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Casting call

Top story

Casting call
Employees can audition for ads
13 hours ago
You say you want a resolution?
Tell Link about your lifestyle changes
13 hours ago
Closing soon
Benefits enrollment period ends Dec. 11
2 days ago

Gifts galore

Gifts galore

Shop the latest USPS-themed offerings
Most of the popular licensed products are under $100 and can be purchased from The Postal Store and other retailers.
2 days ago

Holiday hours

Holiday hours

USPS releases schedules for Post Offices, blue boxes
Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are on Sundays, when normal closures apply.
2 days ago

Avoid quarantine

Avoid quarantine

iPhone, iPad users must update operating system
Postal Service employees who have a USPS-issued iPhone or iPad must update the operating system or their device will be quarantined, starting Dec. 13.
3 days ago

FSA limits

FSA limits

Health, dependent care caps for 2024
Employees can now set aside up to $3,200 for health care and limited expense health care flexible spending accounts.
3 days ago

Scanning snapshot

News Briefs

Scanning snapshot

Delivery data, field notecards, Bulletin also highlighted
Holiday 2023 facts and talking points for field employees can be found on the Blue Holiday Newsroom.
2 days ago

Postal presents

Postal presents

USPS catalogs are a source of gift ideas
The Delivering Cheer and USA Philatelic publications showcase unique offerings by the Postal Service.
3 days ago

It’s so easy

It’s so easy

Use PostalEASE to change benefits
Visit the platform to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program or the USPS Health Benefits Plan.
4 days ago

Simple self-care

Simple self-care

Webinar to be held Dec. 12
The session will cover how proper sleep, exercise, love and food can improve your health and well-being.
4 days ago

New vice president

New vice president

DiPeri to lead Western Region
John J. DiPeri has been overseeing operations in the 24-state region on an acting basis since Oct. 1.
4 days ago

Beyond work

Beyond work

Got a cool hobby? Tell us about it
If you’re an employee who does interesting stuff when you’re off the clock, we’d like to hear from you.
5 days ago

FSA video primer

FSA video primer

Types of pretax accounts explained
A video from the Postal Service provides information about the importance of flexible spending accounts, or FSAs.
5 days ago

Open season access

Open season access

PIN must work in PostalEASE
Employees must have their self-service profiles set up if they wish to make changes to their benefits during open season.
1 week ago

On the way

On the way

More 2024 releases announced
Dungeons & Dragons, John Wooden, Carnival Nights and Ansel Adams have been added to next year’s stamp lineup.
1 week ago

A new chapter

A new chapter

USPS historian to retire Dec. 1
Jenny Lynch has safeguarded Postal Service historical records, artifacts and digital resources for more than 32 years.
1 week ago

Good job

Good job

Do you have a unique postal position?
Link is looking for employees who make special contributions to the organization through the work they do.
2 weeks ago

Virtual benefits fair

Virtual benefits fair

Five live Q&A chats scheduled
Postal Service employees may participate in the sessions held throughout open season, which runs through Dec. 11.
4 weeks ago

Season of change

Season of change

Update offered on benefits enrollment
The Thrift Savings Plan’s new pretax limits are among open season changes this year.
4 weeks ago

Now open

Now open

Annual benefits enrollment period begins
A variety of health, vision and dental coverage is available to USPS employees during open season from Nov. 13-Dec. 11.
4 weeks ago

‘Open Season 101’

‘Open Season 101’

Webinars slated for employees
Employees can choose from a variety of health, vision and dental coverage plans and make benefits changes.
1 month ago

FEDVIP webinars

FEDVIP webinars

Sessions to address open season
The webinar series provides an overview of the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program.
1 month ago

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Heroes’ Corner

  • Courageous countdown: No. 9

    Carrier saves 6 from burning house

    Dec. 8

    Courageous countdown: No. 9

    Carrier saves 6 from burning house
    Dec. 8 at midnight

    Link is looking back at the year in “Heroes’ Corner” with a countdown of the 10 most-viewed articles.

    Coming in at No. 9 is “Alarm reaction,” the story of Danita Brooks-Poindexter.

    The letter carrier was delivering mail in Watertown, MA, when she spotted smoke and flames at a house.

    As a bystander called 911, Brooks-Poindexter rushed toward the burning home and knocked on a door. She ensured that the six residents were safely evacuated, then she informed neighbors of the blaze.

    The multi-alarm fire had started on the ground floor and quickly spread to the attic.

    “They’re senior citizens, and I just wanted to make sure they’re out of the house because the door was closed and their car was home,” Brooks-Poindexter told WCVB Boston.

    Other local TV stations covered her efforts and captured aerial footage of the flames. Firefighters praised the postal employee’s quick response.

    If you know of heroic colleagues like Brooks-Poindexter, the Postal Service wants to know about them, too.

    Employees recognized through the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program must be nominated for the award. Corporate Communications reviews nominations for accuracy, then sends them to the Postal Inspection Service and the Office of Inspector General for approval.

    Following approval, each nominee receives a commendation letter from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

    Honorees are also featured in Link’s “Heroes’ Corner” column.

    To nominate an employee, complete PS Form 400, Corporate Communications PMG Hero Nomination, and email it to PMG_HeroNominations@usps.gov.

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    PMG Heroes’ Program

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    20th anniversary
    Learn how you can be part of the celebration.

On the Move

  • High achievers

    Executive, manager news

    Nov. 28

    High achievers

    Executive, manager news
    Nov. 28 at 9:10 a.m.

    Here’s a look at Postal Service employees who received appointments or recognition recently:

    • Allen Mitchell, the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named the Milwaukee Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager.

    • Dapo O. Oladeji, the Champaign, IL, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named the Carol Stream, IL, Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager. Steven J. Bacik, the Milwaukee Processing and Distribution Center’s distribution operations senior manager, was named the Champaign center’s acting plant manager.

    • Reece L. Steelman, the Richmond, VA, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named the Des Moines, IA, Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager.

    • Mark E. Wilson, the Columbus, OH, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager. Kenneth E. Hanson Jr., plant manager at the Michigan Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center in Pontiac, was named the Columbus center’s acting plant manager. Jerome H. Mitchell II, the Charleston, WV, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named Michigan Metroplex acting plant manager.

Mailbag

  • Rudina Cheeks, Philadelphia:

    I just finished reading “A new chapter,” the article about Jenny Lynch’s retirement. I was fascinated. I did not know that USPS has a historian. I wish Lynch well and I hope that the next person is as dedicated as she was to educating the public about the Postal Service.

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  • ‘Give Happy’ Nov. 28
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  • ‘Built for the Holidays’ Nov. 6

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