USPS imploding?

[lars]

I've recently had a USPS priority package disappear into the ether. The more I look into what might of happened, the more it seems the entire USPS network is self-destructing. TubeDepot.com has a warning not to use USPS if you want to receive your items in a timely manner. I've found recent news articles from all over the country of people complaining about lost packages, late deliveries, and no cooperation with tracking information. In fact the TubeDepot article implies their tracking is not working at all anymore. I tried to log in to USPS.com and it said my "account is disabled". I tried to create a new account and it said it's "unable to process the request". The city of Boston has even tried to subpoena USPS to testify in court over why there are so many problems...and they just blew them off!
How can this even be real? I thought USPS was part of the Executive branch of the US federal government. This is more like the behaviour of a drug cartel!

[mauman]

The USPS website has a bad day once every couple of weeks, but it's vastly improved since a couple of years ago, and it's working fine at the moment.  Since 1970, the USPS has been a quasi-governmental agency, established by the Constitution but not funded by the government and not a part of the executive branch.  Revenue comes solely from user fees (postage.)  Since 2020, it's been run by a Postmaster General who's done his darndest to kill it so that the services can be privatized.  So far he's failed, but he has dealt some crippling blows including shutting down several major sorting and distribution centers nationwide, which has slowed down delivery in some locations.  Neither I nor any of my family work for USPS, but I'm on a first-name basis with my route delivery guys and girls, and they tell me stuff.