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The Postal Service takes measures to ensure the security and privacy of consumers’ mail. Because Informed Delivery offers increased visibility into both mail and packages being delivered to an individual’s address, USPS verifies identities of individuals, including the use of a mail-based verification letter.
The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.
The formal office of the United States postmaster general was established by act of government on September 22, 1789. [8] From 1829 to 1971, the postmaster general was the head of the Post Office Department (or simply "Post Office" until the 1820s [9]: 60–65 ) and was a member of the president's Cabinet.
Here are the Postal Service's recommended mailing and shipping send-by dates for holiday mail and packages for expected delivery before Dec. 25 for addresses in the contiguous United States (lower ...
The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. From 1872 to 1971, it was officially in the form of a Cabinet department.
The board oversees the activities of the Postal Service, while the postmaster general actively manages its day-to-day operations. [2] The board directs "the exercise of the power" of the Postal Service, controls its expenditures, and reviews its practices and policies. [3] It consists of 11 members; 6 are requisite to achieve an ordinary quorum.
Louis DeJoy (born 1956 or 1957 [citation needed]) is an American businessman serving as the 75th U.S. postmaster general.He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
The NDC network was dismantled in 2022-2023 by the USPS as part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Delivering for America network rationalization plan, which saw mail classes formerly handled by the NDC network merged into mailstreams in processing and distribution centers. Each former NDC, all of which were located in buildings owned by ...