The Postal Service is reminding employees of the importance of protecting commercial information. Any employee might be asked to disclose commercial information to someone outside of the organization. Although requests for this kind of information are usually sent under the Freedom of Information Act, they can also come directly from other people, such as a…
The Postal Service is reminding employees to proceed with caution when exchanging gifts. Generally, an employee shouldnât give a gift to a manager or higher-paid colleague. Likewise, a gift shouldnât be accepted from a subordinate or lower-paid employee. There are exceptions. For example, a non-cash gift worth $10 or less to a manager on birthdays,…
The Postal Service is reminding employees that they arenât permitted to misuse their position. This means employees cannot: Misuse their title or authority to further any private interest of their own Misuse government information that isnât readily available to the public for any unauthorized purposes Misuse government property â such as computers, laptops, printers and…
Washington, D.C. July 29, 2016. The National Whistleblower Center commends the Council of the Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, the Office of Special Counsel and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for being the first three federal executive agencies to recognize National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The Agencies plan to hold a joint event at…
Reminder: Charitable solicitation and sales activities not affiliated with the Postal Service are not allowed on USPS property. Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) activities is the only form of charitable fundraising permitted on postal property. Managers should not allow other on-site charitable or promotional activities by non-postal organizations, including mail or telephone solicitation directed to employees….
The Postal Service reminds employees that they must follow rules established by the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits federal workers from engaging in some political activities. The main point of the Hatch Act is to prevent federal employees from using their positions to unduly influence elections. Under the law, employees can register to vote…
The Postal Serviceâs ethics office is hearing from a lot of employees who have questions about the ALS ice bucket challenge. The challenge involves people dumping a bucket of ice water on themselves to raise awareness of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigâs disease, and then encouraging others to do the same or make a…
