Supplemental Employment with Competitors

Postal Service employees are prohibited from working for our competitors that deliver mailable matter or for a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) in any capacity.

Examples of our competitors include FedEx and UPS. The UPS Store is an example of a CMRA.

When you decline a second job with one of our competitors, you avoid a conflict of interest and contribute to the financial success of the Postal Service.

And that’s smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for guidance.

It’s not always good to share

The Postal Service places a high priority on personal privacy and cybersecurity.

Public access to postal mobile telephone numbers and postal email addresses may lead to phishing schemes and phone calls from the public after hours.

When responding to a Freedom of Information Act request, postal mobile telephone numbers and postal email addresses may both be redacted by citing Exemption 3 with 39 U.S.C. § 410(c)(2) and Exemption 6.

Safeguarding USPS email addresses and mobile telephone numbers protects both our network and our employees’ privacy.

And that’s smart business.

Contact your FOIA coordinator or FOIA team – at foia12@usps.gov – with any questions.