USPS to honor employees who are veterans
To mark Veterans Day this year, the Postal Service will honor employees who served in the military with a lapel pin and certificate of appreciation.
The items will be mailed to the home address of every employee who is known to be a veteran.
To ensure they receive their pin and...
Fly flags at half-staff to honor Cheney
Postal Service facilities should fly U.S. flags at half-staff to honor Dick Cheney, the former vice president who died Nov. 3.
Flags should be flown at half-staff until the day of interment, which hasn’t been announced.
To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant...
Watch the Postal Service’s holiday TV ad
A new holiday TV commercial from the Postal Service offers a nod to the organization’s 250th anniversary this year.
The 30-second ad, titled “Delivering Since 1775,” juxtaposes images of contemporary mail carriers with black-and-white archival footage of their counterparts from previous eras.
“Two hundred fifty years ago, a promise was made...
The Evolution Of The US Mail Truck (And Why Some Mail Carriers Use Their Personal Vehicles)
The U.S. Postal Service’s delivery of envelopes and parcels had humble beginnings. But much as the automobile transformed everyday Americans’ means of travel, it also greatly enhanced the Post Office’s ability to efficiently deliver mail.
Just before the turn of the 20th century, an experimental horseless mail wagon made by the...
OPM Announces Faster, Paperless Options for Federal Retirees
Washington, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced two new online tools designed to make retirement services faster, and easier for federal retirees. These improvements are part of OPM’s broader effort to modernize its Retirement Services operations and enhance the customer experience through expanded self-service options....
Daylight saving time will end Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025
Daylight saving time will end Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m.
In areas where the change is observed, people will “fall back” and set their clocks back one hour at bedtime Nov. 2.
Standard time will be in effect until March 8, 2026, when daylight saving time will resume.
