A postmaster is the head of an individual post office,responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization,the title of Postmaster General is commonly used. Responsibilities of a postmaster typically include management of a centralized mail distribution facility,establishment of letter carrier routes,supervision of letter carriers and clerks,and enforcement of the organization's rules and procedures. The postmaster is the representative of the Postmaster General in that post office.
The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency.
The United States Postal Service (USPS),also known as the Post Office,U.S. Mail,or Postal Service,is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U.S.,including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the Constitution of the United States. The USPS,as of 2021,has 516,636 career employees and 136,531 non-career employees.
The United States Post Office Department 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. It was headed by the postmaster general.
This is a partial timeline of significant events in postal history,including dates and events relating to postage stamps.
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service is the governing body of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The board oversees the activities of the Postal Service,while the postmaster general actively manages its day-to-day operations.
The Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV) is an American light transport truck model,designed as a mail truck for the United States Postal Service,which has been its primary user since it first entered service in 1987,36 years ago. It also was used by Canada Post. The LLV uses a chassis built by GM based on the S-10 with an aluminum body built by Grumman.
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is an American labor union,representing non-rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service. It was founded in 1889. The NALC has 2,500 local branches representing letter carriers in all 50 states,the District of Columbia,Puerto Rico,the Virgin Islands and Guam.
John E. "Jack" Potter is the president and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority since July 18,2011. He is the former United States Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service (USPS),having become the 72nd postmaster general on June 1,2001. Potter is the second longest-serving postmaster general,following Gideon Granger.
The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department. It was signed into law by President George Washington on February 20,1792.
The United States Postal Regulatory Commission,formerly called the Postal Rate Commission,is an independent regulatory agency created by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. Like the Postal Service,it was defined in law as an independent establishment of the executive branch.
Paul Nestor Carlin was an American businessman and former United States Postal Service official. He served as the United States Postmaster General from January 1,1985 to January 7,1986.
The National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (NRLCA) is an American labor union that represents the rural letter carriers of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The NRLCA negotiates all labor agreements for the rural carrier craft with the USPS,including salaries,and represents members of the rural carrier craft in the grievance procedure. The NRLCA's stated goal is to "improve the methods used by rural letter carriers,to benefit their conditions of labor with the United States Postal Service,and to promote a fraternal spirit among its members."
Mail Isolation Control and Tracking (MICT) is an imaging system employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that takes photographs of the exterior of every piece of mail that is processed in the United States. The Postmaster General has stated that the system is primarily used for mail sorting,though it also enables the USPS to retroactively track mail correspondence at the request of law enforcement. It was created in the aftermath of the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people,including two postal workers. The automated mail tracking program was created so that the Postal Service could more easily track hazardous substances and keep people safe,according to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe.
Megan Jane Brennan served as the seventy-fourth Postmaster General of the United States. Brennan became the first woman to hold the office when she assumed the position on February 1,2015.
Jeanette P. Dwyer is a former President And current national board member of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association. When she was elected President in 2011,she became the first female President of a labor union in the history of the United States Postal Service. She served as NRLCA President until 2018,when she chose not to run for reelection. She was reappointed to the national board to fill the remainder of Executive Committeeman Johnny Miller's unexpired term on November 21,2020. Dwyer was re-elected to the board at the 116th national convention in Orlando,Florida on September 9,2022.
Louis DeJoy 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). Prior to the appointment,he was the founder and CEO of the logistics and freight company New Breed Logistics and was a major Republican Party donor and fundraiser for Donald Trump. DeJoy is the first postmaster general in two decades without prior experience in the USPS. His companies still hold active service contracts with the USPS,generating controversy over conflict of interest.
The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 109th United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20,2006.
The 2020 United States Postal Service crisis was a series of events that caused backlogs and delays in the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The crisis stems primarily from changes implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shortly after taking office in June 2020. The delays have had substantial legal,political,economic,and health repercussions.
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 is a federal statute intended to address "the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",specifically to lift budget requirements imposed on the Service by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act and require it to continue six day a week delivery of mail.
