President Trump nominates Donald Lee Moak, of Florida, to be a Governor of the USPS

President Trump has nominated Donald Lee Moak, a Florida resident, to be a member of the USPS Board of Governors. Moak, formerly president of the Air Line Pilots Association, is founder and chief executive officer of the Moak Group, a public affairs firm. The nomination will be for the remainder of a seven-year term expiring…

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Video: Postal board losing members, Congressional gridlock preventing vacant seats from being filled

By George Knapp, Matt Adams – December 4, 2015 LAS VEGAS – This is the time of year when millions of Americans rely on the U.S. Postal Service to deliver holiday greeting cards or packages. Despite strong challenges from e-mail and rival delivery companies, the U.S. Postal Service is still a vital link for large…

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Video: Politics paralyzes postal board

By I-Team Investigators – August 19, 2015 LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Postal Service loses hundreds of millions of dollars per year, in part because of competition from email and social media. People simply don’t send letters anymore. Several ideas have surfaced to improve the postal service’s bottom line, but the board which oversees its…

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Postmaster General: ‘Myopia’ from Congress, unions stifling USPS

By Emily Kopp – January 6, 2014 “Myopia” and “shortsightedness” from postal unions, Congress and the mailing industry are keeping the Postal Service from making changes that would let it survive in the digital era, according to Postmaster General Pat Donahoe. “That may sound a little harsh, but it would be too easy to say…

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USPS: PMG Donahoe to retire in February 2015, Board of Governors selects COO Brennan as next PMG

The Postal Service Board of Governors announced today that Postmaster General and CEO Pat Donahoe has decided to retire Feb. 1, 2015, after 39 years with USPS. The board also announced the appointment of Megan Brennan, currently chief operating officer, as the next PMG. At a public board meeting, Chairman Mickey D. Barnett called Donahoe…

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Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee: Business Meeting – July 30

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:00 a.m. SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building AGENDA Nominations 1. Joseph L. Nimmich to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2. Anne E. Rung to be Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget. 3. Hon. James C. Miller Ill to be…

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