In September of last year, Billy Mitchell from FedScoop.com reported that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT within the Health and Human Services Department planned to collaborate with the U.S. Postal Service to build health record interoperability tools. Karen DeSalvo, national coordinator for Health Information Technology, told an ACT-IAC health care panel, […]
USPS in its response to the OIG Alert wrote after January 2015 delayed mail volumes were reduced and service performance improved. Also, USPS wrote they may be required to continue Phase II Network Consolidation USPS Office of Inspector General Management Alert August 13, 2015 The purpose of this alert is to bring to your attention […]
A few days ago (August 11, 2015) the Mail Handlers Union “filed an appeal to arbitration concerning the disputed work on the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS), as well as an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).” Now, the NPMHU has filed a federal lawsuit requesting the court to halt […]
Rochester, NY – A man pleaded guilty Monday of assaulting a United States Postal Service mail carrier. Orlando Justice, 27, of Rochester plead guilty after officials say he threatened the mail carrier with an assault-style rifle. The court report says the mail carrier refused to deliver mail to Justice’s home because he had been attacked […]
Disability programs are vital for a nation that supports its citizens. In the United States, federal employees, including postal workers, who suffer employment-related injury or illness are entitled to workers’ compensation under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). The U.S. Postal Service funds workers’ compensation benefits for employees who sustain job-related injuries. In fiscal year […]
A State Police trooper said another driver rear-ended Denise Myers in her rural mail carrier vehicle on Route 220 south of Green Level Road around 3 p.m., near the Virginia Furniture Market. Trooper A.J. Berry responded to the scene and said both cars had tipped over. Once extricated, both the woman and the man who […]
August 8, 2015 WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — One man is in the hospital after being run over by a box truck Saturday. Police say they were called to the U.S. Postal facility at 24 Research Parkway in Wallingford around 5 p.m. for a report of a person who had been run over by a truck. […]
August 7, 2015 WALLINGFORD, CT — Expanding its presence in the state and along the East Coast, Amazon plans to open a sorting center on Research Parkway. The company is unsure when the facility will open. Amazon refers to the facility as a “sortation center,” which differs from a fulfillment center. Packages delivered to the […]
Real News Real Fast reports: Hernando, Florida – RNRF took to the streets this afternoon and witnessed a mail carrier truck being pulled from the area of Horse Lake Road and Wiscon Road. Due to the water’s depth, Fire Rescue responded to the scene and rescued the driver from the rising waters. Read more at […]
Postal Service to sell CD along with stamp August 7, 2015 MEMPHIS — Music fans attending the official First-Day-of-Issue ceremony for the Music Icons: Elvis Presley Forever stamp will hear a new version of Elvis’ inspiring song “If I Can Dream” as they’ve never heard it before. Priscilla Presley will join Postmaster General Megan Brennan […]