• Sachin Agarwal, innovation and product solutions manager, was named data strategy and governance acting senior director. • Sunny Kuruvilla, the Denver Network Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named the West Valley, AZ, Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager. Dennell M. Maestas, the Albuquerque, NM, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named the […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will address benefits available after retirement. The session, “USPS Retirement Health Benefits: Medicare, Dental and Vision,” will be held Wednesday, April 17, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must […]
USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Sunday, July 14. The proposed adjustments, approved by the Postal Service governors, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 7.8 percent. The commission will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect. If favorably reviewed, the changes would […]
USPS wants employees to remember that there are rules for engaging in outside activities that conflict, or appear to conflict, with their official Postal Service duties. Under the USPS Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct, employees: • May not work in any capacity for an entity that delivers matter that could otherwise be sent via U.S. […]
Retail Associate Donette Hicks recently discovered a wallet in a drop box at the Carpinteria, CA, Post Office. After alerting her supervisor, Hicks found identification in the wallet and used social media to track down the owner. The Postal Service employee then returned the wallet to the customer during her lunch break. “She wanted to […]
• Yosef A. Boutakov, a commerce pricing analyst, was named revenue evaluation acting manager. • Chris P. Dorian, business evaluation manager, was named sales strategy and analytics acting director. • Fresno, CA, Postmaster Neil J. Gonzalez was named Portland, OR, acting postmaster. • Gabriel H. Magdaleno was named Sacramento, CA, postmaster. He previously served as […]
The Postal Service will release a stamp Wednesday, March 27, to raise awareness of the threats posed to the West Indian manatee, a beloved marine mammal. Manatees inhabit Florida’s inland waterways and warm areas of the coastal Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. They have no natural predators in the wild, but humans have put […]
Letter Carrier Kelli Reed was recently making deliveries in Lincoln, NE, when she discovered a customer had fallen inside his residence. The Postal Service employee called 911 and sought help from a neighbor who has keys to the man’s home. Reed and the neighbor entered the residence and comforted the customer, who had been stranded […]
• Frankie D. Bunch-Bauldrick was named equal employment opportunity compliance and appeals manager. She previously served as a dispute resolution manager. • Catina R. Ellis was named a dispute resolution manager. She previously served as an equal employment opportunity alternative dispute resolution specialist. • Lillian D. Guyton was named an equal employment opportunity dispute resolution […]
The Postal Service’s Bluegrass stamp, honoring one of America’s most popular homegrown art forms, was dedicated at the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum in Owensboro, KY, on March 15. “Like bluegrass, the Postal Service finds inspiration in our nation’s history — which is why we are so proud of the role we play in […]
Rural Carrier Chasity Lowe was making deliveries last month in Murfreesboro, TN, when a distressed customer approached her. The woman, Lucille Reynolds, said her husband, James, had gone missing from their home about a half-hour earlier. Because he has a medical condition, Lucille said she feared for his well-being. Lowe said she would keep an […]
• Ana L. Aguerrevere and Tam Nguyen were named logistics network implementation directors. Aguerrevere previously served as Western Division’s logistics implementation strategy manager, while Nguyen was strategic initiative project manager. • Tracy L. Damron, Atlantic Region’s operations support manager, was named New England Division’s acting logistics director. • Veronica Y. Hale, visibility business systems manager, […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on how to care for aging parents, including an overview of the physical and mental signs of aging and ways to plan. The session, “Caring for Aging Parents,” will be held Wednesday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Kaiser Permanente, a provider […]
The Postal Service will dedicate its Save Manatees stamp on Wednesday, March 27, in Silver Springs, FL. The ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Eastern at Silver Springs State Park, located at 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd. The speakers will include Michelle Krysiak, the local postmaster, and Patrick Rose, executive director of the Save […]
USPS has released a five-part video series on the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program. The program, also known as PSHB, will begin Jan. 1, 2025. This will be a separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The new video series will […]
