NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FACT SHEET

Percentage returns released July 2, 2003, by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

*Rates of return for May (inception of S and I Funds) through December 2001.

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.

Please post on bulletin boards. Discard/recycle all previous notices.

Thrift Savings Plan Catch-Up Contributions for TSP Participants Age 50 and Older, and PostalEASE

When and Who August 11 through December 9, 2003 - all eligible career employees

TSP Catch-Up Contribution Us the PostalEASE telephone system or the PostalEASE employee Web site

Elections to begin contributing, to change your contribution amount, or to stop your TSP Catch-Up Contribution election.

USPS PIN To use PostalEASE, you will need your Social Security number (SSN) and USPS personal identification number (PIN); available only from PostalEASE.

Call toll free: 877-4PS-EASE (877-477-3273).

Don't know your USPS PIN? Call PostalEASE; press 1; enter SSN; when prompted to enter PIN, pause, then press 2. Your USPS PIN will be mailed to your address of record, usually by the next business day.

Employees who have trouble using PostalEASE, or who are unable to use a telephone, may contact your local Personnel office for help.

TSP Fund Investment Contact TSP directly, during or outside of TSP open season, to change

Elections investment of future TSP contributions or money already in your account.

TSP PIN Go to the TSP Web site at www.tsp.gov or call the TSP ThriftLine at 504-255-8777. Or mail Form TSP-50, Investment Allocation, to TSP, available from your local Personnel office (election not effective as quickly).

To use the TSP Web site or TSP ThriftLine, you must know your TSP PIN, available only from TSP.

Don't know your TSP PIN? Request it from www.tsp.gov - choose Account Access. Or via TSP ThriftLine at 504-255-8777 - press 2, enter SSN, follow instructions. Or, call the TSP Service Office at 504-255-6000 and speak to a representative. Your new TSP PIN will be mailed to your address of record.

Reminder: You must dial 1 before placing a long-distance telephone call.

PostalEASE and TSP Career employees who meet the age requirements receive from the national

Information Mailed to level a direct mailing of a PostalEASE worksheet and cover letter containing

Career Employees TSP Catch-Up Contribution election information at their mailing addresses of record. If you do not receive the mailing by early August, contact your local Personnel office.

Closing Date and Time PostalEASE closes 12 noon Central Time on December 9, 2003, for 2003 TSP Catch-Up Contribution elections.

Please post on all bulletin boards through December 31, 2003.

Postal Bulletin Distribution

The GPO distributes the Postal Bulletin for the Postal Service to all postal facilities except classified stations and branches, contract postal units, and detached mail units, which receive copies from their administrative post office. The Postal Bulletin is also available online at http://www.usps.com (click on Info, then Postal Periodicals and Publications).

If your postal facility has access to cc:Mail, you may send a request for a new subscription order, an address and/or quantity change, or a subscription query to the cc:Mail address POSTAL BULLETIN. If you are using another email product, you can use the Internet email address pbulleti@email.usps.gov.

If you do not have access to email, you may complete the order form and mail it to:

ATTN POSTAL BULLETIN
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L'ENFANT PLZ SW RM 5540
WASHINGTON DC 20260-5540

Either way you send it, please include the "PO0"subscription number from your address label.

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This office will be CLOSED

Monday,
September 1, 2003,

Labor Day.