Customers can use a new social media feature to remind friends and family that free COVID-19 tests are available through the mail. The Postal Service has introduced a social media frame that says “I got my COVID test kits delivered by USPS” on a fade-in light blue background, with the organization’s sonic eagle logo below […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.07 percent during the week ending May 13, down 0.08 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 18. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.26 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.86 percent rating. […]
USPS has released a video and transcript of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s keynote address at the 2022 National Postal Forum. The remarks, delivered May 16, focus on the Postal Service’s strategic vision, including its efforts to become the nation’s preferred delivery provider. The National Postal Forum — an annual gathering of more than 3,000 professionals […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about embracing aging and growing older gracefully and healthily. The session, “Healthy Aging, Part 1 — Love Your Body,” will be held Wednesday, May 25, at 2 p.m. EDT. This will be the first in a four-part series on how you can help the […]
The Postal Service will offer virtual career fairs for front-line supervisory jobs once a month on Sundays, starting this weekend. The fairs are part of Focus on the Front, an initiative to fill 2,800 Executive and Administrative Schedule Level 17 supervisory positions. Topics to be covered during the fairs include: • How to apply, including […]
The Holiday Elves and Charles M. Schulz stamps — highlighted in the “Bright and beautiful” article — are adorable. They should be good sellers. […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.09 percent during the week ending May 6, up 0.08 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 11. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.32 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.84 percent rating. […]
The Capability and Proficiency team wants employees to know that online “Learn and Grow” question-and-answer sessions covering retail and delivery, Post Office operations and more are offered several times a week. The sessions are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern. They are targeted at executive and administrative field […]
John M. Dunlop has been appointed plant and process modernization executive director. The plant and process modernization team was created by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to deliver on a key tenet of the Delivering for America plan: investing in the organization’s mail and package processing network. The team will consist of four core groups: process […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.93 percent during the week ending April 29, down 0.17 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 4. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.79 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.58 percent rating. […]
The Postal Service’s Celebrate Diversity Month virtual fair will conclude May 12. The fair, which began April 12, allows participants to roam “halls” and enter “booths” dedicated to the ways we are different. These include booths devoted to race, ethnicity and gender. Other topics include neurodiversity; health, military and veterans; indigenous groups and folklore; generational […]
Warren, MI Post Office employees recently pledged to maintain a safe working environment and to avoid injuries while delivering mail. Many of the employees took a similar safety pledge in 2019. However, with nearly one third of the employees newly hired — including 75 who were hired within the last year — the time was […]
The Postal Service has announced the following additional stamp releases for 2022: Charles M. Schulz, saluting the centennial of the comics genius behind “Peanuts”; James Webb Space Telescope, a celebration of the largest, most complex NASA telescope to ever be deployed; Snowy Beauty, hand-sketched designs of colorful blooms wearing the gleaming white accents of a […]
The Postal Service is reminding all employees of their duty to protect the sanctity of the mail and to treat each piece of mail with care. The public relies on the organization to deliver important items such as gifts for loved ones, medications, election ballots and utility bill payments. When customers entrust USPS with their […]
I hope everyone reads “Chain reaction” — the article cautioning employees from sending reply- all emails — and understands how problematic it can be to receive these messages. […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97 percent during the week ending April 22, down 0.03 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected April 27. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.23 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.64 percent rating. […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and Medicare. The session, “Medicare and FEHB,” will be held Tuesday, May 3, at noon EDT. Representatives from GEHA, a not-for-profit provider of health plans for federal employees, will conduct the webinar and explain how Medicare […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.92 percent during the week ending April 15, down 0.12 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected April 20. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.16 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.52 percent rating. […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about burnout, an occupational phenomenon that can cause mental, physical and emotional exhaustion. “Preventing Burnout with Work-Life Balance” will be held Wednesday, April 27, at 2 p.m. EDT. Rushia Edwards, a nurse consultant with Blue Cross Blue Shield, will discuss the causes of burnout […]
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) will transition administrative services to a new service provider this year, aiming to improve users’ experiences. The transition could affect participants who planned to request a transaction soon, because periodic downtime will be required to accommodate the transition process. During the transition period, participants’ savings will remain invested in the […]
Letter Carrier Kelli Reed was recently making deliveries in a Lincoln, NE, neighborhood when she grew concerned about a customer whose mail was piling up. Reed got no answer when she knocked on the front door, then she spotted the woman through a window, lying on the floor. The Postal Service employee immediately called 911 […]
A sales lead from a mail handler in Virginia has resulted in a big shipping deal for the Postal Service. Joseph Kittles, who works at the Northern Virginia Processing and Distribution Center in Merrifield, routinely accepts packages dropped off by business customers. After speaking with one of those customers about their shipping needs, Kittles submitted […]
Postal Service employees committed to more than $4 million in cash pledges and 6,600 volunteer hours during the latest Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). “The Postal Service is proud to support the Combined Federal Campaign each year. I thank all employees for their generous contributions,” said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The latest tally includes more than […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.92 percent during the week ending April 8, down 0.04 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected April 13. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.2 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.51 percent rating. […]
The organizers of the USPS Sustainability Excellence Awards have added a new prize to this year’s competition: “Lunch with Louis” — as in Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The annual awards recognize functions, areas, districts, facilities and teams that contribute to a sustainable workplace. Reducing greenhouse gases, conserving energy and other sustainability initiatives are important parts of […]
The Postal Service dedicated a stamp honoring children’s book author Shel Silverstein during a ceremony in Chicago on April 8. The event was held at Darwin Elementary, one of the schools Silverstein (1930-1999) attended as a child. “He could be silly or serious — and anything in between. With his witty rhymes and whimsical, nonsensical […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.74 percent during the week ending April 1, down 0.12 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected April 6. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 96.96 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.43 percent rating. […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar on time management. The session, “Maximizing the Value of Time,” will be held Wednesday, April 13, at 11 a.m. EDT. Participants will learn to schedule tasks according to the inherent value they assign the tasks. Topics include identifying primary planning needs using a “time value management” […]
Postal Service employees and contractors must complete one of two mandatory cybersecurity courses by April 11. Both courses provide instruction on how to protect critical Postal Service data from online threats. Here’s an overview: • CyberSafe Fundamentals. This course provides training needed to adhere to cybersecurity practices and policy for the protection of USPS electronic […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.75 percent during the week ending March 25, down 0.01 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected March 30. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.46 percent rating. […]