The Postal Service will release its Battlefields of the American Revolution stamps on Wednesday, April 16. The stamps are being issued ahead of the semiquincentennial — or 250th anniversary — of the American Revolution and highlight five crucial battles in the Revolutionary War: Lexington and Concord; Bunker Hill; Trenton; Saratoga; and Yorktown. The pane dedicates […]
• Kellie C. Calderon was named compensation and benefits executive director. She previously served as compensation programs director. • Daniela De Rossi was named facilities repair and alterations director. She previously served as repair and alterations manager. • Joy M. Hawkins was named the Springfield, MA, Network Distribution Center’s plant manager. She previously served as […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar to learn simple daily habits to improve well-being and decrease financial stress. The session, “Holistic Approach to Financial Wellbeing,” will be held Wednesday, April 23, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Kaiser Permanente, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will provide information about seasonal, food and pet allergies and treatment options. The session, “Allergies and Asthma,” will be held Wednesday, April 23, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the […]
The Postal Service is reminding employees that they’ll need a Real ID Act-compliant driver license or ID card beginning Wednesday, May 7, if they fly domestically for business or for personal reasons. The Real ID Act of 2005 established minimum documentation requirements for state-issued driver licenses and ID cards. A Real ID Act-compliant license or […]
• Cipriano S. Corona was named California 4 District manager. He previously served as operations integration manager. • Donna D. Gill was named Atlantic Area’s field human resources director. She previously served as safety and health field operations manager. • Aron R. Jones was named California 1 District manager. He previously served as San Jose, […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will address benefits available after retirement. The session, “USPS Retirement Health Benefits: Medicare, Dental and Vision,” will be held Wednesday, April 16, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must […]
The Postal Service will dedicate its Battlefields of the American Revolution stamps on Wednesday, April 16, in Concord, MA. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Eastern at the North Bridge Visitors Center in Minute Man National Historical Park, located at 174 Liberty St. The speakers will include Judy de Torok, the Postal Service’s […]
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• Shanty A. Doodnauth, transportation contracts manager, was named acting air transportation category management center director. • Baltimore Postmaster Le Gretta Y. Goodwin was named Indiana District’s acting manager. • Minneapolis Postmaster Kenneth A. Johnson and Grand Rapids, MI, Postmaster William J. Rowe have completed detail assignments and resumed their regular duties. • Marek Kazibwami […]
About 38 million adults in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 5 of them don’t know they have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when levels of blood glucose, or blood sugar, are too high, affecting how the body turns food into […]
Link is a nominee in the Employee Communications Awards, a national competition organized by Ragan, a professional development organization for people who work in corporate and government communications. Link is a finalist in the newsletter category along with eight other organizations, including Carnival Cruise Lines, PwC and Michigan State University. Winners will be announced Wednesday, […]
As 1825 dawned, the American postal network was still known as the General Post Office — but not for long. By the 1830s, it was renamed the Post Office Department. The department’s official seal was switched from the Roman god Mercury to an image of a postal worker riding a horse at full gallop. It […]
• Daniel T. Hirai was named Midwest Division’s senior processing operations director. He previously served as the Santa Clarita, CA, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. • Las Vegas Postmaster Donald D. Kravos completed a detail assignment and resumed his regular duties. • Cincinnati Postmaster Karen L. Garber was named Ohio 2 District’s acting manager. […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will offer tips to protect your vision. The session, “Eyes on the Prize,” will be held Wednesday, April 2, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must register […]
The USPS safe driving campaign is the subject of the latest entry on Postal Posts, the USPS blog. Linda DeCarlo, the organization’s occupational health and safety senior director, wrote the March 20 post. […]
The Postal Service dedicated its Freshwater Fishing Lures stamps during a ceremony in Springfield, MO, on March 13. The pane of 20 stamps features close-up photographs of five popular lure designs. “With these stamps, the Postal Service celebrates the beauty and ingenuity behind some of America’s most successful lures,” said John DiPeri, the Postal Service’s […]
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• Michael A. Chestnut was named rural delivery director. He previously served as rural delivery strategy and policy manager. • Frank D. Veal was named Central Region’s senior division processing operations director. He previously served as Westshores Division’s senior processing director. • Steven F. Wojtaszek was named New York Metro Division’s senior processing operations director. […]
USPS Executive and Administrative Schedule and Postal Career Executive Service employees may participate in an upcoming lunch-and-learn session about sharing, editing and collaborating on files in Microsoft Teams. The 45-minute session, “Working With Files in Microsoft Teams,” will be held Wednesday, March 26, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Participants must register before the event on the […]
Postal Posts, the USPS blog, looks at imposter scams in its latest entry. The March 5 post was written by Brian Coleman, a postal inspector. […]
• Holly R. Burrell, Central Area’s level 1 Post Office operations support manager, was named the Chicago Post Office’s officer in charge. • Aaron B. Lawson, Central Area operations integration support manager, was named Southern Area’s acting finance and budget manager. • Steven T. Mansker — finance and budget manager for Wisconsin, Illinois 1, Illinois […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will address benefits that are available after retirement. The session, “USPS Retirement Health Benefits: Medicare, Dental and Vision,” will be held Wednesday, March 19, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar to learn basic nutrition principles and how to make smart choices from each food group. The session, “Nutrition, Just the Basics,” will be held Wednesday, March 19, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Kaiser Permanente, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on overcoming time management challenges, prioritizing tasks and setting career and education goals. The session, “Achieving Work-Life-School Balance,” will be held on Wednesday, March 19, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from DeVry University, which offers tuition discounts for USPS employees, will lead the webinar. Participants must […]
Amber McReynolds, chairwoman of the USPS Board of Governors, visited Postal Service facilities in Nevada last week to meet employees and see how they are helping to transform the organization under the Delivering for America plan. At the Boulder City Post Office, located in the state’s southern end, McReynolds spoke with employees during a daily […]
• Joseph R. Di Chiara was named the Queens, NY, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. He previously served as network implementation director. • Jacob O. Davison, a USPS attorney, was named acting chief business and finance law counsel. • Kenneth E. Hanson Jr., the Columbus, OH, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named […]
The USPS Benefits and Wellness team wants employees to know how they can help prevent vascular disease. The vascular system is the body’s network of blood vessels. It includes arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to tissues and organs. Veins carry the blood and waste products back to the heart. […]
USPS employees may participate in a webinar that will help explain how the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program and Medicare work in retirement. The session, “PSHB and Medicare in Retirement,” will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern on the following Mondays: March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, […]
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The American postal system was born of revolution. On July 26, 1775, about three months after the first clash between American Colonists and British soldiers in Massachusetts, Colonial leaders established a postal system and named Benjamin Franklin its leader — the postmaster general. The leaders knew a postal system would be crucial to the war […]
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• Kelly J. Chaney, Southern Area’s finance and budget manager, retired after 28 years with the Postal Service. • Kennard B. Everett II was named the Duluth, GA, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. He previously served as network implementation director. • Brian O. Newman was named the Funkstown, MD, postmaster. He previously served as […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the causes and effects of high cholesterol and ways to manage the disease. The session, “Cholesterol and You,” will be held Wednesday, March 5, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Kaiser Permanente, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will […]