How will the government shutdown impact mail delivery and the Post Office? Will there be mail service today? Will the Post Offices be open? How will the government shutdown affect the United States Postal Service ?
The good news is that the government shutdown has no impact on the USPS. There will be normal mail delivery today. The Post Office will be open normal hours. So, not to worry, that important piece of mail you were expecting will be delivered today, despite the federal government shut down.
Government shutdown big Internet news
The big news today on the Internet is the US government shutdown over Obamacare. US Government parks and non-essential workers have the day off. But many other federal workers are not affected by the shutdown. Those exempted workers include air traffic controllers and federal police. Federal workers were also allowed to to into work Tuesday for just four hours to conduct shutdown operations. Your social security and food stamp benefits will not be impacted.
Yes, Virginia, there will be mail service today despite the government shut down
But once again, there will be mail service today. The government shutdown will not affect mail service. The USPS made note of that fact with a red banner on its Web site that read: "ALERT: USPS is operating normally during the Federal government shutdown."
