The Postal Service will release a stamp next month honoring August Wilson, the award-winning playwright of “Fences” and other African American dramas. The stamp — the 44th entry in the Black Heritage series — will be released Jan. 28 and dedicated that day during a virtual ceremony on the USPS Facebook and Twitter pages. Hailed as […]
The Postal Service was recently recognized for its contributions as an employer of wounded military veterans. USPS received the Wounded Veteran and Military Caregiver Employment Award during a virtual awards ceremony on Nov. 18. The award, presented by the Hiring Our Heroes initiative, is awarded to a company or organization that demonstrates leadership in addressing […]
The Grinch isn’t the only one trying to ruin the holidays. With the promise of exclusive deals, flash sales and similar promotions, online scammers are busy attempting to con holiday shoppers into purchasing bogus items in order to gain access to credit card and other personally identifiable information. Many of these offers come in the […]
USPS is offering a promotion on greeting cards at select Post Offices. Customers and employees will save $1 when they purchase two Hallmark cards. A coupon, available wherever Hallmark greeting cards are sold, is required. This promotional offer cannot be combined with other offers. The promotion began Nov. 28 and will continue through Dec. 24 […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 94.8 percent during the week ending Dec. 4, down more than 2 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Dec. 9. Western-Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 96.41 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 94.09 […]
The “Home” TV ad is great. Watching it gave me goosebumps. […]
Postal Service employees with ACE computers can request access to Microsoft Teams, an application that integrates an array of tools on a single platform to foster collaboration and increase efficiency. Teams can help people work together on one or more projects. It brings together chat, video conferencing and file storage functions, allowing users to work […]
The Postal Service has announced holiday hours for Post Offices and blue collection boxes: • Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Some Post Offices may have extended hours leading up to the holidays, while others may have limited hours on Thursday, Dec. 24. Although there are no plans for limited hours on Thursday, Dec. 31, […]
With the holiday season underway, the USPS Ethics Office wants to remind employees about the rules regarding gifts. Employees may not accept gifts from contractors, vendors, suppliers or customers. Employees also may not accept gifts given to them because of their Postal Service positions. Here are some guidelines about gifts from outside sources: • An […]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, an annual commemoration of the 1941 attack, will be observed Monday, Dec. 7. Postal Service facilities are required to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff this day. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to the half-staff position. […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.69 percent during the week ending Nov. 27, down about one-quarter of a percentage point from one week earlier. The data was collected Dec. 2. Western-Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 97.43 percent, while Central ranked last with […]
Letter Carrier Rosemarie Tanner was delivering mail at a condominium complex in Fort Myers, FL, one day last year when she came upon several customers in a moment of crisis. An older man recovering from leg surgery had toppled over in the parking lot while operating a mobility scooter, and his wife and two neighbors […]
After reading the article about how the Postal Service recycles 200,000 tons of undeliverable Marketing Mail each year, I feel proud to work for the organization. We must recycle today to preserve the future of our country. […]
The Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) have reached a tentative agreement on a 44-month contract that covers more than 206,000 employees represented by the union. “This agreement is economically responsible, fair to our employees and it positions the Postal Service for continued success as the delivery service provider of choice […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.72 percent during the week ending Nov. 20, down almost two-thirds of a percentage point from one week earlier. The data was collected Nov. 25. Western-Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 97.31 percent, while Southern ranked last with […]
Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett discusses the Postal Service’s year-end financial report in his latest “Dollars and Change” video. USPS recently reported $73.1 billion in operating revenue for fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 1, 2019-Sept. 30, 2020) and $82.2 billion in operating expenses, leaving the organization with a net loss of $9.2 billion. First-Class Mail and […]
I’m excited about the stamps previewed in “Hello, 2021.” I hope the Happy Birthday stamp will issued each year with a different design. […]
The Postal Service is sending households across the nation a mailer that highlights how mail helps people connect during the holidays. “We go the distance to bring you closer,” the piece reads. “Stay in touch with all your loved ones this year with our tools, services and package tracking — all accessible on usps.com/together.” The […]
Operation Santa, the Postal Service’s annual program to aid people in need during the holidays, is going nationwide for the first time in its 108-year history. Through Operation Santa, USPS employees, customers and organizations “adopt” letters to Santa Claus and fulfill holiday wish lists from children and others who are less fortunate. Since beginning in […]
Do you know how to keep your child safe from internet dangers? Many children are using laptops, tablets and other devices to attend classes online during the coronavirus pandemic. As they explore the internet, children can unwittingly become easy marks for cybercriminals ready to con them into downloading inappropriate content or malware. To protect kids […]
Do you understand the different types of health plans available to Postal Service employees? You can enroll in four types of plans during the annual open season benefits enrollment period: Health maintenance organizations, which provide care from in-network plan physicians and hospitals located in particular geographic or service areas Preferred provider organizations, which offer fee-for-service […]
Scanning snapshot. A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.18 percent during the week ending Nov. 13, down 0.06 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Nov. 18. Western-Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 97.6 percent, while Southern ranked last with a 96.85 percent rating. […]
I’m honored to work with employees like Jody Forte, the Philadelphia letter carrier who befriended little Julius Westfall and gave him a mail carrier costume for Halloween. “Little boy blue,” the article about their friendship, definitely put a smile on my face. […]
A new Postal Service video encourages every USPS worker to give $1 from each paycheck to the charity of their choice during the Combined Federal Campaign. “If everyone gives a little, we can achieve something amazing,” the narrator says. The campaign, also known as the CFC, allows federal workers to contribute to more than 7,000 […]
The Postal Service wants employees to safeguard the mailstream from improperly wrapped or damaged packages containing hazardous materials. Once packages containing damaged, leaking or nonmailable hazardous materials are identified, they should be brought to a designated rewrap or hazardous material mail staging area for assessment. Hazardous items that are disposed of locally could be regulated […]
Defending the Postal Service’s computer network from attack requires a good offense. While the Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) leads the daily charge of defending the network, all contractors and employees — including Postmasters, retail associates, maintenance staff and others — play a role in protecting USPS systems from cyberthreats. To keep the postal network […]
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 96.94 percent during the week ending Oct. 30, down 0.16 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Nov. 4. Western-Pacific led the four areas with a rating of 97.34 percent, followed by Central (97.04 percent), Atlantic (96.9 percent) and Southern (96.51 […]
I loved the “Heroes’ Corner” column that highlighted Keith Rollins, the Washington, DC, carrier technician who helped a lost 2-year-old boy who had wandered nearly a mile away from home. Rollins deserves a medal for his efforts. […]
A Philadelphia letter carrier recently delivered quite a treat to a little customer along his route — just in time for Halloween. During the coronavirus pandemic, Jody Forte gained a friend in 2-year-old Julius Westfall. After months spent at home social distancing, Julius began looking forward to Forte’s daily deliveries. Because the boy’s parents, Thea […]
Christine Bailey has been named acting sales vice president for the Postal Service. She succeeds Timothy Costello, who became Southern Area’s acting retail and delivery operations vice president in September. Bailey previously was national sales executive director, bringing in more than $15 billion in annual revenue and leading a team of 800 employees. She has […]