Background In March 2021, the U.S. Postal Service released its 10-year strategic Delivering for America (DFA) plan to achieve financial sustainability and improve service. Since that time, the Postal Service has implemented significant changes in its transportation, package processing, and delivery network. This involved reducing operational costs by consolidating operations and moving mail from air … Read more
September 9, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees about the Hatch Act, a law that restricts the partisan political activity of the federal workforce — including USPS employees. Partisan political activity is any action directed toward the success or failure of a political party, partisan political group or a current candidate for a partisan … Read more
Background The U.S. Postal Service handles the processing, transportation, and delivery of Election and Political Mail across the country. It is committed to fulfilling its role in the electoral process when policymakers and voters choose to use the mail as part of their election systems or as their means to vote, respectively. To do so, … Read more
Background The U.S. Postal Service processed 1.1 billion transactions across 31,000 retail locations in fiscal year (FY) 2025. Nearly half of these transactions were “non-revenue,” such as package pickup or change of address, that required staff time but no customer payment. Non-revenue transactions grew by 11 percent over the last five years, compared to a … Read more
September 1, 2026 We have received Senator Blumenthal’s letter and are carefully reviewing the concerns he and the whistleblower have raised. We appreciate the opportunity to address these questions and share additional information about the Postal Service’s work to support election officials and voters across the country. The United States Postal Service has spent months … Read more
September 2, 2026 The Postal Service is providing enrollment services at six Atlantic Area Post Offices for the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck, the expedited screening program for airport travelers. The organization is partnering with Telos Identity Management Solutions to offer the service. The six Post Offices are: • Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY; • Newark Sorting … Read more
September 1, 2026 The Postal Service will discontinue the temporary group set up to open sorting and delivery centers — or S&DCs — on Sept. 5. The S&DC launch team was established in 2023 and helped set up 169 centers across the nation. The Chief Retail and Delivery Office will oversee planning and execution for … Read more
August 28, 2026 TOPEKA, KAN. – A former Kansas postmaster pleaded guilty to falsifying money orders in order to embezzle from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). According to court documents, Sierra Werth, 32, of Quinter pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriation of postal funds. In January 2025, the U.S, Postal Service determined the post … Read more
