Background Each year, the U.S. Postal Service is required to report on compensation in the annual Comprehensive Statement of Postal Operations. For calendar year (CY) 2025, the annual salary of each Postal Service employee was limited to $250,600. Two exceptions granted under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) allow the Postal Service to exceed this … Read more
April 16, 2026 The Postal Service divides its organizational structure into multiple competitive areas for reduction in force (RIF) and transfer of function (TOF) purposes. Competitive areas are established based on organizational factors (separate operation, work function, staff, and personnel management authority) and geographical location factors. During the RIF process, an employee can only be … Read more
Attached are two pages buried in the USPS OIG Spring 2023 Semiannual Report to Congress that may be of interest to some. Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations – 87 allegations received: During this reporting period, there were no substantiated allegations of whistleblower retaliation. Wow. In fact, only four OIG investigations were even initiated. The whistleblower protection promised … Read more
“As we draw closer to the November 3, 2020, general election more information is being provided today to further supplement and reiterate previous guidance. This Memorandum follows those issued on Sept. 21 (Clarifying Operational Instructions), Sept. 25 (Additional Resources), and Oct. 13 (Supplemental Guidance). This series of Memoranda supports the timely and efficient handling of … Read more
A freeze on filling permanent non-bargaining unit jobs begins Saturday, August 15th. This doesn’t appear to affect 204Bs, however. There seems to be an explosion of them.
Objective Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Postal Service complied with applicable maximum total compensation provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA), related Postal Service policies and guidelines, and related U.S. Internal Revenue Service regulations in calendar year (CY) 2018. For CY 2018, the annual salary of each Postal … Read more
Angela Curtis has been appointed Eastern Area’s acting vice president. The area is home to more than 50 million customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, Western New York and portions of New Jersey, Virginia and Indiana. Eastern Area has more than 85,000 employees who work in 35 processing and distribution centers, four … Read more
Isaac Cronkhite has been named the Postal Service’s chief human resources officer, a position he has held on an acting basis since January. Cronkhite leads the organization’s efforts to engage employees, strengthen workplace experiences, and foster and cultivate talent to ensure workers are positioned to meet customers’ evolving needs. In a June 13 memo announcing … Read more