CCA: City Carrier Assistant – Now Hiring Nationwide (USPS video)

Published on Aug 27, 2014 by USPSTV Considering a career change? Like the great outdoors? Enjoy dealing with people? If he answer is yes, then consider a career with the U.S. Postal Service as a City Carrier Assistant. We’re hiring all over the country so apply now at http://about.usps.com/careers/welcome.htm via CCA: City Carrier Assistant –…

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Questions from Maintenance Director Raymer regarding Elevators, if any, in your Office

Brothers and Sisters, If you or your Maintenance rep would kindly take a few seconds to respond to the below, it would greatly aid our efforts. Local Name: ____________________ Q: Do you have elevators?  Yes or No If Yes, please answer the following: How many floors do the elevators go to? ____ Are the elevators…

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Postal reform bill seeks to save agency money: 2 proposals drawing consumer anger (video)

(August 26, 2014) SAN DIEGO – The Postal Reform Act hopes to revamp the financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service, which last year posted a $5 billion loss, but two proposals in particular are drawing negative attention. One is a proposal to stop Saturday delivery and the other would be to stop home mail delivery altogether. “Buried…

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New Village Post Office in Halifax County is face of new USPS (video)

The concept started three years ago and is now catching on in Southern Virginia. (August 26, 2014) HALIFAX CO., Va. – The Back Porch Store and Grill is in Rural Halifax County, a few miles away from South Boston and the only place to grab a sandwich, gas, and see your neighbor on this side…

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USPS OIG: Management Alert – Missing Leased Trailers in the Northeast Area

Audit Report – NO-MA-14-004 – 08/25/2014 Conclusion: We confirmed that Postal Service officials in the Northeast Area were unable to account for 35 trailers and could not provide documentation of ever receiving the trailers from the leasing company. The Postal Service continued paying lease costs of $249,454 for the trailers for 2 years (October 1,…

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USPS OIG: Delivery Unit Optimization Process Audit Report

Background The U.S. Postal Service’s Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) initiative began in December 2010 to increase operational efficiencies by consolidating delivery operations into centralized facilities. Management issued revised DUO guidelines in March 2013 as a result of a December 2012 Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit. From March to September 2013, management implemented…

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PRC Seeks Comments on the Cost of Postal Service Activities

Press Release August 25, 2014 PRC Seeks Comments on the Cost of Postal Service Activities Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission has established Docket No. PI2014-1, to invite public comments on the meaning of “other public services or activities” by the Postal Service under 39 U.S.C.3651(b)(1)(C) for cost reporting in its Annual Report to…

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