MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES From: Katherine Archuleta, Director Subject: Federal Laws and Policies Prohibiting Marijuana Use Date: May 26, 2015 Recently, several states and the District of Columbia have decriminalized the use of marijuana, allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes and/or for limited recreational use. These changes to state…
By Taryn Luna – May 27, 2015 A union representing postal workers has urged federal regulators to block a proposed $6.3 billion merger of Staples Inc. and Office Depot Inc. The American Postal Workers Union said it sent the Federal Trade Commission and other government authorities a 24-page report Tuesday, contending that a merger of…
By Bill McAllister – May 27, 2015 When first-day cover collector Rollin Berger saw the announcement of a new United States forever stamp on what seemed like the website of a congressional committee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, he was immediately skeptical. “Is this legit or is someone pulling our leg?” he asked. Sure,…
The Office of Inspector General is tasked with ensuring efficiency, accountability, and integrity in the U.S. Postal Service. We also have the distinct mission of helping to maintain confidence in the mail and postal system, as well as to improve the Postal Service’s bottom line. We use audits and investigations to help protect the integrity…
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 In a decision issued today, the Postal Regulatory Commission ruled that it does not have the authority to stop the US Postal Service from closing the Careywood, Idaho post office. Former PRC chair Ruth Goldway was the sole dissenting voice. Goldway suggested that the decision was “probably illegal”, and that under…
May 27, 2015 Most of the plant consolidations that were scheduled to take place this summer as the final stage of the Network Rationalization Initiative will be deferred, the Postal Service announced May 27. The Network Rationalization Initiative is the multi-phase, multi-year effort announced in 2011 to balance mail processing infrastructure costs against current and…
By Yoohyun Jung – May 26, 2015 The consolidation of the Tucson Cherrybell postal processing center has been postponed from this summer to next year. “The Postal Service has extended the timeline for most of the mail processing consolidating activities originally planned for this summer,” the U.S. Postal Service said in an email statement. “Planned…
Immediate Release – May 26, 2015 Postal workers and their community allies were jubilant upon hearing of a national moratorium on mail processing plant closures. Last Friday, the US Postal Service released an update on “network consolidation” which postponed the closure date of the Bend and Eugene/Springfield plants to a time “to be determined.” See: https://www.21cpw.com/updated-52215-usps-network-rationalization-consolidations-put-on-hold…
