August 18, 2026 The Postal Service is marking USPS Ethics Awareness Week by reminding employees to properly use their time while on duty and to follow the rules on using the organization’s property. Federal regulations require Postal Service employees to use their work time in an honest effort to perform their official duties. Likewise, managers … Read more
August 17, 2026 The Postal Service will begin this year’s USPS Ethics Awareness Week on Monday, Aug. 17. The annual campaign aims to educate employees on the importance of conducting themselves with integrity and help the organization maintain its trusted reputation. This year’s campaign will focus on the misuse of Postal Service property and time, … Read more
July 22, 2026 Postal Service employees have until Wednesday, Aug. 5, to order T-shirts promoting semipostal stamps. Employees can order special T-shirts, at their own expense, from Tee Luv, a provider of USPS-licensed apparel, using the password USPS2026. Uniformed employees can wear the Postal Service’s licensed semipostal stamp T-shirts during promotional activities, with the head of … Read more
July 21, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees that federal ethics laws prohibit them from misusing their postal positions for their own private gain. This includes personal fundraising in which their social media post or webpage references their USPS position, shows them in uniform, contains a postal logo or vehicle, or otherwise communicates an … Read more
April 22, 2026 The USPS Ethics Office is reminding employees that they are not allowed to work a second job for companies such as Amazon, UPS, FedEx and DHL, which deliver mailable matter that could otherwise be sent by U.S. Mail. However, employees can, with prior approval from the Ethics Office, work for a subsidiary … Read more
April 14, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees that they have a duty to conserve and protect government property — including USPS vehicles. USPS vehicles should not be used to commute to and from work, run personal errands, work a second job or transport unauthorized passengers. When on official travel or a detail assignment, … Read more
March 19, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees that they can seek second jobs, but certain types of supplemental employment are not permitted. Federal ethics regulations prohibit USPS employees from engaging in outside employment that conflicts with or affects their postal duties. Additionally, Postal Service employees cannot: • Work for a commercial mail receiving … Read more
March 10, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees that Voyager credit cards and GSA SmartPay travel credit cards are USPS property and should not be used for any personal expenses — even if you plan to reimburse the organization for the purchase. Misusing a Postal Service-issued credit card is a federal crime. It is … Read more
