Tag Archives: David Steiner

New Postmaster Shrugs Off Privatization Concerns

Politico reports: The new head of the United States Postal Service told employees he wants to “preserve” the agency’s independence during his first week in office, amid musings from President Donald Trump to privatize the nation’s mail service. “I am convinced that a strength of the Postal Service resides in our structure as a self-financing independent entity of the executive branch, …

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FedEx Executive Named USPS Postmaster General

NPR reports: David Steiner will lead the U.S. Postal Service as the next postmaster general, as the federal mail agency faces an uncertain future under the Trump administration. Amber McReynolds, chair of the USPS Board of Governors, announced the board’s appointment at an open session of a board meeting Friday. She said Steiner is set to start in July. Steiner, …

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WaPo: FedEx Executive To Be Named USPS Postmaster

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service’s governing board are expected to name FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO David Steiner as the nation’s next postmaster general, helping solidify the White House’s control over the historically independent mail service. Steiner replaces Louis DeJoy, whom Trump forced out of the role in March amid …

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