Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Change for the better
DeJoy updates the board on the Postal Service’s progress under Delivering for America
The Postal Service is making progress in its efforts to transform facilities, reduce costs, grow revenue, engage employees and better serve customers, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the USPS Board of Governors last week.
In recent months, the organization has activated several regional processing and distribution centers, made improvements to more than 20 local processing centers and launched 25 sorting and delivery centers.
The centers, which support the organization’s new operational model, are part of the broader Delivery for America plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence.
“This effort has been engaged with historic intensity by the postal leadership and its employees across the country to carry out a long overdue transformational change,” DeJoy said.
He delivered his remarks during the board’s May 9 meeting in Washington, DC, where he also discussed the organization’s new environmental sustainability goals, as well as efforts to reduce transportation costs, combat postal crime and implement organizational changes to better compete in the marketplace.
Additionally, DeJoy explained how USPS has reduced its projected 10-year losses from nearly $160 billion to $65 billion, with strategies to reduce these losses further.
“The Delivering for America plan has changed this organization in so many positive ways,” DeJoy said. “It represents the Postal Service’s commitment as an independent agency to evolve our services to enable us to cover our costs by selling our products and services. This is what we must continue to do to survive — we must evolve — and that means change.”
The Postal Service encourages employees to read DeJoy’s complete message, which is posted on the USPS Newsroom website.
May 21, 2024
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PSHB virtual seminar
USPS employees may participate in an upcoming virtual seminar on the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program.
The session will be held Tuesday, May 21, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern.
PSHB — which takes effect in 2025 — is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
USPS employees, annuitants, and eligible family members are required to enroll in this new program.
The MyHR website has more information, including the Zoom links and passcodes to participate.
Participation is voluntary. Nonexempt employees must be off the clock or on authorized breaks.
Employees can also receive updates by texting “PSHBP” to 39369.
May 21, 2024
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‘Stress Management’
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will show how to manage stress more effectively through improved self-care.
The session, “Stress Management,” will be held Tuesday, May 21, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern.
Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion.
Participants must register before the event on the webinar website.
Participation is voluntary. Nonexempt employees must be off the clock or on authorized breaks.
Employees with questions can email the Benefits and Wellness team.
May 21, 2024
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‘Step Up to Lexis+’
Postal Service employees and contractors who perform legal research for the organization can participate in an upcoming webinar on the Lexis+ service.
The session, “Step Up to Lexis+ for Legal Researchers,” will be held Tuesday, May 21, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern.
A LexisNexis government solutions consultant will lead the discussion.
Participants must register before the event on the webinar website.
Employees and contractors with questions can email the USPS librarian’s office.
New postcard focuses on strengthening USPS workforce
The latest Delivering for America postcard was recently mailed to Postal Service employees’ homes.
The card highlights efforts to strengthen the USPS workforce, including career conferences, job fairs, career conversions and workplace improvements.
In addition to being sent to employees’ homes, Delivering for America postcards can be downloaded from LiteBlue.
Each card addresses a different topic and features information that employees can reference when discussing the plan with co-workers and customers.