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 […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will provide an overview of how healthy food can boost your energy and help you perform at your best. The session, “Food Is Fuel,” will be held Wednesday, March 5, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a provider of health […]
The Postal Service will release its new American Vistas presorted standard stamps on Friday, Feb. 21. The stamps feature illustrations of two iconic American landscapes: mountains and a beach. One stamp depicts a sandy shoreline at sunset, with a lone sailboat in the distance. The other is a nighttime mountain scene featuring a cabin overlooking […]
• Maryellen A. Anderson was named Massachusetts-Rhode Island District’s workforce planning and complement manager. She previously served as workforce planning specialist. • Yan Fedulov, WestPac Area’s operations integration manager, was named acting postmaster for Portland, OR. Tamara Vielguth, a WestPac Area management associate, was named acting operations integration manager. • Nancy Lee Harding, strategic account […]
The latest editions of the quarterly Area and Regional Update newsletters will be mailed to Postal Service employees’ homes throughout February. Area and Regional Update is available in Atlantic-Eastern, Southern-Eastern, Central-Western and WestPac-Western editions. In addition to local and regional news coverage, each issue includes national stories and regular columns from USPS leaders, including Postmaster […]
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Postal Service employees now have access to a list of human resources events and activities, located on the MyHR website. The new “What’s Happening” page showcases upcoming human resources events and activities, along with a detailed calendar. Employees can also register for human resources events and sessions through MyHR. […]
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The latest entry on Postal Posts, the USPS blog, looks at this year’s stamp lineup. Lisa Bobb-Semple, the Postal Service’s stamp services director, wrote the post, which was published Feb. 14. […]
Transportation has emerged as one of the Postal Service’s biggest areas of transformation and improvement under the Delivering for America plan, The Eagle magazine reports in its winter issue. The cover story explores the organization’s shift to a fully integrated network with mail and packages traveling together, significantly reducing truck trips and giving a major […]
The Postal Service will hold its first virtual job fair for current employees to learn about maintenance positions on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern. The event will showcase a variety of positions, including building equipment mechanics, custodians, electronic technicians and maintenance mechanics, including maintenance mechanics for mail processing equipment. No […]
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• Fort Worth, TX, Postmaster Kevin S. Farmer and Diane M. Ingland, Arkansas-Oklahoma District manager, completed detail assignments and resumed their regular duties. • Phoenix Postmaster Tina M. Sweeney was named Arizona-New Mexico District’s acting manager. Frank S. Cetta, the district’s Post Office operations manager, was named Phoenix’s acting postmaster. • Marcellina Del Pizzo-Wisniewski was […]
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, Feb. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must […]
Dr. Joshua Colin has been named the Postal Service’s chief performance officer, overseeing a newly created organization that will manage coordination and operational excellence across the processing, logistics and retail and delivery functions. This new organization aims to drive performance and accountability, leveraging the significant investments made as the Postal Service moves into the fourth […]