In the glow of the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence, the Postal Service reflects upon its own history and future potential, The Eagle magazine reports in its summer issue. The cover story looks at how USPS can optimize its public service mission, its unparalleled national network and its inimitable employees to elevate its role [...] Read More... from USPS is woven into…
The Postal Service is marking USPS Ethics Awareness Week by reminding employees of their duty to protect the sanctity and security of the mail. Customers trust the Postal Service to timely deliver letters, payments, medications and packages with care. Stealing, delaying, damaging or destroying mail erodes the public’s confidence and drives customers away. Employees who [...] Read More... from USPS…
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.32 percent during the week ending Aug. 14, down 0.45 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected Aug. 19. Central led the four areas with a rating of 97.56 percent, while Atlantic ranked last with a 96.9 percent rating. Among the [...] Read More... from Central Area, Maine-New Hampshire-Vermont District on top in…
The Postal Service is reminding employees to be aware of the risks posed by floods and to be prepared. Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States, and extreme flooding has recently affected Hawaii as well as parts of the Midwest and Texas. Rain, snow, coastal storms and overflows of dams and [...] Read More... from Do you know what to do if there’s a flood?
The Postal Service is marking USPS Ethics Awareness Week by reminding employees to only use postal vehicles for authorized purposes. Using a Postal Service vehicle from the employee’s permanent duty station to commute between home and work, run personal errands, transport unauthorized people or travel to unofficial destinations is a violation of federal law and [...] Read More... from Don’t misuse…
The Postal Service recently made the following managerial and supervisory announcements: • Austin C. Bouchard was named material handling engineering director. He previously served as the Automated Guided Vehicle and Robotics Center of Excellence manager. • Shanty A. Doodnauth was named the Category Management Center’s surface transportation director. She previously served as transportation…
USPS Executive and Administrative Schedule and Postal Career Executive Service employees may participate in an upcoming virtual lunch-and-learn session on using Excel. The one-hour session, “Excel: Transform Data with Formulas and Conditional Formatting.” will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Participants must register before the event on the webinar website. Employees [...] Read…
The Postal Service is marking USPS Ethics Awareness Week by reminding employees to properly use their time while on duty and to follow the rules on using the organization’s property. Federal regulations require Postal Service employees to use their work time in an honest effort to perform their official duties. Likewise, managers may not direct [...] Read More... from Use Postal Service time and…
Nevada and New Mexico may not have been in the union in 1776, but two postmasters in those states brought America’s 250th anniversary home in meaningful ways. At the James C. Brown Post Office in Las Vegas, Postmaster Justine Valadez held a festive, red-white-and-blue affair bringing employees together with city staff. Strategic Communications Specialist Sherry [...] Read More... from Embracing…