Hank Aaron’s incredible contributions to baseball, on and off the field, were celebrated July 31 at the Atlanta dedication ceremony for the stamp honoring him. Aaron (1934-2021) rose from humble beginnings in the Jim Crow South to rewrite the record books, prevailing in the face of entrenched racism. As a member of the Atlanta Braves, […]
The Postal Service held a special dedication ceremony for its Low Denomination Flowers stamps July 18 in Berkeley, CA. The collection consists of five stamps: • One-cent Fringed Tulip, featuring one purple fringed tulip; • Two-cent Daffodils, featuring two yellow daffodil blossoms; • Three-cent Peonies, featuring three red peonies; • Five-cent Red Tulips, featuring five […]
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My name is Susan Wozniak and I’m the administrator for the USPS Employee Assistance Program, also known as EAP. We provide employees with access to licensed professionals for counseling, support, therapy, coaching and more. I’ve been with the Postal Service for six years — which kind of makes me a baby here. I started in […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on how to successfully and efficiently manage projects in the workplace. The “Project Management” session will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from DeVry University will lead the webinar. Participants must register before the event on the webinar website. Participation is […]
Alex Trebek, the longtime host of “Jeopardy!” who was honored with a stamp this week, had plenty of Postal Service employees among his fans. Some got to meet him while competing on the TV quiz show. Rachel Moyer, a technology acquisition program manager in Charlotte, NC, appeared on “Jeopardy!” in 2017, finishing in second place. […]
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Carter Scott, winner of the Postal Service’s Driver of the Year Award, has walked — or rather driven — the talk and then some. “I believe in safety,” he says. The tractor-trailer operator for the Suburban Processing and Distribution Center in Gaithersburg, MD, has had no preventable incidents since he began his career as a […]
On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted to create a postal system in the Colonies and selected Benjamin Franklin to lead it. “Establishment of the post office was a bold move — and it was yet another thumb in the eye of the British King,” author and scholar Tara Ross wrote in a […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. Fill in the blank: The Postal Service holds more than (blank) career conferences each year. a) 10 b) 50 c) 150 d) None of the above 2. To protect their USPS-issued […]
The USPS Employee Assistance Program will hold its next online orientation on Friday, Aug. 2, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern. The orientations, held on the first Friday of each month, offer information on how Postal Service employees and their families can use the program. Employees must register in advance on the EAP website. […]
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published July 25, explains what is involved with the Postal Pulse employee survey. 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. […]
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS) has temporarily disabled the enrollment function on its platform because of recent fraudulent activity. Current participants are still able to submit claims for reimbursement while the enrollment functionality is disabled, and qualifying life events can be retroactively adjusted once the enrollment functionality resumes. FSAFEDS identified a limited number […]
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The Postal Service is reminding employees to follow the mandates of the Privacy Act. The 1974 federal law governs the collection, use and maintenance of the personal information that federal agencies gather and hold in their systems of records. Under the law, all USPS employees and contractors must protect such information from unauthorized disclosure and […]
USPS employees may participate in an upcoming virtual seminar on the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. The session will be held Tuesday, July 30, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. PSHB — which takes effect in 2025 — is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be […]
Did they space out? The Apollo 11 astronauts — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — brought a commemorative envelope on their pioneering lunar mission with the intent to postmark it on the surface of the moon July 20, 1969, the date of the landing. They also brought the steel master die — shaved […]
Rural Carrier Associate Lucas Wight really got into the spirit of Independence Day. Wight arrived for a shadow day with Maple Falls, WA, Postmaster Michael Hinkle dressed as George Washington, complete with powdered wig. “He surprised us,” Hinkle said of the unexpected uniform. “None of us knew.” Luckily for Wight, the weather cooperated, topping out […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. Fill in the blank: On July 14, USPS raised mailing services product prices approximately (blank). a) 7.8 percent b) 8.7 percent c) 25 percent d) 52 percent 2. How many regional […]
The Postal Service is discontinuing its dual-use Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express medium tube box. This will help the organization simplify its package offerings, a goal of the Delivering for America plan. Customers can order the box while supplies last […]
Kelly Abney, the Postal Service’s chief logistics officer, retired July 5. Abney led the redesign of the organization’s transportation network, including its shift away from air transport. He also oversaw the deployment of a state-of-the-art logistics systems platform. His efforts led to “the reduction of over a billion dollars in costs from our transportation […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar to learn ways to prevent food waste. The session, “Zero Waste Eating,” will be held Tuesday, July 23, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from GEHA, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must register before the event on the webinar […]
The latest Delivering for America postcard was recently mailed to employees’ homes. The card focuses on the importance of change throughout USPS, such as reducing the organization’s financial losses and making many other improvements that are putting it on a path to thrive. In addition to being sent to employees’ homes, Delivering for America postcards […]
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With the 2024 Wimbledon Championships underway in the United Kingdom, here’s a look at stamps the Postal Service has released to honor American tennis stars: • Hazel Wightman (1990): Known as the “Queen Mother of American Tennis” and “Lady Tennis,” the Olympic gold medalist led women’s tennis in the early 20th century. She created the […]
Two of the Postal Service’s Memphis, TN, tractor-trailer operators recently made a very special stop: career day at a local elementary school. Willie Relliford and Glenn Sisco answered questions and explained how the mail is moved to the students, who ranged in age from pre-K to eighth grade. The children even got to see a […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. When must Postal Service employees complete this year’s mandatory cybersecurity training course? a) Thursday, July 18 b) Friday, July 19 c) Thursday, July 25 d) Friday, July 26 2. When did […]
The approval process for small-dollar purchases in eBuyPlus — the Postal Service’s requisition system — will change starting Friday, July 12. Orders totaling at least 1 cent up to $250 will only need a manager’s approval. The approval process for orders totaling more than $250 remains unchanged and will continue to require approval from a […]
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published July 11, explains what heat illness is and what employees can do to avoid it. 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. […]
The Postal Inspection Service is the federal law enforcement agency assigned to protect the mail — including Election Mail and Ballot Mail. On its website, the agency outlines its efforts to protect the integrity of election-related mail as it moves through the postal network. These efforts include: • Designating inspectors in each USPS district to […]
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USPS employees may participate in an upcoming virtual seminar on the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. The session will be held Tuesday, July 16, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. PSHB — which takes effect in 2025 — is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. Match the identity fraud scam in Column A with the method involved in Column B. Column A a) Phishing b) Quishing c) Smishing d) Vishing Column B I) Emails II) Phone […]
Representatives from other countries attended this year’s National Postal Forum, including Jamaica, Costa Rica, Ukraine and the Switzerland-based Universal Postal Union, or UPU. “We are so pleased that representatives from posts around the world found value in participating in our event,” said Judy de Torok, the USPS corporate affairs vice president. In addition to taking […]
Federal regulations generally prohibit the Postal Service and its employees from accepting gifts of monetary value from anyone outside the organization. However, these regulations also give USPS the authority, on a case-by-case basis, to accept a gift that would normally be prohibited if doing so is deemed “necessary or convenient” to the organization’s business. This […]