The Postal Bulletin’s latest edition has an overview of a new CyberSafe at USPS site that aims to help employees and customers protect themselves online. The site, uspscybersafe.com, lists cybersecurity best practices and describes how the Postal Service safeguards personal and financial information. Other features include multimedia content on how to protect information online, advice…
Web News Article #: 130-2015 06/22/2015 – The recent announcement by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) of a second major breach of data on “current and former employees of the federal government whose records OPM manages” could affect many APWU members, said Retirees Department Director Judy Beard. “OPM manages the records of postal retirees,…
June 4, 2015 The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently became aware of a cybersecurity incident affecting its systems and data that may have compromised the personal information of current and former Federal employees. Within the last year, OPM has undertaken an aggressive effort to update its cybersecurity posture, adding numerous tools and capabilities…
Web News Article #: 113-2015 06/02/2015 – In a precedent-setting agreement approved by the National Labor Relations Board, the APWU and its sister postal unions won the right to bargain with the Postal Service over a massive data security breach that took place in 2014. The historic May 19 settlement marks a win for unions…
By Brian Mahoney – May 22, 2015 The Postal Service will settle a union complaint to the National Labor Relations Board, alleging it refused to bargain over how to compensate 800,000 employees affected by a data breach that stole their personal information. The agreement will require the USPS to negotiate over how it should respond…
Summary by PostCom.org: House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, US Postal Service and Census Examining Data Security at the United States Postal Service 2154 Rayburn House Office Building November 19, 2014 The Honorable Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, US Postal Service, and Census A substantial number of mail covers were made available to…
The U.S. Postal Service is added to the list of recent data hacks. Criminals broke into a computer system and stole personal data of employees, retirees, and millions of customers. “To think that everything can be OK one day, and then the next minute, your information is gone,” says Veral Hunter. Read more: Customers React To…
Click Here for USPS cyber intrusion incident statement – Media Statement 11/10/14 Click Here for Cyber intrusion, employee data compromise FAQs – 11/10/14 via USPS.com. .
