The U.S. Postal Service 101

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia held a hearing on the U.S. Postal Service. In 2006, the USPS delivered over 213 billion pieces of mail to over 146 million delivery points at a cost of $72 billion. The subcommittee's hearing was an overview of the USPS's operation and business practices; mail growth and delivery services; and infrastructure and realignment.

The following witnesses testified before the subcommittee:

• John E. Potter, Postmaster General/CEO, U.S. Postal Service
• James C. Miller, III, Chairman, Board of Governors, U.S. Postal Service
• Dan G. Blair, Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission
• David C. Williams, Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service
• Katherine A. Siggerud, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. General Accountability Office
• William Burrus, President, American Postal Workers Union
• William H. Young, President, National Association of Letter Carriers
• Donnie Pitts, President, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association
• John F. Hegarty, National President, National Postal Mail Handlers Union
• Oscar Dale Goff, Jr., President, National Association of Postmasters of the United States
• Charles W. Mapa, President, National League of Postmasters
• Ted Keating, President, National Association of Postal Supervisors