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A clean lift

Top story

A clean lift
Fuel cell pilot to expand
20 hours ago
Creative funding
CFC spotlights arts and humanities
20 hours ago
Peak season playbook
Program shows problems before they occur
2 days ago

Army green

Army green

Military base modernizing mail delivery
Using cluster boxes at Fort Riley, KS, is expected to save $125,000 in fuel and delivery costs.
2 days ago

In remembrance

In remembrance

Fly flags half-staff to honor Powell
Colin L. Powell, a retired general and former secretary of state, died Oct. 18.
2 days ago

Overwhelmed?

Overwhelmed?

Help is at hand through EAP
The Postal Service is reminding employees that there is help available — 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
2 days ago

Growing together

Growing together

Sales campaign surpasses $1B goal
The Postal Service’s Power of One campaign has ended, bringing in $1.33 billion in new revenue for the organization.
5 days ago

Protect and defend

Protect and defend

USPS highlights careers in cybersecurity
The CyberSafe at USPS team works every day to protect the organization’s computer network from multiple security threats.
5 days ago

Retirement webinar

Retirement webinar

Session to be held Oct. 21
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar on preparing for retirement.
5 days ago

Time to get shipping

Time to get shipping

USPS releases holiday mail-by deadlines
Follow these recommendations to make sure your package or letter gets to its destination by Dec. 25.
6 days ago

After USPS

After USPS

Former employees have rules, too
Some ex-employees could be prohibited from interacting with their former postal colleagues for a certain time period.
6 days ago

Featured creatures

Featured creatures

News Quiz: How much do you remember?
Test your knowledge of the Message Monsters stamps, the American Postal Workers Union and other newsworthy topics.
6 days ago

McCrery to lead CX

McCrery to lead CX

VP takes new role
Marc D. McCrery has been named Customer Experience vice president, succeeding Kelly M. Sigmon, who is retiring at the end of the year.
7 days ago

Overseas gifts

Overseas gifts

Military shipping deadlines announced
The Postal Service has released this year’s suggested mail-by dates for customers who want to send holiday letters and packages to diplomatic and military service members overseas.
7 days ago

Innovators honored

Innovators honored

Frintz, Gunderson win NextGen awards
Two business customers were honored with USPS Next Generation Campaign Awards at the virtual National Postal Forum in September.
7 days ago

Scanning snapshot

News Briefs

Scanning snapshot

Delivery data, Bulletin also highlighted
Check out this week’s scanning snapshot and read about new delivery data and Postal Bulletin’s latest issue.
7 days ago

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Heroes’ Corner

  • Tears for fears

    Employee reunites stray toddler, distraught mom

    Today

    Tears for fears

    Employee reunites stray toddler, distraught mom
    Today at midnight

    City Carrier Assistant Jordan O’Byrne was recently making deliveries in a Lompoc, CA, neighborhood when he came upon a toddler wandering around, accompanied only by a dog.

    O’Byrne asked the little girl her name and if she knew where her mom or dad and her house were, and she did not respond.

    The Postal Service employee took the child by the hand and knocked on several doors in the vicinity.

    He soon located her mother, who had been desperately looking for her.

    The woman tearfully thanked O’Byrne for reuniting them.

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On the Move

  • New gigs

    Executive, manager news

    Oct. 19

    New gigs

    Executive, manager news
    Oct. 19 at 9:10 a.m.

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

    • Lisa R. Baldwin completed a detail assignment as California 6 District’s acting manager and resumed her regular duties as San Diego postmaster. Jennifer T. Vo, delivery strategy and policy director at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, was named California 6 District’s acting manager, while Timothy M. Haney, fleet operations executive manager at headquarters, was named acting delivery strategy and policy director.

    • Wendy M. McLlwain, senior plant manager at the Suburban Maryland Processing and Distribution Center in Gaithersburg, was named the Richmond, VA, Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager.

    • Terry R. Morrow, the Rochester, NY, Processing and Distribution Center’s senior plant manager, was named acting plant manager at the Jacksonville, FL, Processing and Distribution Center. Donald S. Newton, the Memphis, TN, Processing and Distribution Center’s plant manager, was named acting plant manager in Rochester, while Dexter E. Florence, the Cleveland Processing and Distribution Center’s senior plant manager, was named acting plant manager in Memphis.

The List

  • Postal pride

    10 facts about USPS

    Sept. 21

    Postal pride

    10 facts about USPS
    Sept. 21 at 9:15 a.m.

    Here are 10 fun facts about the Postal Service, courtesy of usps.com’s Postal Facts section.

    1. The Postal Service’s reach can’t be beat. USPS is the only organization in the nation that has the resources, network infrastructure and logistical capability to regularly deliver to every residential and business address in the nation.

    2. It’s a bargain. A letter can be sent across the United States — from Honolulu, HI, to Bangor, ME, say — for just 58 cents.

    3. It collaborates with competitors. UPS and FedEx pay the Postal Service to deliver hundreds of millions of their ground packages, and USPS pays UPS and FedEx for air transportation.

    4. It boasts the nation’s largest retail network. With 31,000 outlets, USPS has the largest retail network in the nation — bigger than Starbucks, McDonald’s or Walmart.

    5. It’s eco-conscious. There is an entire department devoted to reducing the Postal Service’s carbon footprint in ways large and small. One recent move is the adoption of next-generation delivery vehicles, which will substantially increase the fuel efficiency of the USPS fleet.

    6. It’s filled with everyday heroes. Postal workers regularly go above and beyond the call of duty to protect their customers, including older and disabled customers through the Carrier Alert Program. In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2020, the Postal Service recognized 186 heroic employees.

    7. It supports communities nationwide. Among its initiatives: educating customers on consumer protection, delivering holiday magic to those in need and helping with Stamp Out Hunger, the nation’s largest one-day food drive.

    8. Bad handwriting is no match for its code crackers. The Remote Encoding Center in Salt Lake City gets the mail that automated sorters can’t decipher. The center’s 1,000 workers translate chicken scratch in about 3.5 seconds, on average.

    9. It hires and supports veterans. Nearly 73,000 veterans are employed by the Postal Service, making it one of the largest employers of veterans in the country.

    10. It handles the lion’s share of the world’s mail. Almost half (49 percent) of the world’s mail volume is processed and delivered by USPS.

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Mailbag

  • Martha Carson, Guysville, OH:

    The Otters in Snow stamps — highlighted in “River dance” — are absolutely delightful. I appreciate the river otter facts that were included in the article.

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