A coalition of senators have demanded answers concerning the security of U.S. Postal Service blue mailboxes following media coverage of a series of “washed check” thefts.

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit determined that the U.S. Postal Service acted outside of the authority of the Postal Service Reorganization Act.

According to an audit report from the Office of the Inspector General at the United States Postal Service (USPS), cryptocurrency, as used postal inspectors, can be better tracked and accounted for in order to prevent abuse, waste, or fraud. While the audit found the current program to be sufficient, , auditors found over 1,000 cases where the use of cryptocurrency may not have been properly recorded.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alexander Mayorkas recently signed an Interim Final Rule (IFR) to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implement provisions from the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act.

McKenzie Holmes was a U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) employee from 1989, until his removal in 2018. At the time of his removal, he worked as a city carrier at the Fort Dearborn Station in Chicago.

On FEDtalk this week, join host Natalia Castro to hear the stories of the federal employees working on the front lines while millions of Americans stay at home. From the Postal Service to Federal Veterinarians to the IRS employees delivering stimulus checks to the American people, federal employees are keeping the nation afloat during these trying times.