March 3, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees that federal ethics laws place certain restrictions on them while working at USPS — and after they leave the organization. Here are some important rules to keep in mind: • Employees working on matters involving outside companies — such as contracts, projects, licenses, applications or investigations … Read more
The Postal Service wants employees to remember that federal ethics laws place certain employment-related restrictions on them after they leave the organization.
December 29, 2023 The Postal Service wants to remind employees that USPS ethics rules apply even after they leave the organization. Former employees and retirees may work for any new employer, but they may not: • Use confidential, nonpublic or proprietary postal information in their new positions; • Communicate with the Postal Service about matters … Read more
June 12, 2023 The Postal Service wants to remind employees that ethics rules apply even after someone retires or leaves the organization for other employment. The rules mainly address two concerns: when former employees can interact with USPS on behalf of new employers, and how current and former employees may interact with each other. Post-employment … Read more
October 14, 2021 The Postal Service wants to you to know about the rules that apply to former employees. After leaving USPS, former employees may accept a new job with any employer. Depending on what their postal duties were, they may be prohibited from interacting with their former postal colleagues for a certain time period. … Read more
Network intruders compromised health information on current and former U.S. Postal Service employees who filed for workers’ compensation, USPS officials say. The files were accessed during a previously reported September cyber intrusion that netted the Social Security numbers of about 800,000 USPS employees. Details of the health data breach are just now being revealed for the first time. … Read more
(October 12, 2014) NEW ORLEANS — Thanksgiving and Christmas are just weeks away, and postal offices in New Orleans are looking for some additional manpower from former employees. Officials with the United States Postal Service announced this week that retired city carriers can temporarily return to their jobs during the peak-mailing season. According to the … Read more