Daily printout: May 14

The Postal Service will release its Bald Eagle: Hatchling to Adult stamps on Thursday, May 14.

Congress adopted the bald eagle as America’s national symbol in 1782. It is the centerpiece of the nation’s great seal — and it appears in the USPS logo. The bald eagle can also be found on currency, military insignia, and countless buildings, flags and commercial products across the country.

Designed by Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, the stamps continue a long tradition of featuring these iconic birds of prey on U.S. postage.

The first bald eagle stamps were released in 1869. Since then, bald eagles have appeared multiple times on stamps as well as on stamped envelopes and stamped cards.

Noyes opted to use naturalistic images rather than the stylized art of most past releases. David Allen Sibley, an ornithologist and illustrator, created the original artwork.

The Forever stamps will be available in sheets of 20 at Post Offices and at usps.com.

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More than a century after his line-of-duty death in rural Colorado, Post Office Inspector Almon Frederick’s name has been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.

On April 14, 1910, after performing official duties at the Bland, CO, Post Office, Frederick headed back to his office in Madison, CO. The 20-year veteran was thrown from his seat when a bolt broke on his horse-drawn carriage. His team of horses galloped away as the inspector lay in the road.

Frederick, who was 65, sustained broken ribs and other internal injuries. He died four days later.

His story remained largely untold until two postal inspectors — Inspector Daniel Wessel, in Mobile, AL, and Inspector Travis Smoot, in Salt Lake City — unearthed it.

From reading old copies of the Congressional Record and by doing next-of-kin research, they learned that Frederick was responsible for establishing rural free delivery in Arizona and Colorado.

Back then, to expand mail service, inspectors needed to check roads, Post Offices and other details such as whether the houses were numbered.

“One obituary talked about a clerk who stole $15,000,” Wessel said. “Frederick hunted him down to Wyoming and found the money hidden in a chicken coop.”

Frederick also tracked a train robber to Mexico, where he arrested him.

“It’s very rewarding to uncover these stories,” Smoot said. “There is some amazing early history that is all but forgotten. It just needs someone to find it.

“Daniel and I just want to do right by these inspectors and their families,” Smoot said. “We don’t think any person who loses his life to the Service should be forgotten.”

Each May during National Police Week in Washington, DC, names of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty are added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

There are more than 24,000 names, dating back to the first known line-of-duty death in 1786. With the addition of Frederick, there are now 16 postal inspectors and postal police officers memorialized there.

A ceremony at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, and a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial honoring Frederick took place on May 11.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund held a candlelight vigil on May 13, where Frederick’s name was read aloud.

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The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors to be aware of the growing social engineering threat to the organization.

Social engineering is the use of deception and psychological pressure to influence people to divulge confidential information or grant unauthorized access to systems and data.

Unlike traditional cyberattacks that exploit system vulnerabilities, social engineering targets human behavior by leveraging trust, fear and phony deadlines.

These scams continue to evolve in appearance and complexity. They may appear as deceptive emails, dishonest text messages or fraudulent phone calls.

Cybercriminals may impersonate co-workers, bosses or outside partners to make their requests seem legitimate.

Employees and contractors should always:

• Limit the information they share online or through unsolicited requests. Avoid posting or disclosing details about their job, workplace or personal life that could be used to target them;

• Verify the identity of the requester before sharing any information. Use known, official contact methods instead of relying on details provided in the message; and

• Be cautious of urgent, unexpected requests — especially those involving sensitive information, payments or account access — and take a moment to evaluate the request before responding.

Report social engineering attempts targeting USPS-issued devices to the Cybersecurity Operations Center at 866-877-7247 or by emailing cybersafe@usps.gov.

The CyberSafe at USPS Monthly Awareness Campaigns pages on Blue and LiteBlue have more information.