The following was cut and pasted from an email I sent to a Union sister who wanted some info as to how we have been affected by Phase II and what they can expect. It got me thinking about how I wished like hell I would’ve been in touch with someone with that kind of…
By Alan Daley and Steve Pociask – April 3, 2015 Many consumers like the United States Postal Service and can appreciate our local mail carriers. However, the Postal Service keeps attempting to shift its focus and is losing money in the process. The agency has lost over $50 billion in the last eight years, putting…
April 3, 2015 Pocatello, ID, Letter Carrier Brett Hochhalter regularly passes homes in need of repair on his route. At least once a year, he does something about it. Hochhalter, who owns a contracting business on the side, donates at least one free roof a year to homeowners who need them. The company’s employees do…
By Amanda Roberts – April 2, 2015 PADUCAH, Ky – The processing plant at the Paducah post office closes Saturday. It’s part of consolidation plans that started 2011. Tomorrow will be the last day for operations. The mail will instead be processed through Evansville. A processing plant in Cape Girardeau will also be consolidated into…
By Frank Newport and Steve Ander – April 2, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a world of email, texts and social media, 41% of Americans nevertheless look forward to checking what is in their mailbox each day. Americans 65 and older are more likely than younger adults to enjoy checking the mail, but 36% of…
Background North Dakota has experienced the nation’s fastest-growing population, growing 7.6 percent since 2010 compared to 2.4 percent nationally. The state’s jobless rate was the lowest in the nation (2.8 percent) in July 2014. This is due to significant employment opportunities resulting from the oil boom in the Bakken Shale formation in western North Dakota….
Background An effective asset management process actively manages all hardware devices on a network, so that only authorized devices have network access, and allows for quick response to security events. Asset management consists of maintaining inventory, tracking assets, and updating records. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Information Technology (IT) Security Risk…
