USPS OIG: Independent Report on Employee Benefits Submitted to Office of Personnel Management

Background This report presents the results of our performance of the procedures agreed upon by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The report responds to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s requirements to assist the OPM in assessing the reasonableness of employee withholdings and U.S….

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USPS Historian’s Office Alert: Keep ‘Postmaster Finder’ updated with PS Form 8020

July 24, 2023 USPS wants to ensure the accuracy of Postmaster Finder, the organization’s national historical database of postmasters. The database is maintained by the USPS Historian’s Office, which relies on the receipt of PS Form 8020, Report of Installation (Postmaster or Officer-in-Charge), to keep it current. Employees who conduct office transfers should submit a…

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APWU Retirees Department: Retirement Planning Seminar on ZOOM – Nov. 20

Retirement Planning Seminar will take place via ZOOM on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 1:00pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST). SPECIAL NOTES: 1-Participants must be an active APWU member or retiree dues paying APWU member. 2-Participants cannot register with a USPS email address, i.e. @usps.gov. 3-Each participant must register individually and not as a group. 4-Participants…

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USPS: Summer 2022 virtual benefits fair recorded sessions available

August 4, 2022 If you missed the Investing in You: Benefits, Retirement, and More summer virtual fair, you can still access the information presented during the event. All live presentations were recorded and are available on demand. Follow these steps to watch: Go to uspsinvestinginyou2022.vfairs.com. Select either “Login” or “Guest Login.” Select “Auditorium.” Select “Click…

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USPS OIG Report: Postal Service Knowledge Continuity

Background The U.S. Postal Service uses Corporate Succession Planning to identify and develop top-performing employees to become future executives. In addition, a variety of leadership development programs align with competency models to develop upcoming leaders, including Managerial Leadership, Advanced Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Executive Foundations. The overarching program of employee knowledge development is referred to…

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Is Critical Knowledge Lost When Employees Leave the Postal Service?

Project Title: Postal Service Knowledge Continuity Start Date: Monday, October 4, 2021 Estimated Report Release Date: April 2022 During fall 2020, the Postal Service initiated a series of phased organizational changes to improve its ability to implement strategies and drive success. As a result of these changes, a reduction-in-force occurred in affected areas for several…

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APWU: Annual Leave Payment Limitations for Retirees

December 24, 2020 For APWU members planning on retiring at the end of the year, you may be affected by limitations to the annual leave carryover. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the APWU worked to negotiate various MOUs that would be beneficial to all of us during the pandemic. One of those MOUs was to…

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