USPS: The Privacy Act – when and how to disclose personal information
The Privacy Act governs the collection, use and maintenance of personal information.
Tag: Privacy Act of 1974
USPS: Adhering to the Privacy Act
June 12, 2024 The Postal Service is reminding employees that the Privacy Act of 1974 applies to collecting, using and maintaining personal information. If a USPS business initiative involves any personally identifiable information, team members should contact the Postal Serviceâs Privacy and Records Management Office to determine whether the actâs provisions apply. Here are some points about the Privacy…
USPS: Complying with the Privacy Act
August 7, 2023 The Postal Service wants employees to remember it collects and maintains a variety of personally identifiable information about customers, employees and outside businesses in order to carry out its mission. Under the Privacy Act of 1974, a federal law, USPS employees and contractors have a legal and ethical obligation to hold personal…
USPS:Â Employees must protect personal information
October 7, 2021 The Postal Service is reminding employees to not reveal personally identifiable information to co-workers who donât need to know that information. The Privacy Act of 1974 prohibits sharing most personal information with anyone at all, unless one of the lawâs exceptions applies. The actâs âneed to knowâ exception allows personal information to…
USPS:Â Employees must follow Privacy Act
The Postal Service collects various types of personally identifiable information about customers, employees and businesses in order to carry out its mission. USPS employees and contractors have a legal and ethical obligation to hold personal information in confidence and protect it from unauthorized disclosure and misuse. Under the federal Privacy Act of 1974, you must…
USPS: Disclosure of customersâ address information
The Postal Service wants you to understand the federal law that governs the disclosure of customersâ address information. Postmasters frequently receive requests for change of address and PO Box holder information. The Privacy Act of 1974 allows federal agencies to disclose information protected under the law without the written consent of the individual in limited…
OWCP Medical File Hack Affected Nearly Half a Million Postal Workers
Network intruders compromised health information on current and former U.S. Postal Service employees who filed for workersâ 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….