Memorial Day | Fly flags at half-staff on May 29

  Memorial Day | Fly flags at half-staff on May 29

"...Memorial Day, a federal holiday to remember the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces, is Monday, May 29. Facilities that are open on the holiday must fly the U.S. flag at half-staff. The U.S. flag must be flown at half-staff from sunrise — or the hour when it’s raised — until noon. Then, hoist the flag to the peak of the staff, where it either must fly until the time of closing or no later than sunset (unless the flag is lighted). When the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff, all other flags must fly at half-staff, too. ..."

Reference: usps.com
 

Organizational Strategy | Video, transcript of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s address available

  Organizational Strategy | Video, transcript of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s address available

A video and transcript of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s National Postal Forum keynote address are now available.

During his May 22 remarks, DeJoy discussed the progress the Postal Service is making under its 10-year Delivering for America plan and how the organization is bettered positioned for success in the future.

The National Postal Forum — the mailing and shipping industry’s largest conference — was held this week in Charlotte, NC.

The Postal Service’s news release has additional details about the keynote address.

Reference: USPS via NPMHU 317
 

Facebook Busted You and You Probably Do Not Know It

  How your ex will know if you've been stalking their Facebook: Embarrassing glitch exposes snoopers - how to see if you've been busted

"'We fixed a bug related to a recent app update that caused some Facebook friend requests to be sent mistakenly,' the spokesperson said. ...if you're still worried you've been affected by the technical defect, head to facebook.com/friends. From here, click 'Friend Requests' in the left-hand tab followed by 'View send requests' to review the pending requests. ..."

Reference: www.dailymail.co.uk
 

Whistleblower Protection Act

  Whistleblower Protection Act

"The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. A federal agency violates the Whistleblower Protection Act if agency authorities take (or threaten to take) retaliatory personnel action against any employee or applicant because of disclosure of information by that employee or applicant. ..."

Reference: wikipedia.org