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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.
USPS Board Chair Mike Duncan, who had also served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and had known DeJoy personally, was involved with DeJoy's recommendation for the role. [39] DeJoy was the first postmaster general in two decades without prior experience in the United States Postal Service. [2]
On June 15, 2020, the TEC, comprising five members, selected Louis DeJoy to succeed Megan Brennan as Postmaster General (PMG). The Senate confirmed both nominations on June 18, 2020. As of January 2021, the board had six appointed members plus the postmaster general, sufficient to constitute a quorum on the board. Five of the board members are ...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears during a congressional hearing as Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) repeatedly pressed him on oversight of the Postal Service. McCormick during a House ...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a message for America: The U.S. Postal Service is ready for a flood of election mail and is better positioned to do so than it was four years ago. The Postal ...
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released its post-election analysis report earlier this week, outlining the… Watch live: Postmaster general testifies before Senate on USPS oversight, 2024 ...
It was headed by the postmaster general. The Postal Service Act, signed by U.S. president George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the department. Postmaster General John McLean, in office from 1823 to 1829, was the first to call it the Post Office Department rather than just the "Post Office."
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.