Employees

NEW FINANCE COURSE

Business Finance Workshop - Online and in CD-ROM

How well do you know Postal Service finance? Executive and administrative schedule (EAS) employees now have access to a new 11-hour finance course titled "Business Finance Workshop" that was previously available only to a limited audience. Strategic Management Group developed the course through a contract with the Chicago Purchasing and Materials Service Center. By completing the course, you will:

• Increase your awareness of finance.

• Enhance your appreciation for Postal Service business drivers.

• Become more customer focused and effective in adding value to Postal Service products and services.

• Gain better control of postal expenditures.

The course costs $110 and is offered both online and in CD-ROM. The online course ID number is 31Q0113; the CD-ROM ID number is 31Q0117. Obtain approval for the course from your local Human Resources (HR) office. Once you receive approval, your local HR office will initiate your registration for the course.

- Employee Development,
Employee Resource Management, 8-22-02

NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FACT SHEET

Percentage returns released August 5, 2002, by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Future performance of the funds will vary and may be significantly different from the returns shown above. See the Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan for detailed information about the funds and their investment risks. The monthly returns of the TSP Funds represent net earnings for the month after deduction of accrued administrative expenses and, except for the G Fund, after deduction of trading costs and accrued investment management fees as well. The returns for the four indexes shown do not include any of these deductions.

* Implemented May 2001.

Finance

FINANCIAL REPORTING - MANUAL SOA CAG H-L OFFICES ONLY

Accountbooks and Statements of Account for PFY 2003

Effective September 7, 2002 - the beginning of postal fiscal year (PFY) 2003 - all CAG H-L Post Offices that submit manual statements of account (SOAs) must use the following forms:

• PS Form 1551, Accountbook for Post Offices and Financial Reporting Units - CAGs H-L (June 2000 edition).

• PS Form 1555, Statement of Account (SOA) for CAGs H-L (June 2000 edition).

Only manual SOA CAG H-L offices should use these forms. Ensure that the edition date is June 2000.

District accounting offices (DAOs) will distribute the forms to Post Offices no later than August 23, 2002.

Post Offices that do not receive the forms by this date or need additional forms should contact their DAO, not the Material Distribution Center (MDC). The MDC provides the forms to DAOs only.

DAOs requiring additional forms should order them from the MDC. DAOs should exclude Standard Field Accounting Procedures (SFAP) offices from their orders and order only as many forms as necessary.

DAOs can order the forms in one of the following ways:

• Touch Tone Order Entry (TTOE): Call 800-332-0317, choose option 1, then option 2.

Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, choose option 8, extension 2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message (wait 48 hours after registering before you place your first order).

• E-mail: Complete PS Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition (manually or using F3Fill), and send it as an attachment to the e-mail address MDC Customer Service or to mcustome@email.usps.gov.

• Mail: Mail a completed PS Form 7380 to the MDC at the following address:

SUPPLY REQUISITIONS
MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
500 SW GARY ORMSBY DR
TOPEKA KS 66624-9702

You will need the following information to order PS Form 1551:

PSN: PS 1551
PSIN: 7530-03-000-7731
Unit of Issue: SE
Quick Pick#: N/A
Bulk Pack Quantity: 40
Price: $2.7908
Edition Date: 06/00

You will need the following information to order PS 1555:

PSN: PS 1555
PSIN: 7530-01-000-9354
Unit of Issue: PG
Quick Pick#: N/A
Bulk Pack Quantity: 124
Price: $0.5454
Edition Date: 06/00

- Revenue and Field Accounting,
Finance, 8-22-02

NOTICE AVAILABLE ONLINE

Notice 25, Postal Accounting Period Planning Schedule, Postal Fiscal Year 2003

Notice 25, Postal Accounting Period Planning Schedule, Postal Fiscal Year 2003, dated April 2002, is available online. Go to the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on Notices. We will not print/distribute hard copies of Notice 25.

- Corporate Accounting,
Finance, 8-22-02