the united states postal service was started in 1672.
when was the united states postal service started?
1672
the usps traces its roots to 1775 during the second continental congress, when benjamin franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. the post office department was created in 1792 from franklin's operation. it was elevated to a cabinet-level department in 1872, and was transformed by the postal reorganization act of 1970 into the united states postal service as an independent agency.
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the united states postal service office of inspector general (oig) of the united states postal service was created by federal statute in 1996, assuming internal oversight duties over the united states postal service (previously carried out by the united states postal inspection service, in addition to their federal law enforcement duties). the inspector general of the united states postal service, who is independent of postal management, is appointed by and reports to the board of governors of the united states postal service. the current inspector general is tammy l. whitcomb.
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