Employee’s access to eOPF (electronic Official Personnel File) has been offline for over a year. As a reminder, eOPF was taken offline for access through LiteBlue. This was because of the theft of employee credentials. Some eOPF were unlawfully downloaded and stolen. Our eOPFs have highly sensitive Personal Identifiable Information (PII) in them that should not be transmitted over the internet. The Postal Service—erring on the side of protector our PII—took eOPF down and began scrubbing files of PII such as social security numbers, birthdays, medical documents, etc . They have been using AI algorithms to do this and it has taken a while to scrub the roughly 20 million + pages of files. They have informed me that they expect the AI algorithms to be completed in late May of this year and access to eOPF to be turned on shortly after.
In the meantime, employees can get one copy of the eOPF printed without charge from their District HR. There is no dispute on this and if folks are being charged, this needs to be brought to the Union’s attention. Also, as a reminder, employees still receive PS Form 50s in the mail and should retain such forms for references.
USPS Stand-Up Talk
Multifactor authentication now required for LiteBlue
Cyber criminals continue to pose a threat to postal employees by creating fake websites that closely resemble LiteBlue. As a reminder, you can reduce the chances of going to a fake site by navigating directly to the official USPS website at (spell aloud) W-W-W - “dot” - L-I-T-E-B-L-U-E - “dot” -U-S-P-S- “dot” -G-O-V.
As an additional layer of protection, the organization is strengthening its security measures by requiring multifactor authentication (MFA) for all employees to gain access to LiteBlue after Jan.15, 2023.
Multifactor authentication is an identity verification method in which users provide two or more confirmation factors to gain access to an online account.
It is frequently used by banks and other institutions dealing with sensitive personal information.
When employees log into LiteBlue, they will be required to reset their Self-Service Profile (SSP) password, verify the last four digits of their Social Security Number (SSN), and set up their multifactor authentication preferences.
Once an employee’s setup is enabled, these ID confirmation factors will be required each time he or she logs in.
For more information or to view support materials, go to the LiteBlue login page and select “Multifactor Authentication.”