargaining unit employees are promoted to higher grades and when non-bargaining employees voluntarily change to a lower level. As part of the pay policy change, effective January 2016, Pay-for-Performance (PFP) salary determination methodology will also change to provide that an affected EAS employee’s…

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USPS awards contract to Vantiv for debit and credit payment processing services

United States Postal Service Selects Vantiv for Complete Suite of Omni-Channel Solutions Contract awarded to Vantiv for both debit and credit payment processing services CINCINNATI, June 16, 2015 – Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV), a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes, announced today that…

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USPS: Passport to profits – Northern Virginia District tests call center

The Postal Service is continuing its efforts to strengthen passport processing, including testing a call center for customers in Northern Virginia District. The center’s goals are to boost passport revenues, balance processing workloads and reduce passport-related calls to Post Offices. “We look forward to promising results,” said Acting Marketing Manager Anthony Prisco. The district will…

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APWU: Postal Unions Object to Administration Proposal to Reduce Compensation to Injured Workers

Web News Article #: 125-2015 06/16/2015 – In a June 15 letter, the presidents of the four postal unions asked the Department of Labor (DOL) and the White House to withdraw a proposal that would reduce compensation benefits to injured workers and urged the administration instead to work with federal employee unions and their allies…

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USPS plans for the Internet of mailed things – RFI for tracking sensors

By Derek Major – June 15, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service is looking for a way to attach sensors to mail so customers can track their packages in near real time. In a recent request for information, USPS described a system in which a sensor can be placed on or within a mailed item to…

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