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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 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.
A USPS truck in the snow. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is defined by statute as an "independent establishment" of the federal government, which replaced the Cabinet-level Post Office Department in 1971. The Postal Service is responsible for the collection, transportation, and delivery of the mails, and for the operation of thousands ...
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The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). [2] The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency. The PMG is selected and appointed by the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, which is appointed by the president. The ...
Advocates for the U.S. Postal Service have scored a major victory in Washington that, they say, will keep the agency afloat and address service delays affecting millions of mail recipients in ...
The U.S. Postal Service is warning states it cannot guarantee that all ballots cast by mail for the Nov. 3 election will arrive in time to be counted.
The Post Office Department occupied its headquarters building until the early 1970s. The department was reorganized in 1971 as the United States Postal Service, an independent agency. It vacated the building for another location. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) was the next occupant, through the early 1990s.