The Postal Service’s Utility Management System (UMS) has saved the organization more than $500,000 during the past three years. UMS helps verify the Postal Service isn’t overcharged for utilities. The system is part of the organization’s broader focus on protecting revenue. One example: During a recent routine review, Energy Specialist Paul George learned more than […]
Don’t leave documents containing personal information unattended in public areas or on copiers. Shred personal or sensitive documents before you discard or recycle them. […]
“The need for food donations is so great. Forty-nine million Americans face hunger every day, including 16 million children.” […]
Sending letters keeps us connected in a very valuable way. It’s a special thrill to see your name written on an envelope. […]
Louisville, KY, Letter Carrier Robert Barmore was on his route when he saw a driver accidentally strike a woman as he backed his vehicle out of a driveway. Barmore, a certified emergency medical service provider, administered first aid to the woman until help arrived. […]
About 25 Girl Scouts visited the Brockton, MA, Post Office last week to mail letters to PMG Megan Brennan. The notes congratulated her on becoming the first woman Postmaster General. “Girl Scouts of America empower young women and help build courage, confidence and character. What better role model to write a letter to than the […]
Data breaches involving credit card transactions are on the rise. Visit USA.gov to find out how to get a free credit report. […]
Today’s hero is a full-length story. […]
“These [new Civil War] stamps from the Postal Service shine a light on the significance and ongoing relevancy of these events that altered the course of our nation’s history.” […]
I attended the Maya Angelou stamp dedication and was impressed with the presentation. PMG Megan Brennan did an excellent job. I have attended many of these events, but none were as impressive as this one. […]
Millions of taxpayers continue to mail their returns each April 15, although not in the numbers they once did. The Postal Service cancelled 72.9 million pieces of First-Class Mail on Tax Day in 2014, down from 100.4 million pieces a decade earlier. (USPS doesn’t distinguish between tax returns and other types of First-Class Mail.) More […]
The Pony Express is being celebrated with an online game that allows users to guide galloping animated horses along rugged terrain while collecting mail. Google introduced the game April 14, the 155th anniversary of the first delivery of the Pony Express. The storied delivery service allowed riders on horseback to move mail between California and […]
Bedford Park, IL, Automotive Technician James Iazzetto and his wife Kathy were home on a recent Saturday night when they smelled smoke and stepped outside to investigate. A neighbor’s house was on fire and two small children were inside. The mother was screaming, “My babies, my babies!” James Iazzetto ran into the burning home and […]
An updated course on facility security is now available on the Learning Management System training site. Course 10023745 provides security control officers (SCOs) with fundamental information about facility security, asset protection and risk management. SCOs, who are designated security employees at postal facilities, are encouraged to take the course to increase their understanding of their […]
Scanning performance scores remained strong as of April 1, with only slight changes near the top of the area and district standings: Areas. Western retained the top spot for the sixth consecutive week with a rating of 96.48 percent. Capital Metro (96.39 percent) move up one spot to take second, followed by Southern (96.24 percent). […]
Brooklyn Center, MN, Letter Carrier David Ketter was on his route when he saw a woman fall as she crossed the street. Ketter stayed with the injured woman until she was taken to a hospital and treated for a broken hip. She later sent a letter to the Postmaster thanking Ketter “for getting me the […]
“The key to upward mobility is to distinguish yourselves through performance and dedication. I encourage you to learn as much as you can and bring integrity into your lives.” […]
We must all continue to see mail as a very precious commodity and take ownership. Mail moves America and we move the mail. In essence, we move America. […]
This delivery method for learning allows employees to attend a course online. It includes tools that allow employees to interact with peers and instructors while learning. […]
A new Stanford University research project underscores the vital role the Postal Service has played in the nation’s growth. When Stanford historian Cameron Blevins sought to visualize the history of the American West, he used the opening and closing of western Post Offices to show how some communities prospered while others failed. Between 1840 and […]
Who says kids today don’t use the mail? Kindergartners at Haven Grade School in Haven, KS, operate a mock Post Office in their classroom. They regularly exchange correspondence, learning basic reading, writing and math skills. Teacher Lisa Vierthaler, the wife of Hutchinson, KS, Rural Carrier Roger Vierthaler, says the Post Office also helps the kids […]
The Postal Service is testing redesigned uniforms with a focus on evaluating the performance, functionality and safety features of various winter gear. Approximately 2,000 employees are participating in cold-weather apparel tests in Boston, Houston, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. USPS hopes to test warm-weather apparel in other cities in the spring. “Uniforms are a marker of personal, […]
Western Area and Portland District continue to lead the scanning performance standings as of March 25: Areas. Western ranked first for the fifth straight week with a rating of 96.62 percent, followed by Southern (96.46 percent) and Capital Metro (96.16 percent). Districts. Portland led the pack for the third consecutive week with a rating of […]
For Army soldiers serving in Iraq, nothing beats mail from home. “It’s about getting a little bit of home in a box,” Lt. Col. Greg Johnson, personnel officer with the 1st Infantry Division in Camp Taji in Iraq, told an Army news site last week. But getting mail to soldiers is a challenge. The military […]
The larger mailboxes being tested in states like Colorado and North Dakota may seem a little unusual, but rural boxes have been evolving from the beginning. When the Post Office Department started Rural Free Delivery in 1896, customers sometimes made their own mailboxes using materials they found around their homes and farms. Rural carriers delivered […]
USPS will continue to develop services that give consumers more control over how their packages are delivered, New Products and Innovation VP Gary Reblin told an industry conference last week. “One thing that I believe will change over the next three to four years is consumer choice,” Reblin said at the PostalVision 2020 meeting in […]
Virden, IL, Rural Carrier James Walch became concerned when he noticed a customer hadn’t collected mail in several days. He knocked on the front door of the house, heard a faint response and entered. He found a man lying on the floor unable to reach his oxygen mask. Walch placed the mask on the man, […]
All the best to the new Postmaster General, Megan Brennan. Thanks for the job you do. […]
“Generating revenue is part of the job. It’s job security for me and our employees. If we can save customers money in the process, that’s icing on the cake.” […]
Deliver the mail properly, perform accurate scans and obtain signatures when required. When delivery is done correctly, customers have confidence in USPS and their overall experience is positive. […]