The Postal Service is reminding employees that federal ethics rules generally prohibit them from accepting gifts of monetary value from anyone outside the organization. USPS itself, however, can accept a gift under its agency gift acceptance authority if the gift is necessary or convenient for postal business. For example, if an employee is offered free […]
My name is Derrick Milling and I’m the IT client support manager at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC. My primary responsibility is providing IT support for the Postal Service’s leaders. My team assists about 65 people, including officers, vice presidents and their direct reports. I usually begin my day at 6:30 a.m., but I’m never […]
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The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors to use strong and unique passwords, passphrases and personal identification numbers, or PINs, for their USPS accounts. Doing so will help safeguard the Postal Service’s computer network, protect sensitive information and prevent cybercriminals from stealing the organization’s data. Passwords are a string of characters; passphrases are a […]
Michele Decilla has covered a lot of miles in her nearly four decades with the Postal Service. So it is fitting that the New Haven, CT, letter carrier was honored with a National Safety Council Million Mile Award recently, just a few months before she plans to hang up her satchel for good. The award […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. What is the name of the bell choir that USPS retail associates Thomas Alexander and Jonah Alexander perform with? a) Bells in the Belfry b) Erie Canal Ringers c) Jungle Bells […]
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published May 29, provides a comprehensive look at this year’s USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign. Updates to the organization’s policies, procedures and forms are also included. Employees can go to usps.com to read and download the latest Postal Bulletin, along with past issues. […]
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There were more than 6,000 reported dog attacks on Postal Service employees in 2024, up from about 5,800 such incidents the year before, according to data released this week as part of the latest USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign. For the first time, the annual campaign — which begins Sunday, June 1 — will […]
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Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the organization’s commuter benefits program, including how to set aside as much as $325 each month on a pretax basis for commuting costs. The session, “Commuter Benefits,” will be held Tuesday, June 3, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Edenred, which […]
The sky was the limit in 1925: An act of Congress authorized the postmaster general to contract for airmail service, and in 1926, the first commercial airmail took flight. Trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific airmail routes followed in the 1930s. By the 1940s, the challenges of World War II sparked innovations in many fields, and the postal […]
Link kicked off the week with a feature on how USPS career conferences — there will be 50 this year — can change employees’ lives. Ryan Cruz was a retail associate in Newport News, VA, when he attended a career conference in 2023. Two weeks later, he moved into management. “I’m in a position I […]
A team of employees at the Clovis, CA, Post Office helped save the life of Michael Montes Jr., a rural carrier who had a heart attack inside a locker room there. Montes was in emergency surgery within 38 minutes of having the heart attack thanks to the efforts of his colleagues, according to Neil Barton, […]
The Postal Service has released a video about its Armed Forces stamps, which celebrate the 250th anniversaries of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The nearly 3-minute video features comments from Jeffery Adams, the Postal Service’s corporate communications vice president, who spoke at the May 16 dedication ceremony for the stamps. Adams […]
Amarillo, TX, Postmaster Landon Thornton recently administered the oath of office to a familiar face: daughter Macy Wolf, the new Vega, TX, postmaster. Wolf began her career in 2020 as a city carrier assistant and knew she wanted to follow her father’s career path. Thornton began as a letter carrier with USPS in 1990 and […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. Where was the Armed Forces stamps dedication ceremony held? a) Faneuil Hall in Boston b) Fort McHenry in Baltimore c) Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC d) Independence Hall in Philadelphia 2. […]
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My name is Angela Dyer and I am the Postal Service’s senior director of commerce applications. I lead the development, transformation and maintenance of more than 75 commercial shipping applications that generate more than $60 billion a year in revenue for USPS. These include USPS.com, Click-N-Ship, USPS Ship, PostalOne! and application program interfaces, or APIs. […]
USPS is reminding employees that outside activities should not conflict with their official Postal Service duties. Under the federal executive branch’s standards of ethical conduct and the USPS Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct, employees should avoid all conflicts of interest, and never use their Postal Service title or authority, or postal property, in connection with […]
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Memorial Day, a federal holiday to remember the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces, is Monday, May 26. Facilities that are open on the holiday must fly the U.S. flag at half-staff. The U.S. flag must be flown at half-staff from sunrise — or the hour when it’s raised — […]
The Postal Service is releasing three stamps — collectively known as the Armed Forces stamps — to honor the 250th anniversaries of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Each of these military branches was established in 1775. The stamps feature the emblem of its force against a clean white backgrounds and includes the inscriptions “250 […]
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McKinzie Korpela — the new postmaster in Cloquet, MN — recently carried on in the tradition of her predecessors by swearing in the mushers of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. The race’s postal roots run deep. Beargrease was a member of the Anishinaabe peoples on Minnesota’s North Shore. He and his brothers were hunters, […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. What is the title of the first book authored by former first lady Barbara Bush, who’ll soon be featured on a stamp? a) “Barbara Bush: A Memoir” b) “C. Fred’s Story” […]
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published May 15, takes a look at the organization’s Mailbox Improvement Week campaign. Updates to the organization’s policies, procedures and forms are also included. Employees can go to usps.com to read and download the latest Postal Bulletin, along with past issues. […]
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The Postal Service recently began requiring customers to use the branded Priority Mail Express Cremated Remains box when shipping cremated remains — whether they were ashes alone or ashes contained in items such as jewelry or keepsakes. Beginning Monday, May 12, USPS will introduce a smaller Priority Mail Express product to allow customers to ship […]
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The Postal Service will begin blocking all unapproved USB mass storage devices on ACE computers starting June 1. Employees and contractors who connect an unapproved flash drive, external hard drive or smartphone may see a pop-up message saying: “Device Blocked by SentinelOne — USB device blocked. Your organization does not allow you to use this […]
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Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the importance of sleep. The session, “Healthy Benefits of Sleep,” will be held Tuesday, May 20, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Kaiser Permanente, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must register before the […]
Peace Officers Memorial Day, which honors police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, is Thursday, May 15. Postal Service facilities are required to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff. When the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff, all other flags must fly at half-staff, too. To fly the flag at half-staff, […]
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The Postal Service has announced its financial results for fiscal year 2025’s second quarter (Jan. 1-March 31). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Total operating revenue was $19.7 billion, essentially flat compared with the same quarter the previous fiscal year. First-Class Mail revenue increased 1 percent, while Marketing Mail revenue decreased 1.4 percent. Shipping and […]
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Chandler Vance is a sartorial time traveler. The Ashville, OH, retail associate collects vintage postal paraphernalia of all sorts, including old uniforms. “I have almost every complete uniform from the 1930s to the modern day,” Vance said. These are not just dusty relics. On special occasions, Vance will don vintage uniforms from the 1950s-1970s. Vance […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. Where was this year’s National Postal Forum held? a) Milwaukee, WI b) Nashville, TN c) Pueblo, CO d) Sacramento, CA 2. What is featured on the back of the new Goodnight […]