United States Postal Service

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What is USPS?

• an independent agency of the United States government responsible for

providing postal service in the United States

• one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States

Constitution.

• The U.S. Mail traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress,

where Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general.

• The Post Office Department was created in 1792 from Franklin's operation and

transformed in 1971 into the U.S. Postal Service .

United States Postal Service

• Formed:July 1, 1971

• Type :Independent

• Headquarters: Washington, D.C.

• Employees:625,113

(493,381 career, 131,732 non-career)

• Agency executives

Megan Brennan, Postmaster General

• Key document

Postal Clause of the United

States Constitution

• Website : www.USPS.com

History1

Current Operations2

Govermance & Organizations3

How delivery works4

Types of postal facilities5

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Foundation 19th century 20th century--In the early years of the North American colonies, many attempts were made to initiate a postal service. --These early attempts were of small scale and usually involved a colony.--Other attempts focused on a dedicated postal service between two of the larger colonies.--But the available services remained limited in scope and disjointed for many years. --Before the Revolution, there was only a trickle of business or governmental correspondence between the colonies. --The official post office was created in 1792 as the Post Office Department.

--The postal system played a crucial role in national expansion. --facilitated expansion by creating an inexpensive, fast, convenient communication system.--Letters helped to encourage increased migration to the West; helped families stay in touch ;helped entrepreneurs in finding business opportunities; helped the Army in expanding control .--Newsspaper facilitated coordination among politicians in different states. --a major source of federal patronage. --The volume of mail expanded much faster than the population.

--The advent of Rural Free Delivery in the U.S. in 1896, and the inauguration of a domestic parcel post service was in 1913, increased the volume of mail shipped nationwide, and motivated the development of more efficient postal transportation systems.--Many rural customers took advantage of inexpensive Parcel Post rates to order goods and products from businesses located hundreds of miles away in distant cities for delivery by mail.-- The advent of parcel post also led to the growth of Mail order businesses that substantially increased rural access to modern goods.

Current Operations

The USPS employs about 617,000 workers, making it the third-largest civilian employer in the United States (the federal government & Wal-Mart) As of 2014, the USPS operates 31,000 post offices and locations in the U.S., and delivers 155 billion pieces of mail annually.The USPS operates one of the largest civilian vehicle fleets in the world.It is by geography and volume the globe's largest postal system, delivering 40% of the world's mail.The Department of Defense and the USPS jointly operate a postal system to deliver mail for the military( Army Post Office )

Govermance &

Organization

The Board of Governors of the USPS sets policy, procedure, and postal rates for services rendered, and has a similar role to a corporate board of directors.

The independent Postal Regulatory Commission is also controlled by appointees of the President confirmed by the Senate. It oversees postal rates and related concerns, having the authority to approve or reject USPS proposals.

The USPS is an "establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States" as it is controlled by Presidential appointees and the Postmaster General.

The Postal Service has a Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee and local Postal Customer Councils, which are advisory and primarily involve business customers.

How delivery works

01 Proper Placement 02 Delivery Address

03 Return Address 04 Postage Payment

All mailable articles shipped within the United States must comply with the USPS Domestic Mail Manual.Before addressing the mailpiece, one must first comply with the various mailability standards relating to attributes of the actual mailpiece such as: minimum/maximum dimensions and weight, acceptable mailing containers, utilization of various markings, and restrictions relating to various hazardous and restricted materials.

Types of postal facilities

main post officestation or post office stationbranch or post office branchcontract postal unitcommunity post officevillage post officeprocessing and distribution centerinternational service centernetwork distribution center

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