Coverage dated May 8, 2025

FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation’s 76th postmaster general.

WTOP Washington DC's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. WTOP Washington DC

    FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation’s 76th postmaster general.

  2. Government Executive

    USPS confirms waste management executive and FedEx board member will serve as postmaster general (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    David Steiner will replace Louis DeJoy as the agency faces significant financial and political pressures.

  3. CNN

    FedEx board member David Steiner to be next US postmaster general (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The US Postal Service Board of Governors announced Friday that David Steiner, a board member at FedEx, will be the next postmaster general – a move that comes amid concerns the Trump administration will push for privatization of the mail delivery service, an independent government agency.

  4. NBC Chicago

    David Steiner, FedEx board member, tapped to lead U.S. Postal Service as postmaster general (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Steiner, who is expected to formally take over a postmaster general at USPS in July, previously was CEO of Waste Management for more than a decade.

  5. Delaware Public Media

    David Steiner of FedEx is tapped to be the U.S. Postal Service's new leader (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.

  6. The Hill

    Ex-Waste Management CEO David Steiner tapped to lead Postal Service (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Former Waste Management CEO David Steiner has been appointed as the next postmaster general of the U.S. Postal Service, despite concerns from the National Association of Letter Carriers union about his connections to FedEx and potential conflicts of interest.

  7. CBS News

    FedEx board member David Steiner selected as next USPS postmaster general (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Trump administration has raised the idea of privatizing the nearly 250-year-old Postal Service.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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