Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Watch the PMG’s latest employee video
He discusses recent developments involving USPS
In his latest video message for employees, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy discusses recent developments involving the Postal Service.
He also offers an update on the Delivering for America plan and thanks employees for their contributions to the organization.
The video, released Feb. 25, is available on Link and other postal websites and will be shown to employees throughout the organization this week.
From the beach to the mountains
USPS debuts American Vistas stamps in San Diego
The Postal Service held a special dedication ceremony for its latest presorted standard stamps at the San Diego Stamp Show on Feb. 21.
The American Vistas stamps feature two iconic American landscapes: mountains and beach.
“The stamps convey a sense of calm, much like the peace and tranquility we experience when visiting these natural environments,” said San Diego Postmaster Tanya Toedt Fitzharris.
“Perhaps that’s why two favorite vacation destinations for Americans are the wide-open spaces and panoramic views of the beach and the mountains,” she said.
Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps using art from DKNG Studios.
The stamps share a horizon line, which “helps to create a balanced composition, and a sense of calm in the art,” said Nathan Goldman of DKNG Studios, who spoke at the ceremony.
Other speakers included Mark Banchik, San Diego Stamp Show co-chair; John Hotchner, Linn’s Stamp News columnist and former chair of the USPS Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee; and Josh Lazarus, vice president of Action Mail, a direct mail services company.
John Peterson, American Ceremony Program Society treasurer and secretary, was master of ceremonies.
The American Vistas stamps are for business mailers and are available in coils of 3,000 and 10,000 at Post Offices and usps.com.
Ethics rules apply after leaving USPS
Former employees are limited in their communications with the Postal Service
The Postal Service wants employees to remember that federal ethics laws place certain employment-related restrictions on them after they leave the organization.
Former employees and retirees can work wherever they choose, but they must adhere to guidelines if interacting with USPS on behalf of their new employer.
Here are the most important post-employment restrictions to keep in mind:
• Former employees who worked on projects, contracts and other matters involving outside organizations or individuals are not allowed to communicate with the Postal Service about the same project, contract or matter on behalf of their new employer.
• For two years after leaving USPS, former employees are not allowed to communicate with the organization on behalf of a new employer regarding projects, contracts and other matters that their subordinates worked on during the former employees’ last year of postal employment.
• Before leaving, senior level employees who reached a salary threshold of $195,231 for 2025 have a one-year “cooling off” period before they can communicate with the Postal Service regarding any matter on behalf of a new employer.
• All former employees are prohibited from disclosing nonpublic, confidential or proprietary USPS information.
Former employees are free to work on behind-the-scenes postal matters on behalf of a new employer if they don’t communicate directly with the Postal Service. However, all former employees are prohibited from disclosing nonpublic, confidential or proprietary USPS information.
Employees who are leaving the Postal Service should seek guidance by emailing the USPS Ethics Office or calling it at 202-268-6346.