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Louis DeJoy in his first term to be postmaster general (during the covid mess). The man had no experience and came to the post office as a competitor (a logistics CEO). The rumor was that his appointment was intended to destroy the USPS. When the agency was already burdened with having to escrow retirement benefits 25 years into the future (unlike any other agency), they were always in debt. Dejoy's "streamlining" efforts were to a degree successful; he did a lot of damage. I suspect this may have all been an effort to get rid of mail-in voting. During Bernie's first run at the presidency, he had ideas to make this agency really work for the people. He proposed a simple banking system within the agency; unbanked patrons who could not afford a regular bank with minimums and fees, could have something better than money orders to transact their daily business. He also recognized the importance of the post office, especially in small and rural areas, where carriers actually knew their patrons. What a sad situation for Ben Franklin's beautiful creation.