US Post Office

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:USPS
gptkbp:budget over $70 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentPostmasterGeneral gptkb:Louis_DeJoy
gptkbp:deliveredBy over 140 billion pieces of mail annually
gptkbp:employs over 600,000 people
gptkbp:firstPostmasterGeneral gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:founded July 1, 1971
gptkbp:fundedBy sale of postage, products, and services
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Board_of_Governors_of_the_United_States_Postal_Service
gptkbp:hasCommemorativeStamps yes
gptkbp:hasPhilatelicServices yes
gptkbp:hasUnionRepresentation gptkb:American_Postal_Workers_Union
gptkb:National_Association_of_Letter_Carriers
gptkb:National_Postal_Mail_Handlers_Union
gptkb:National_Rural_Letter_Carriers'_Association
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Post Office
gptkbp:industry gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:isIndependentAgency true
gptkbp:isLargestCivilianVehicleFleet in the world
gptkbp:isLargestEmployer one of the largest civilian employers in the US
gptkbp:isMandatedBy gptkb:U.S._Constitution,_Article_I,_Section_8
gptkbp:isNotFundedBy taxpayer dollars for operating expenses
gptkbp:isRequiredByLaw to serve all Americans, regardless of geography
gptkbp:logo gptkb:USPS_Eagle_logo
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Owney_the_dog_(historical)
gptkbp:motto Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:United_States_Postal_Service
gptkbp:operates over 30,000 post offices
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:postalCode ZIP Code
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:United_States_Post_Office_Department
gptkbp:provides PO boxes
money orders
media mail
express mail
certified mail
priority mail
registered mail
passport application services
international mail services
gptkbp:regulates mail delivery in the United States
gptkbp:serviceType mail delivery
package delivery
retail postal services
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Postal_Reorganization_Act_of_1970
gptkb:Postal_Accountability_and_Enhancement_Act_of_2006
oversight by Congress
gptkbp:website https://www.usps.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5