Pad 530 Assignment 1: Rationale and Analysis for Agency Selected, Part 1
Assignment 1: Rationale and Analysis for Agency Selected, Part 1
Pad 530: Public Personnel Management
July 14, 2013
Introduction
The goal of The United States Postal Service is to create “a free flow of information between citizens and their governemnt as a cornerstone of freedom, often spoke of a nation bound together by a system of postal roads and post offices.” (Longley 2013) Postal offices are forbidden to open any letters unless it is undelieverbale. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is resposible for providing postal services for the United States to all Americans no matter the geographical location. The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States federal government that was formed Washington DC in July 1971. Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster General. In 1775 The United States Postal Service started to move the mail. In the 19th century the postal system helped to expand the West by providing a covenient inexpensive form of communication. The cost of stamps ranged from $0.05 to $0.10 depending on the distance the mail was traveling to and from. The post office used steamboats and railroads to deliver mail. On an annual basis the postal system carried roughly 2900 letters and newspapers. The postal services grew rapidly in the 20th Century, taking over air mail services, hiring roughly 40 pilots and delivering over 49 million letters to different places. Now the Post Office delivers over 170 billion pieces of mail each year and it has over 31,000 post officce located all over the world. Mail for military bases were established during this time period making mail accesible to Army Post Office and Fleet (Navy) Post Offices. Emering from snail mail the postal systme has designed a way to reduce cost and produce revenue. With technology, the postal system now offers self services to those needing assitance mailing mail, letters, packages, etc via the internet through their 2013 Vision’s
Pad 530: Public Personnel Management
July 14, 2013
Introduction
The goal of The United States Postal Service is to create “a free flow of information between citizens and their governemnt as a cornerstone of freedom, often spoke of a nation bound together by a system of postal roads and post offices.” (Longley 2013) Postal offices are forbidden to open any letters unless it is undelieverbale. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is resposible for providing postal services for the United States to all Americans no matter the geographical location. The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States federal government that was formed Washington DC in July 1971. Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster General. In 1775 The United States Postal Service started to move the mail. In the 19th century the postal system helped to expand the West by providing a covenient inexpensive form of communication. The cost of stamps ranged from $0.05 to $0.10 depending on the distance the mail was traveling to and from. The post office used steamboats and railroads to deliver mail. On an annual basis the postal system carried roughly 2900 letters and newspapers. The postal services grew rapidly in the 20th Century, taking over air mail services, hiring roughly 40 pilots and delivering over 49 million letters to different places. Now the Post Office delivers over 170 billion pieces of mail each year and it has over 31,000 post officce located all over the world. Mail for military bases were established during this time period making mail accesible to Army Post Office and Fleet (Navy) Post Offices. Emering from snail mail the postal systme has designed a way to reduce cost and produce revenue. With technology, the postal system now offers self services to those needing assitance mailing mail, letters, packages, etc via the internet through their 2013 Vision’s