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 […]
• Paul M. Gaudette, New England Division’s processing operations support manager, was named the Manchester, NH, Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager. • Littleton, CO, Postmaster Spencer M. Gibson was named Denver’s acting postmaster. • Mark E. Wilson was named Lakeshores Division’s processing operations senior director. He previously served as the Atlanta Regional Processing […]
Postal Service employees can show their support for heart health awareness by sporting scarlet on National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 7. The event takes place each year on the first Friday of February, which is American Heart Month. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United […]
Abilene Christian University is offering Postal Service employees a 10 percent discount on tuition. The discount is available for all online programs. The university’s Dallas campus, which offers the online programs, was recently added to the list of higher education institutions that offer tuition discounts to USPS employees. The university’s website has more information. […]
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• Daniel R. Holzmann was named maintenance support specialist at the Trenton, NJ, Processing and Distribution Center. He previously served as maintenance operations supervisor. • Lolita C. Starling, mail and shipping solutions center manager, was named Central Area’s acting facilities customer relations manager. • Robert M. Walker was named the Milwaukee Processing and Distribution Center’s […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will offer tips and practical ways to protect and maintain a healthy heart. The session, “What Your Heart Wants,” will be held Wednesday, Feb. 5, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will […]
The latest entry on Postal Posts, the USPS blog, explains how the Postal Inspection Service protects the nation’s mail. Gary Barksdale, chief postal inspector, wrote the post, which was published Jan. 27. […]
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The Postal Service has released a video about its new Year of the Snake stamp. The Forever stamp celebrates the Lunar New Year, an important holiday observed in many Asian cultures around the world and the United States, and it depicts the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac. The nearly four-minute video features Luke Grossmann, […]
• Michael A. Calabrese, the Bethpage, NY, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named acting integrated operations and planning director. • Jacob D. Howley, a USPS attorney, was named acting global business and service development chief counsel. • Mark T. Owen, customer integration and support manager, was named acting pricing and acceptance technology services […]
The Postal Service released new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps on Jan. 21. Both stamps feature extreme-high-definition images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Spiral Galaxy, the Priority Mail stamp, shows spiral galaxy NGC 628, located 32 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces. The blue light within the hazy circular […]
• Zenobia B. Bailey, a labor relations systems specialist, was named acting labor relations systems director. • St. Paul, MN, Postmaster Shawneen Betha retired after 40 years with the Postal Service. • New Jersey District Manager Michael P. Deignan retired after 36 years with USPS. • Robert Moran, processing and logistics applications director, retired after […]
Jimmy Carter’s life was marked by humility, decency and grace. Pat Conger, a USPS retail associate in Plains, GA, will be the first to tell you that. She knew the former president as a caring customer who stopped by the Plains Post Office in 2022 when she was out at a doctor’s appointment and inquired […]
USPS reopened the Temple Heights Post Office in Washington, DC, part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to strengthen customer service, on Dec. 16. The office, which closed in March 2024, serves 5,900 residential and business customers and now offers a range of services, including PO Box rentals, mail and package shipping, and postage and packing […]
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• Florida 1 District Manager Maged Aziz retired after 30 years with the Postal Service. • Barbara Batin, manager of the USPS Remote Encoding Center in Salt Lake City, retired after 38 years with USPS. Johanna R. Luckau, the center’s senior operations manager, was named acting manager. • Erik P. Dickerson, program manager and data […]
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, Jan. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on the effects of digital devices on our health and how to unplug from technology to rejuvenate the body and mind. The session, “Digital Detox,” will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Kaiser Permanente, a provider of health plans […]
The Postal Service wants employees and contractors to use secure, encrypted channels when communicating on USPS-issued mobile devices. Instead of using a device’s phone or text message features, the organization recommends employees and contractors use features such as iMessage, Teams Call, Teams Chat, Zoom Call or Zoom Chat. When connecting to Teams or Zoom meetings, […]
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The Postal Service has delivered its 2.5 billionth piece of peak season mail — to the Sheppard Mullin law firm in New York City, just steps from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Letter Carrier Gour Biswas delivered the package on Dec. 4 to Tom Parisi, the firm’s office services manager. After more than 25 years […]
The Postal Service’s busiest week of the year — the week before Christmas — is now underway. Here’s what the organization wants customers to know: Dates to remember To help ensure delivery before Wednesday, Dec. 25, USPS is reminding customers to send mail and packages as early as possible and to take advantage of the […]
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• Sharon Bowers was named Atlanta postmaster. She previously served as the Murfreesboro, TN, postmaster. • Thomas S. Haynal Jr., the Johnstown, PA, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named acting plant manager of the Pennwood Place Processing and Distribution Center in Warrendale, PA. • Tampa, FL, Postmaster Jacquelyn R. Villemaire was named Arkansas-Oklahoma […]
Looking for unique gifts this holiday season? Consider these USPS-branded toys, apparel, home décor and collectibles available from the online Postal Store and other retailers: • For kids. The Flybar electric ride-on truck ($139.99) looks like a Postal Service LLV. The toy, geared toward children ages 3-5, also comes with a mailbox and three letters. […]