Stamp season is heating up. As Link reported last week, USPS celebrated its Figures of the American Revolution release — 25 stamps featuring the portraits of 25 individuals involved in the fight for independence — at a first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
The organization also released A Day at the Beach, a set of four stamps depicting the joys of coastal life in summer, and the Stamps Forever website posted the fourth installment of its Stamp Encore series, exploring the contestants that weren’t covered in the first three.
We told you about the launch of the Policy Lifecycle Management System, or PLMS, a digital tool that puts up-to-date policy documents at employees’ fingertips; shared news of the appointment of Pete Routsolias as chief logistics officer; offered a reminder about the ethics rules surrounding supplemental employment; and explored the role of the Diplomatic Post Office in Link’s new column, “Primers.”
In crime-fighting news, we spotlighted the work of the USPS Office of Inspector General in helping take down a Chicago gang that recruited letter carriers into its network to steal checks, credit cards, gift cards and cash from the mail.
In “People,” Sadaqah Amal-Jones, a customer services manager in Robbinsdale, MN, explained the many ways she’s benefited from USPS career conferences. Thanks to detail assignments and networking, “I’ve been able to advance my career in a short period of time,” she said.
Finally, “Heroes” spotlighted Kevin Stover, a Lexington, KY, city carrier technician who heard a cry for help and ran to the home from which it came. There he found a customer lying on the floor, unable to get up. He called 911 and waited with her until paramedics arrived.
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