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Apr 20th

Camber Wins $210 Million USPS Software Engineering and Development Services Contract

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Camber Corporation is proud to announce that it was awarded a seven year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS) with a ceiling value of $210M dollars.  Under the Software Engineering and Development Services (SEDS) contract, Camber will provide software engineering and development services […]

Apr 19th

Video: Knife-wielding man mistakes stamp kiosk for ATM, tries to rob woman inside post office

MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. – Police have arrested a Reading man for allegedly robbing a woman at knife-point at a stamp kiosk. It happened at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday inside the Gus Yatron Post Office on North 13th Street in Muhlenberg Township. “The robber came in and demanded money, thinking that she was at the ATM, when […]

Apr 18th

Mail processing ends at U.S. Postal Service Kalamazoo distribution center

KALAMAZOO, MI – Mail processing at the U.S. Postal Service’s Kalamazoo Processing and Distribution Center in Oshtemo Township is officially at an end. “As of Monday, April 20, the majority of the mail will be processed in Grand Rapids,” said Sabrina Todd, communications spokeswoman for the USPS Greater Michigan District. The Postal Service had announced […]

Apr 18th

15 Companies Bidding To Make Next-Generation U.S. Postal Service Vehicle

More than a dozen companies, including many automakers, are interested in building the successor for what the Postal Service uses to transport letters to your mailbox. According to The Wall Street Journal, 15 firms have made it to the first round of the U.S. Postal Service’s bidding process to win a contract worth as much […]

Apr 17th

Senator Carper Convenes Bipartisan Briefing on Postal Service Finances

April 17, 2015 WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a bipartisan briefing on the state of Postal Service finances Thursday afternoon. The briefing provided an important opportunity for all senators to hear from the U.S. Postal Service along with key oversight bodies, including the […]

Apr 17th

Gyrocopter flying mailman appeared in federal court wearing USPS jacket, released on own recognizance

Capitol gyrocopter pilot released on own recognizance after court hearing, home detention WASHINGTON (WJLA/ABC News/AP) -A Florida postal worker who managed to land a small helicopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol – without being detected ahead of time – was released by a federal judge on his own recognizance Thursday afternoon. 61-year-old Doug […]

Apr 16th

Video: Who Is Doug Hughes? Inside the Mind of the Mailman Who Flew to Washington

Doug Hughes wouldn’t like this story. After all, the Florida letter carrier who landed a gyro-copter at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday has long insisted that his message — not he — is what’s important: “I’m just delivering the mail.”  Hughes, 61, of Ruskin, Florida, piloted his small open-cockpit gyro-copter from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Washington, […]

Apr 15th

U.S. Postal Service Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Effective April 1, 2015, the Postal Service™ issued its Diversity and Inclusion Statement. This policy reaffirms the Postal Service’s commitment to building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. The Diversity and Inclusion Statement is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website: n Go to http://blue.usps.gov. n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click […]

Apr 15th

Video: Postal worker arrested after landing gyrocopter on lawn of US Capitol

Mailman’s friend warned Secret Service about plan to land gyrocopter on U.S. Capitol lawn Doug Hughes’ close friend and co-worker, Mike Shanahan, said today that the Ruskin mailman is not a terrorist and did not mean any harm with his protest. And just hours before Hughes landed in Washington, Hughes’ friend said he called a […]