The USPS National Employee Emergency Hotline now has new features, including a more interactive process. The Postal Service uses the hotline during emergencies, such as facilities problems and weather emergencies, to notify employees of closings or late openings. The hotline number — 888-363-EMERGNC (888-363-7462) — is on the back of employee badges. Employees can now […]
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday added a rider to a government funding measure mandating that the U.S. Postal Service continue to provide Saturday delivery service. NAPS supports the preservation of Saturday mail delivery. The Serrano-Latham amendment added the six-day mail delivery mandate to the House version of the FY 2015 Financial Services and General […]
June 24, 2014 Job well done Dear Postal Colleagues: We want to take a moment to thank everyone for your hard work during this year’s Letter Carrier Food Drive. Once again, you collected millions of pounds of food to help feed the estimated 50 million people—including 16 million children—who face hunger every day in the […]
MILFORD, CT, June 18, 2014 – A PEN Exclusive Tuesday, July 1, will be National Postal Worker’s Day. Neopost USA, an expert in the preparation, delivery and management of business communications, will help Americans honor this country’s postal workers by collecting mail customers’ one-sentence descriptions praising their favorite postal worker. Neopost USA asks Americans to […]
Stamp ordering, simplified New system debuts this summer 6/17/2014 – The Postal Service will soon launch Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) Web, an online application that will make it easier for Postmasters and customer service and retail managers to submit and manage stamp orders. The new service will offer a more convenient, user-friendly order entry and […]
6-13-2014 – Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day, one of six days each year postal facilities are required to fly the POW-MIA flag. Displaying the flag honors the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces held as prisoners of war or listed as missing in action. The POW-MIA flag must fly below the U.S. […]
6-13-2014 – More than 700 employees who use BlackBerry devices recently received emails with detailed instructions to order and activate new smartphones. Users may choose iPhone, Samsung or new BlackBerry smartphones. Upgrading is voluntary, once the user receives the email from IT. This is part of the initial rollout of MobileACE, a Postal Service program that […]
BACKGROUND The U.S. Postal Service uses more than 190,000 vehicles to collect and deliver mail, including about 142,000 long-life vehicles that are nearing or exceeding their expected service life. As the fleet ages, maintenance costs will increase and older models will be retired as they become too costly to maintain or repair. Our objectives were […]
Information Security – USPS Launches New Method to Encrypt Email Postal Bulletin 22391 – June 12, 2014 Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) in conjunction with Information Technology has implemented the Enterprise Encryption Service — a new method of data encryption. Enterprise Encryption Service can be used to encrypt external or outbound email that has sensitive information sent by […]
June 12, 2014 – Postal Bulletin 22391 Many states nationwide have adopted policies such as “No Excuse Absentee Voting” and “Vote-by-Mail.” These alternatives to voting at a polling station on Election Day provide the Postal Service™ with an opportunity to increase First-Class Mail® volume and revenue, and enhance the value of mail. Leading up to the mid-term election on November 4, 2014, […]