Human Resources

RIF Competitive Areas for the Postal Service

The Postal Service™ divides its organizational structure into multiple competitive areas for reduction in force (RIF) and transfer of function (TOF) purposes. Competitive areas are established based on organizational factors (separate operation, work function, staff, and personnel management authority) and geographical location factors. During the RIF process, an employee can be assigned only to a position in his or her competitive area. Listed below are the Postal Service's competitive areas as of June 23, 2016.

 

Organization

Office

Competitive Area

Headquarters

Office of the Postmaster General
Chief Executive Officer

Separate

Office of the Deputy Postmaster General

Separate

Office of the Judicial Officer

Separate

Office of the Chief Postal Inspector

Separate

Each Executive Vice President’s Office

Separate

Each Vice President's Organization2

Separate

Headquarters — Related Organization — Organizational Type

Each Accounting Service Center

Separate

Each Communications Service Center1

Separate

Each Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Compliance and Appeals Region1

Separate

Each Field Counsel Unit1

Separate

Each Inspection Service DCI Field Operations Unit1

Separate

Each Inspection Service Investigations Service Center1

Separate

Each Inspection Service Division1

Separate

Each Sales Field Office (Grouped by Area)

Separate

Each National Preparedness Office1

Separate

Each Customer Care Center

Separate

Unique Organization — Separate Competitive Area

Addressing and Geospatial Technology, Memphis, TN

Separate

Raleigh IT Support Site

Separate

Eagan IT Support Site

Separate

San Mateo IT Support Site

Separate

Asset Management Operations, Topeka, KS

Separate

Asset Management Planning, Topeka, KS

Separate

Asset Performance and Accountability

Separate

Wilkes-Barre Solutions Center

Separate

Saint Louis Solutions Center

Separate

Accounting Center Support, Saint Louis, MO

Separate

Human Resources Shared Service Center, Greensboro, NC

Separate

National Center for Employee Development,
Norman, OK

Separate

Maintenance Technical Support Center, Norman, OK

Separate

Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, MO

Separate

Mail Recovery Center, Atlanta, GA

Separate

Distinct Eagan⁄San Mateo IT Site3

Separate

EEO Services, Tampa, FL

Separate

Unique Organization — Part of Another Competitive Area

Each Stamp Distribution Center

Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, MO

Career Development Division, Inspector in Charge, Potomac, MD

Inspection Service, National HQ, Washington, DC

Technical Service Division, Inspector in Charge, Dulles, VA

Inspection Service, National HQ, Washington, DC

William F. Bolger Center for Leadership Development, Potomac, MD

VP Employee Resource Management, National HQ, Washington, DC

Pricing and Classification Service Center, New York, NY

VP Pricing, National HQ Washington, DC

Forensic Laboratory Services, Dulles, VA

Inspection Service, National HQ, Washington, DC

Each Processing and Distribution Annex

Host Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC)

Field Organizations

Each Postmaster’s Organization

Separate

Each Area Office

Separate

Each Network Distribution Center (NDC)

Separate

Each District Office

Separate

Each Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF)

Separate

Each Independent Surface Transfer Center (STC)

Separate

Each International Service Center (ISC)

Separate

Each Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC)

Separate

Each Remote Encoding Center (REC)

Separate

Each Mail Processing Facility

Separate

 

1 Some units located in the Washington, DC, commute area and Headquarters domiciled employees may be part of the parent national Headquarters organization Competitive Area.

2 Within the VP Supply Management organization, each local commuting area is its own Competitive Area.

3 Including: Enterprise Systems Monitoring; IT Facilities; Eagan Host Computing Facilities; IT Corp. Help Desk; IT Corp. Help Desk Staff and MRCO Distributed Systems, San Mateo.

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