May 5, 2020
The United States Postal Service is one of the more popular functions of government. USPS posted a 90% approval rating in a recent Pew Research poll, edging out even NASA. But USPS has its detractors, including the president of the United States. Donald Trump has called the postal service a "delivery boy" for online retail giant Amazon and some allies of the White House have even called for a full privatization of USPS.
USPS says it is facing another financial shortfall due to the economic hardship of the coronavirus pandemic and will need a cash infusion. GovExec's Eric Katz joined GovExec Daily to discuss the future of the Postal Service, its funding and the way it is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.