Web Cam Grievance Help

Attached are three arbitration cases to help fight the improper installation of web cams. Memphis Region National Business Agent (NBA) Billy Woods did an excellent job in two of these awards and sent me his opening in arbitration to share. NBA Dennis Taff was successful in the third case on the use of cameras. Greenville…

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The dead letter office endures in the digital age

By James Eli Shiffer – February 23, 2015 My Sunday column described the contrast between the government’s lawful ability to snoop in our email, and how hard the government makes it for us to read its email. It also provided me an opportunity to write about the dead letter office, old and new. Read more: …

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Video: Customers React To U.S. Postal Service Data Hack

The U.S. Postal Service is added to the list of recent data hacks.  Criminals broke into a computer system and stole personal data of employees, retirees, and millions of customers. “To think that everything can be OK one day, and then the next minute, your information is gone,” says Veral Hunter. Read more: Customers React To…

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OIG: Big Data — The Next Big Postal Thing?

If you are even remotely digitally hip, you probably know that “big data” is a hot topic. But it is far from a mere fad. Big data — which refers to large, complex datasets combined with sophisticated, powerful analytics — has definitely been having a big impact on not just scientific research capabilities, but commercial…

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