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USPS rolling out new sorting machines
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Satisfied customer
Retail associate’s tip leads to shipping deal
1 day ago
Stay or go?
Webinar to address food waste
1 day ago

Tulino appointed DPMG

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Tulino appointed DPMG

Will report to Postmaster General DeJoy
Douglas Tulino, a 41-year veteran of the Postal Service, has been appointed deputy postmaster general, reporting directly to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
3 days ago

Project: Mailbox

Project: Mailbox

Campaign promotes spruce-ups, repairs
USPS is encouraging customers to zhoosh up their letter boxes for Mailbox Improvement Week, which is May 16-22.
2 days ago

May days

May days

Special flag requirements this month
The U.S. flag should be flown at full-staff on May 15 for Armed Forces Day and at half-staff on May 31 for Memorial Day.
2 days ago

Test your metal

Test your metal

News Quiz: How much do you remember?
Check your knowledge of the Star Wars Droids stamps, the final phase of the USPS restructuring and other newsworthy topics.
2 days ago

Kansas City and the chief

Kansas City and the chief

DeJoy meets employees at several facilities
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy visited Kansas and Missouri late last month, stopping — and sometimes shopping — at Post Offices, plants and other facilities.
3 days ago

Postal Pulse

Postal Pulse

More than ever, USPS wants to hear from workers
USPS is conducting its latest Postal Pulse employee survey from May 11-June 11.
3 days ago

Road-mapping retirement

Road-mapping retirement

TSP courses for every age, stage
Online courses on leveraging the offerings of the Thrift Savings Plan to best meet your retirement goals are available to all federal employees this month and next.
3 days ago

Scanning snapshot

News Briefs

Scanning snapshot

Council, blog, Bulletin also highlighted
Check out this week’s scanning snapshot and read about a National Postal Museum council, a blog post and Postal Bulletin’s latest issue.
3 days ago

Smishing alert

Smishing alert

Watch out for USPS text message scams
Online scams are not limited to suspicious emails or fake websites.
4 days ago

Emergency federal employee leave

Emergency federal employee leave

USPS offers info on new law’s provisions
The new form of leave was established under the American Rescue Plan Act, a law that took effect March 11.
5 days ago
COVIDEmployees

Finazzo retires

Finazzo retires

VP concludes USPS career
Krista Finazzo retired April 30 after 27 years with the organization.
5 days ago
COVIDLeadership

One to grow on

One to grow on

Post Offices focus on small businesses
Post Offices are holding events in May as part of the Postal Service’s annual Grow Your Business Day campaign.
5 days ago

Sustainability excellence

Sustainability excellence

Award nominations due soon
The Sustainability Excellence Awards recognize areas, districts, facilities, teams and individuals for sustainability efforts.
5 days ago

Health webinar

Health webinar

Session highlights FEHB, Medicare
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and Medicare.
1 week ago

Final restructuring phase

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Final restructuring phase

Voluntary early retirement offers included
The Postal Service is updating employees on its administrative restructuring.
2 weeks ago

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Heroes’ Corner

  • Pressing issue

    Bleeding customer gets critical aid from carrier

    May 14

    Pressing issue

    Bleeding customer gets critical aid from carrier
    May 14 at midnight

    Rural Carrier Anthony Alexander was recently making deliveries in Hayden, AL, when he encountered a customer in distress.

    The man had sliced an artery in his arm while working on a tractor outside his home, and he was struggling to get inside for help.

    Alexander rushed to his aid and immediately called 911, at which point the customer lost consciousness.

    The Postal Service employee applied pressure to the man’s artery until paramedics arrived and took over.

    “The customer’s family believes he may not have survived without Anthony’s assistance,” said local Acting Post Office Operations Manager Bridget Hill. “This is a wonderful example of the caliber of people we have serving in our organization.”

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On the Move

  • Climbing the ranks

    Executive, manager news

    May 11

    Climbing the ranks

    Executive, manager news
    May 11 at 9:16 a.m.

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

    • San Diego Postmaster Lisa Baldwin was named San Diego District’s acting manager. Cipriano “Cip” Corona, Santa Ana District’s marketing manager, was named acting San Diego Postmaster.

    • Michael Lloyd, human resources director for Atlantic and Eastern regions, was named acting strategy and planning manager at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC.

    • San Francisco District Manager Rajinder Sanghera was named to a special assignment in Chief Retail and Delivery Officer Kristin Seaver’s organization, working on an effort to provide higher levels of support for complex delivery operations nationwide.

The List

  • Old stock

    5 facts about heritage breeds

    May 11

    Old stock

    5 facts about heritage breeds
    May 11 at 9:06 a.m.

    USPS will unveil its Heritage Breeds stamps May 17 during International Heritage Breeds Week. Here are five facts about these endangered heirlooms:

    1. Heritage breeds are pioneers. They include the cattle, sheep, goats, turkeys, chickens and other domesticated animals that were common on preindustrial farms, as opposed to their modern-day factory-farmed counterparts. The latter are hybrids bioengineered to grow unnaturally in speed and size and usually are kept in concentrated animal feeding operations. Heritage breeds are in danger of disappearing without help raising or reinforcing their numbers.

    2. They have a watchdog. The Livestock Conservancy is the lodestar of the heritage breeds conservation movement. Its mission is to protect endangered breeds from extinction and to make raising them an attractive economic option for farmers. The group launched its first Heritage Breeds Week in 2015.

    3. They need help. The group’s Conservation Priority List catalogs breeds of heritage livestock, horses and poultry and assigns them one of six rankings: Critical, Threatened, Watch, Recovering and Study. All but one of the breeds depicted on the stamps is on the list. The happy exception is the Wyandotte chicken, a success story that “graduated” from the list in 2016.

    4. They have benefits for both farmers and their customers. Proponents say heritage breeds are hardier, more adaptable, smaller (and thus easier to handle) and have stronger immune systems than modern livestock. And they’re viewed as healthier to eat.

    5. They’ll be featured in a film soon. “The Holstein Dilemma: Heritage Breeds and the Need for Biodiversity” aims to raise awareness of their vital importance to genetic diversity. An hourlong version of the film, edited from its original 90 minutes, will air in late July on some PBS stations.

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  • Shirl Iacono-Younkman, Gradyville, PA:

    I love the Espresso Drinks stamps, highlighted in the “Espresso delivery” article. They’re fun.

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