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Trump nominates California lawyer to USPS Board
Board nomination. President Trump has nominated John McLeod Barger to be a member of the USPS Board of Governors (BOG). Continue reading
Robert M. Duncan elected chairman of the USPS board of governors
WASHINGTON — During an open meeting of the Temporary Emergency Committee (TEC) of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service today, Robert M. Duncan of Kentucky was elected chairman of the Board of Governors. David C. Williams of Illinois was elected vice-chairman of the Board. Continue reading
Former USPS Board Chairman issues statement on “postal politics”
PHILADELPHIA, April 24, 2018 — S. David Fineman, Former Chair of the United States Postal Board of Governors, has released the following statement on “postal politics.”
The Postal Service should not be a political football. We should move ahead with providing needed oversight of the system. Continue reading
USPS Board of Governors “Temporary Emergency Committee” to meet Feb. 9
(Note: the “Temporary Emergency Committee” consists of the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General) Continue reading
USPS to announce 2017 financial results on November 14
WASHINGTON — The Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (“TEC”) will meet November 14 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET in the Ben Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The TEC is expected to discuss the following items: Continue reading
PMG “pleased” that Trump has nominated new Governors
The US Postal Service released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s appointment of three new Governors:
“We are pleased that the Administration has announced its intent to nominate candidates for the United States Postal Service’s Board of Governors. The public interest and the Postal Service are best served by a fully constituted Board made up of well-qualified individuals with diverse perspectives and experience. We urge the Senate to confirm Governors to fill the current vacancies.”
Source: Statement from Postmaster General & CEO Megan J. Brennan on Board of Governors nominations
Trump nominates three to USPS Board
Donald Trump today nominated the following individuals to be Members of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service: Continue reading
With no one in charge, 9 things the USPS can no longer do as of December 8
As we told you last month, as of December 8 the US Postal Service will no longer have a functioning Board of Governors. That’s the day when the term of James Bilbray, the sole remaining presidential appointee on the board, finally ends. While President Obama has made several appointments to the BOG, they have been blocked by Senator Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
And then there were none: last USPS governor’s term ends December 8
Two years ago the US Postal Service faced a crisis as the Senate failed to confirm President Obama’s nominees for the Board of Governors. That inaction left the BOG without the six member quorum required by law. The board tried to insure continuity, while it still had six members, by delegating its authority to the remaining governors, acting as a “Temporary Emergency Committee”. Continue reading
