USPS: Hatch Act Rules – Federal law applies to social media

April 18, 2022 The Postal Service is reminding employees that they are required to abide by the Hatch Act, including the guidelines for using social media. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Here’s a quick recap of the law: • The Hatch Act exists to keep politics out of federal workplaces. The law, passed in 1939, limits certain political activities of…

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USPS Implements New First-Class Package Service Standards, Updates Priority Mail Service Standards

April 18, 2022 Improves utilization of surface transportation while reducing air network usage, which is more costly and continues to face reliability issues Contributes to costs savings efforts and improves reliability across all product classes Aligns with 10-year “Delivering for America” plan’s commitment to service excellence Majority of delivery standards for packages unaffected by service…

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USPS OIG Report: Mail Transport Equipment

Introduction/Objective This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of the U.S. Postal Service’s Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) Program (Project Number 21-229). Our objective was to assess Postal Service management of the MTE program. See Appendix A for additional information about this audit. Background MTE consists of containers (including sacks, pouches, trays, wheeled containers,…

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