Waxman asks postmaster general about mailbox removals

Waxman asks postmaster general about mailbox removals | L.A. Now | Los Angeles Times: "Responding to an 'unprecedented number of complaints' from constituents, U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) this week wrote to Postmaster General John E. Potter for an explanation about why so many mailboxes had been removed in the L.A. area."

Swine Flu Guide for Federal Workers - Federal Eye -

Eye Opener: Swine Flu Guide for Federal Workers - Federal Eye -: "The concern and intrigue surrounding a potential swine flu pandemic continues around the world and here in Washington, as the Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance to federal agencies about how to react to the illness"

The OIG Wants to Know How You Feel about Sick Leave

» Blog Archive » The OIG Wants to Know How You Feel about Sick Leave: "Career employees earn 4 hours of sick leave for a full pay period (80 hours), or at a rate of 5 percent. Some career employees are currently taking sick leave at approximately the same rate, liquidating their leave bank. The Postal Service’s sick leave absence rate (absenteeism) was 4.3 percent in 2008. This seems high compared to the 1.1 percent"

New TSP options likely

New TSP options likely - Federal news, government operations, agency management, pay & benefits - FederalTimes.com: "Congress is poised to add three benefits to the popular Thrift Savings Plan."

Four seriously injured in crash With Postal Truck

Four seriously injured in crash: "A U.S. Postal Service truck apparently broadsided a car carrying five people in downtown Minneapolis Sunday night, injuring four of them seriously, police said"

Some blue mailboxes to be eliminated in Oshkosh

Some blue mailboxes to be eliminated in Oshkosh | thenorthwestern.com | Oshkosh Northwestern: "Fourteen of the blue U.S. Postal Service collection boxes will be put out of service effective Monday in Oshkosh. A density test was undertaken and the boxes slated for elimination were not used enough with each having 25 pieces of mail or less each day, said Marge Oehlke, a spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service in Wisconsin."

As volume of mail decreases, Postal Service drops collection boxes

South Bend Tribune: As volume of mail decreases, Postal Service drops collection boxes: "Walking a few extra blocks to mail your letters might become part of your routine if you live in Mishawaka. The postmaster said 12 collection boxes were removed because of low volume"

Federal Court Orders Postal Service To Reconsider Mailing of Illegal Animal Fighting Magazines

Federal Court Orders Postal Service To Reconsider Mailing of Illegal Animal Fighting Magazines | The Humane Society of the United States: "A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider whether the mailing of certain animal fighting magazines should be banned by the Postal Service because they violate the federal Animal Welfare Act. The ruling comes in response to a case brought by The Humane Society of the United States challenging the Postal Service's denial of The HSUS' 2006 legal petition seeking to block the mailing of advertisements for illegal fighting animals, knives and other animal-fighting paraphernalia."

Woman Indicted in Post Office Threats

KAALtv.com - Woman Indicted in Post Office Threats: "A federal grand jury has indicted a Faribault woman for allegedly making bomb threats against 16 post offices in southern Minnesota."

Tulsans Continue To Fight Post Office Closing

Tulsans Continue To Fight Post Office Closing - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |: "A Tulsa woman is taking her fight to save a post office to a new level.

Peggy Fielding, 81, is a writer who relies on the Kendall Whittier Post Office near First Street and Lewis Avenue to conduct her business affairs."