For many, this has been a trying few months. From the images streaming in from Afghanistan to historic wildfires and record heat. The surge in COVID-19 may also be taking a toll. The Postal Service wants to remind all workers, and in particular the large number of veterans in its workforce, that the Employee Assistance […]
The Postal Service is asking employees and contractors to take precautions when using the Zoom platform to ensure sensitive information shared during video conferences doesn’t become compromised. While Zoom has become a valuable, user-friendly communications option — particularly during the coronavirus pandemic — it does have vulnerabilities. For instance, a flaw was recently discovered when […]
The Postal Service is inviting employees to audition for this year’s holiday-themed advertising campaign. Employees who are chosen to participate could be featured in a variety of different types of holiday ads, including TV commercials. The audition is open to all employees. No prior acting experience is required. The USPS 2021 Employee Casting website has […]
The Postal Service price changes that were announced in the spring will take effect Aug. 29. The changes, which affect letters, postcards and flats, are in alignment with Delivering for America, the organization’s 10-year plan to achieve financial stability. Here are the current and new prices: • Letters (1 ounce): 55 cents (current), 58 cents […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.95 percent during the week ending Aug. 13, down 0.20 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Aug. 18. Western Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 97.05 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.77 percent […]
The Postal Service is reminding employees that they must follow the rules about fundraising and community service activities in the workplace. Employees can fundraise in their personal capacity only if they are off duty and doing it outside of the workplace. Employees cannot solicit their subordinates and cannot connect the fundraiser to the Postal Service. […]
Backyard Games, the Postal Service’s latest stamp release, was dedicated Aug. 12 during the Great American Stamp Show, an event for philatelists held in Rosemont, IL. “Stamp collecting has become a great American tradition, just as the backyard games we’re celebrating today have become great American traditions,” said Judy de Torok, the Postal Service’s corporate […]
The packages were quickly piling up. Who would be surprised? Headwinds buffeting Puerto Rico’s Post Offices were coming from all directions: COVID-19 staffing issues. Storm-damaged infrastructure. A 41 percent increase in package volume compared with the prior year. The island’s postal workers forged on as best they could, but it was hard to keep up. […]
To prepare for the upcoming holiday peak season, the Postal Service plans to fill about 900 Level 17 supervisor positions. These will be Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS) positions. USPS will accept applications for them from Aug. 17-23. The positions include the following: Customer service support supervisor; Customer services supervisor; Distribution operations supervisor; Transportation operations […]
“Hot dogs,” the canine stamp-themed edition of “The List,” was pawsome. Which stamp is my favorite? That’s too ruff to answer. BOL (bark out loud)! […]
Angela H. Curtis has been named the Postal Service’s delivery operations vice president. In this role, she reports to Chief Retail and Delivery Officer Joshua D. Colin, with responsibilities that cover city and rural delivery, fleet management and the delivery operations command center. Curtis is a 29-year postal veteran and has served in several roles, […]
The Postal Service has added new Texas locations to the USPS Connect Local pilot, which helps businesses and organizations provide local-to-local same-day and next-day package delivery at affordable rates. The program, which launched July 19 with four locations in Houston and three in Dallas, has added 10 sites in each area, for a total of […]
The Postal Service will celebrate popular games played by Americans of all ages when it releases its Backyard Games stamps on Aug. 12. The pane of 16 Forever stamps features eight designs illustrating badminton, bocce, cornhole, croquet, flying disc, horseshoes, tetherball and pick-up baseball. Each design emphasizes movement and is intended to evoke the nostalgic […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.01 percent during the week ending Aug. 6, down 0.19 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Aug. 11. Western Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 97.16 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.79 percent […]
USPS is reminding facilities that hazardous chemicals must be prevented from entering stormwater drains and waterways. The organization’s “zero discharge” policy requires facilities to control the pollutants that enter the environment. Under the policy, facilities must: • Promptly address spills and report environmental spills with PS Form 8187, Hazardous and Regulated Substance Release Notification. • […]
Link’s headlines often amuse me, but “That’s so Raven” — the headline for the article highlighting the Raven Story stamp’s release — made me laugh out loud. […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.03 percent during the week ending July 30, down 0.16 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Aug. 4. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.19 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.81 percent rating. […]
The Postal Service has introduced Photo Services Only, an option for customers who just need a full face, passport-sized image taken — and not necessarily a first-time passport. The service costs $15. Each Photo Services Only appointment takes approximately five minutes, per customer. Customers can now schedule for a first-time passport application appointment, a first-time […]
Joshua D. Colin was named chief retail and delivery officer last week, overseeing more than 430,000 employees who help the Postal Service accept and deliver mail and packages. Colin, who has acted in the role since June, “has done an excellent job taking the helm,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy wrote in a memo announcing the […]
“The big picture” article, which featured an image of the 1973 stamps celebrating Postal Service employees, made me think it’s time to release stamps showing how we serve the public today. […]
The Postal Service is reminding employees who process the organization’s sensitive information that their assigned cybersecurity training courses must be completed soon. These employees have been assigned one of the following two courses in HERO: • CyberSafe Fundamentals, which provides instructions on how to adhere to cybersecurity practices and policy to protect USPS electronic information; […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.06 percent during the week ending July 23, down 0.03 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected July 28. Western Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 97.24 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.79 percent […]
Postmasters and customer services managers will soon receive a Business Connect kit that offers strategies for promoting USPS products and services to small businesses. The kits, which will be mailed around July 29, contain a welcome letter, an information sheet, a quick reference card and a tear pad. “Now is the time to show small […]
While the Postal Service has more than 230,000 vehicles in its delivery fleet today, until 1970, most letter carriers delivered mail on foot. “They didn’t have no trucks when we started. When I started, you went to your route on the bus,” recalled Alfonzo T. Wilson Jr., a Cleveland letter carrier who began his postal […]
In mid-2020, as he was recovering from a near-fatal case of COVID-19, Mark Mothersbaugh found himself bristling at some of the anti-Postal Service rhetoric being bandied about at the time. “We weren’t hearing anybody speaking up for the Post Office, so we said, ‘Well dang it, we’re gonna do it,’” said Mothersbaugh, best known as […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.93 percent during the week ending July 16, down about a quarter of a point from one week earlier. The data was collected July 21. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.19 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program and Medicare. The session, “USPS: Medicare + FEHB,” will be held Monday, July 26, at noon EDT. Brian Sperling and Mickey Basi, senior account managers for GEHA, a not-for-profit provider of health plans for federal employees, […]
The Postal Service has updated Handbook AS-805, Information Security, which details the organization’s security policies for technology assets and information resources. The updates include several new topics, including: • The Executive Cyber Risk Committee, which evaluates and monitors cyber risk management activities and their alignment with the overall corporate risk profile; • Contractual security agreements […]
The new Postal Service ride-on vehicle for children is the cutest thing ever. I wish I could have bought this when my teenagers were little kids. […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.03 percent during the week ending July 9, down 0.14 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected July 14. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.28 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.79 percent rating. […]