USPS Statement on Operations after Government Shutdown

USPS operations will not be interrupted due to the Gov’t shutdown, & all Post Offices will remain open for business as usual. Because we are an independent entity that is funded through the sale of our products & services, & not by tax dollars, USPS will not be impacted. pic.twitter.com/FS7kyvlONV — U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) […]

Senator Grassley Advises Iowans on Postal Mail Delays to Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is advising Iowans to call or email his offices for a faster response than via postal mail to Washington during the partial government shutdown.  Senate postal operations are largely closed, so Grassley’s office in Washington is not getting postal mail deliveries. “I want Iowans to know their postal […]

Impact of Federal Government Shutdown on Postal Workers

October 4, 2013) As a result of the ongoing government shutdown, please make note of the below captioned list of government managed benefits and their possible impact on Mail Handlers. We will continue to monitor the impact of this action on federal agencies. If the shutdown is prolonged, additional information will be compiled, updated, and […]

PRC Closed Due to Government Shutdown

From the Postal Regulatory Commission: The Commission is closed until such time as an FY 2014 appropriation or a continuing resolution for the Commission has been approved.   During the shutdown, the Commission’s Docket section will not be operational. However, filings may be submitted. All filings submitted during the shutdown will be processed and posted […]

Shutdown Plan for the Postal Regulatory Commission

The outlines of next week’s possible government shutdown have started to take shape as government agencies roll out their contingency plans. To get ready, agencies have been identifying services, programs and workers deemed essential, or “excepted” in official speak. Translation: Workers in the business of protecting life and property. They will continue working, though they […]

USPS OIG Shutdown Plan to Office of Management and Budget

The outlines of next week’s possible government shutdown have started to take shape as government agencies roll out their contingency plans. To get ready, agencies have been identifying services, programs and workers deemed essential, or “excepted” in official speak. Translation: Workers in the business of protecting life and property. They will continue working, though they […]

Video: USPS bio-terror program maybe coming to an end

As the video points out: USPS and the Department of Health and Human Services has asked Congress for $5 million to fund the bio-terror program an additional 3 years. Without it they cannot expand to other cities or maintain personnel already trained to respond in the event of a bio terror attack. A Government shutdown […]