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Board of governors

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Board of governors
Senate confirms two nominees
2 days ago
Caring carrier
New business gets help with advertising
2 days ago
Mighty mover
Stamps celebrate Mississippi River
2 days ago

Bold strokes

Bold strokes

Women’s Rowing stamps dedicated in Philly
The Forever stamps are available in panes of 20 at Post Offices and at usps.com.
3 days ago

Strictly business

Strictly business

Customers honored at NPF
Several businesses received awards from the Postal Service during this week’s National Postal Forum.
3 days ago

What’s next?

What’s next?

Getting ready for retirement
The webinar will cover how retirement benefits work, including tools and resources to help employees plan changes.
3 days ago

Focus on the Front

Focus on the Front

Virtual fairs offered for job applicants
The Postal Service will offer virtual career fairs for front-line supervisory jobs once a month on Sundays, starting this weekend.
4 days ago

NPF keynote

NPF keynote

Video of PMG’s address now available
USPS has released a video and transcript of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s keynote address at the 2022 National Postal Forum.
4 days ago

A healthy approach to aging

A healthy approach to aging

Four-part webinar series begins May 25
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about embracing aging and growing older gracefully and healthily.
4 days ago

Scanning snapshot

News Briefs

Scanning snapshot

Data, communications honor also noted
Check out this week’s scanning snapshot and delivery data highlights and read about a communications honor for USPS.
4 days ago

PMG delivers NPF keynote

PMG delivers NPF keynote

Address focuses on strategic vision
In his keynote address at this year’s National Postal Forum, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shared his strategic vision for the future of the Postal Service.
5 days ago

Sleep and wellness

Sleep and wellness

Webinar to be held May 24
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the relationship between sleep and well-being.
5 days ago

A sorter made to order

A sorter made to order

Engineers rise to challenge at new CA site
A new machine handles induction and sortation, radiation detection, identification and more for international mail.
6 days ago

Making history

Making history

USPS, museum seek pandemic artifacts
Do you have items in your facility that help tell the story of how the Postal Service operated during the time of COVID-19?
6 days ago
COVIDEmployees

Mobile device security

Mobile device security

Mandatory course deadline is June 6
Employees and contractors who have USPS-issued mobile devices must complete mandatory security training.
6 days ago

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Heroes’ Corner

  • The eye in Iowa

    Carrier rescues customer from frozen fate

    May 20

    The eye in Iowa

    Carrier rescues customer from frozen fate
    May 20 at midnight

    Letter Carrier Christopher Meyer was making deliveries on a frigid January day in Des Moines, IA, when he spotted an older customer lying on the sidewalk in front of her home.

    Meyer stopped to check on the woman, who had fallen while checking her mail and had been ignored by passersby for 20 minutes in conditions with a wind chill factor of 5 below zero.

    The Postal Service employee safely helped the customer get on her feet and inside her residence. He also retrieved the mail she dropped when she fell.

    Word of the incident spread when home security video footage was posted on social media.

    “If it was my mother or my grandma, I’d want someone to help her out, and there was no one there to help her,” Meyer later told KCCI, the local CBS affiliate.

    The woman’s son-in-law described his reaction upon reviewing the security footage:

    “Tears in the eyes,” he said. “It was relief. A good Samaritan stopped and helped my mom. Saved her life. We need more people like him out there.”

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On the Move

  • New gigs

    Executive, manager news

    May 17

    New gigs

    Executive, manager news
    May 17 at 9:10 a.m.

    Here’s a look at some recent changes in the Postal Service leadership ranks:

    • Eric D. Gilbert was named Columbus, OH, postmaster. He previously served as a California 6 District Post Office operations manager.

    • Jeffrey A. Hotchkiss, the Columbus, OH, Processing and Distribution Center’s senior distribution operations manager, was named the Memphis, TN, Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager.

    • Barbara E. Kirchner has completed a detail assignment as acting field human resources director for Southern Area and Eastern Region and resumed her duties as a field human resources manager.

    • Andres Morales was named the Greensboro, NC, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager. He previously served as the San Juan, PR, customer service operations manager.

    • Wanda P. Prater was named Milwaukee postmaster. She previously served as Chicago postmaster.

    • Randy S. Stines was named Kentucky-West Virginia District manager. He previously served as Illinois 1 District manager, a role that Donald D. Dombrow Jr., the Detroit postmaster, is filling on an acting basis.

Mailbag

  • Martha Carson, Guysville, OH:

    I’m looking forward to the release of the Peanuts and Snowy Beauty stamps that were featured in the “Bright and beautiful” article. What a colorful collection!

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