Paul Vogel, president and chief Marketing/Sales officer, has named Cliff Rucker as acting vice president, Sales, effective May 31. Rucker is a 28-year veteran of the Postal Service. He has been manager, Operations Support Southwest Area, for more than 5 years. Rucker also has served as manager of the Houston and Oklahoma districts, and as […]
PMG Pat Donahoe yesterday announced the selection of two new vice presidents. Kelly Sigmon, currently vice president, Engineering Systems, will become vice president, Channel Access, effective June 1. Meanwhile, Michael Amato is set to become the new vice president, Engineering Systems. Sigmon joined the Postal Service in 1989 as an industrial engineer professional specialist trainee […]
PMG Pat Donahoe has announced the appointment of Tim O’Reilly as vice president, Controller. O’Reilly has served as acting vice president, Controller, since February. Among his duties is responsibility for certifying financial filings. He also manages Corporate Accounting, Accounting Services, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Management Controls and Integration, and the Corporate Audit Response Group. O’Reilly reports to […]
New Prepaid Forever Priority Mail Flat Rate Packaging Redefines Shipping WASHINGTON — Building on the simplicity of flat-rate shipping and value of Forever postage, the U.S. Postal Service today announced a new way to ship that lets customers lock in future postage at current prices using select Priority Mail Flat Rate packaging. Prepaid Forever Priority […]
Simplicity and making it easier to do business with the Postal Service were the themes earlier this week at National Postal Forum, where USPS Executive Leadership Team members addressed a standing-room-only crowd during the Postmaster General’s Executive Session. “We want to share some of our strategies with you and better explain some of our key […]
Increasing the value of mail – Postmaster General at National Postal Forum As it continues to redesign internal activities to meet its four business strategies, the Postal Service also will focus on perfecting its core function of delivering — to make sure the value that businesses get from using the mail is strengthened and improved, […]
PMG Pat Donahoe yesterday announced the appointment of Giselle Valera as vice president and managing director, Global Business. Her appointment takes effect June 1. She will report to Paul Vogel, president and chief Marketing/Sales officer. Valera has been acting associate director of Strategic Planning since January. She previously was executive director for Global Finance and […]
HATCH ACT PROHIBITION: CERTAIN IMAGES NOT ALLOWED IN WORKPLACE If you have a photo in your workspace of a candidate for president of the United States, you may be violating federal law. The Hatch Act prohibits postal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty in any government office, while wearing an official uniform […]
The Postal Service is making it easier for customers to reduce their carbon footprints with the release of a new “Go Green” tote bag. A great alternative to plastic shopping and grocery bags, the tote bags feature images of the Go Green Forever stamps scheduled for release tomorrow. The lightweight tote bags — available at […]
In the event of a federal government shutdown, the Postal Service will continue normal operations. However, “Passport Day in the USA” events scheduled tomorrow at more than 1,600 Post Offices nationwide will be cancelled, if there is a government shutdown. The Postal Service will NOT be authorized to accept passport applications. As a self-funded independent […]