United States Postal Inspection Service

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United StatesUnited States United States Postal Inspection Service
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Seal of the United States Postal Inspection Service.svg
State level Federal level
Position of the authority Police Department / US Federal law enforcement agency
Supervisory authority (s) United States Postal Service
Consist since 1772
Headquarters Washington, DC
Chief Postal Inspector Gary R. Barksdale
Employee 4,000
Website postalinspectors.uspis.gov
USPIS official vehicle

The United States Postal Inspection Service ( USPIS ) is a police authority of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The federal authority was founded in 1772. Your task is to combat and prevent crime in connection with mail (abuse), the mail system and the employees.

The Washington, DC- based agency has 4,000 employees, including 2,000 investigators. Agency chief is a Chief Postal Inspector , since March 2019 Gary R. Barksdale. The motto is Preserving the Trust .

In addition to the regional divisions, there is an armed uniformed division and crime laboratories .

He is reportable to the United States Postmaster General . Cottrell is also Chairman of the Universal Postal Union's Postal Security Group .

See also

Web links

Commons : United States Postal Inspection Service  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Leadership - CHIEF POSTAL INSPECTOR (Engl.). Accessed April 8, 2020.
  2. Leadership - CHIEF POSTAL INSPECTOR uspis.gov (English). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Official stamp of the officials