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The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) was created by Public Law 104–208, [2] passed by Congress in 1996. The inspector general of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is appointed by the presidentially appointed governors on the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and reports to them.
An inspector general probe into the U.S. Postal Service surveillance program, known as iCOP, concluded that the agency did not have the legal authority to conduct the sweeping intelligence ...
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), or the Postal Inspectors, is the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service.It supports and protects the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, infrastructure, and customers by enforcing the laws that defend the United States' mail system from illegal or dangerous use.
Between 2007 and 2016, the USPS lost $62.4 billion; the inspector general of the USPS estimated that $54.8 billion of that (87%) was due to prefunding retiree benefits. [13] By the end of 2019, the USPS had $160.9 billion in debt, due to growth of the Internet, the Great Recession, and prepaying for employee benefits as stipulated in PAEA. [14]
An example of the role political affiliation plays in the selection of an inspector general, and the resulting pitfalls, can be seen in the 2001 Republican appointment (and resignation under fire) of Janet Rehnquist [22] (daughter of former Chief Justice of the United States, William Rehnquist) to the post of inspector general for the U.S ...
He eventually picked it up from the post office himself. Rick Heying used to work for the Postal Service for 40 years. He, too, says he isn’t getting consistent delivery at his Overland Park home.
President Joe Biden nominated former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union Anton Hajjar and voting rights activist Amber McReynolds on February 25, 2021. [17] On March 15, 2021, the nomination of former Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Stroman to the seat vacated by Ellen ...
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.