Letter Carrier Brian Timm was delivering mail in South River, NJ, recently when the porch of a home he had just visited caught his eye. A large bowl on the customer’s porch was on fire. After 911 was called, Timm ran back to the residence and safely extinguished the blaze. The customer, who was not […]
• Jennifer C. Brubaker, a team leader in the Postal Inspection Service’s New York Division, was named acting special assistant to the chief postal inspector. • Oakland, CA, Postmaster Sunil K. Chanan was named San Francisco’s acting postmaster. • Bobbi K. Mihal, a USPS attorney, was named chief counsel for Merit Systems Protection Board matters […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will address benefits available after retirement. The session, “USPS Retirement Health Benefits: Medicare, Dental and Vision,” will be held Wednesday, March 20, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on how to improve gut health and achieve greater balance in all areas of life through diet and lifestyle modifications. The session, “Nutrition and Gut Health,” will be held Wednesday, March 20, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from the Virginia Hospital Center and Blue […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on ways to enhance their productivity and achieve their goals. The session, “Everyday Hacks to Stay Motivated,” will be held twice on Wednesday, March 20 — once at 9:15 a.m. Pacific and again at 12:15 p.m. Pacific. Representatives from the University of Phoenix will lead the […]
Letter Carrier Michael Waite was delivering mail at a Wallingford, CT, condominium complex in December when he saw a customer run out of a unit filled with smoke. Waite called 911, checked on the man and began knocking loudly on the doors to the other units while yelling: “Get out! There’s a fire!” Firefighters arrived […]
• San Diego Postmaster Lisa R. Baldwin retired after 36 years with the Postal Service. • Columbus, OH, Postmaster Eric D. Gilbert was named Idaho-Montana-Oregon District’s acting manager. • Las Vegas Postmaster Donald D. Kravos resumed his regular duties after serving as Colorado-Wyoming District’s acting manager. San Francisco Postmaster Douglas S. Smith was named the […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on the ways diet can reduce — or exacerbate — inflammation. The session, “Fighting Inflammation Naturally,” will be held Wednesday, March 13, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from GEHA, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must register before the […]
The bold moves USPS is taking in the environmental arena dovetail with the big changes the organization is making operationally, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told employees last week. The Postal Service recently established broad goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, divert waste from landfills, increase procurement of renewable energy and boost recycling by 2030. These […]
The federal government has rules against nepotism in the workplace — and the Postal Service wants employees to remember them. Under the rules, USPS employees cannot hire, supervise or promote a relative, which is defined as a spouse, parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, in-law, stepparent, stepsibling or half sibling. Employees are also […]
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James “Eric” Humphries, a building equipment mechanic, was working at the Greenville, SC, Processing and Distribution Center recently when he collapsed and hit his head on a railing. While 911 was called, Wilson Villafañe-Irizarry, a distribution operations supervisor, began administering first aid. He then noticed Humphries had stopped breathing. David Lawter, a mail processing clerk, […]
• San Antonio Postmaster Antonio Gracia Jr. was named acting postmaster in Austin, TX. • Boston Postmaster David C. Guiney was named Florida 3 District’s acting manager. • Erica M. Hall, Maryland District’s Post Office operations manager, was named the Washington, DC, Post Office’s officer in charge. • Robert S. Manier was named Maine-New Hampshire-Vermont […]
Rural Carrier Keri VanEtta was driving along her Newman, IL, route in December when another vehicle passed her, leaving a trail of black smoke. The driver appeared to be unaware of the problem, so VanEtta safely caught up with the vehicle and motioned for her to pull over. VanEtta also stopped, called 911 and helped […]
• Dana C. Foster, business alliances and mail service providers manager, was named strategic accounts and mail service providers acting director. • John J. Tortorice was named New York 2 District manager. He previously served as Brooklyn, NY, postmaster. • Edward B. Williamson was named Delaware-Pennsylvania 2 District manager. He previously served as Washington, DC, […]
The Postal Service’s package volume grew almost 7 percent during the recent holiday season, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy recently told the USPS Board of Governors. The growth resulted from the organization’s improving service reliability and new product offerings, such as USPS Ground Advantage, DeJoy said. While delivering more packages, the Postal Service also cut costs, […]
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