September 15, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors to abide by the Privacy Act of 1974. This federal law governs how agencies collect, maintain and disclose personally identifiable information, or PII. This includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers and employee identification numbers. The law prohibits the Postal Service from disclosing PII to outside individuals … Read more
From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Subject: eOPF Please share with the field ASAP. As I shared before the Postal Service is in the process of addressing any insecurities in their eOPF system. Cybersecurity best practices suggest personally identifiable information (PII) should not be shared on an open internet connection. Many Official Personnel Files (OPFs) have PII … Read more
Introduction During the Peak Season Hiring audit (Project Number 20-316), we found that the U.S. Postal Service mishandled personally identifiable information (PII) for veteran employees on an internal system. The purpose of this management alert is to bring these issues to management’s attention and make recommendations for corrective action. PII is any information about an … Read more
Statement of NARFE President Richard G. Thissen Following the OPM Security Breach “Last evening, I was informed directly by an official of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that the personnel records, including personally identifiable information (PII), of four million current and former federal employees were exposed to a cyberattack. NARFE is staying in close … Read more
