WASHINGTON—The public meeting of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service scheduled for Feb. 9, 2010, has been cancelled due to transportation issues related to severe winter weather in the Washington, DC, area.

With transportation options already limited throughout the entire mid-Atlantic and another storm system expected Tuesday, the Board has cancelled the meeting in the interest of public safety.

Items and reports on the Feb. 9 agenda will be rescheduled for presentation at a future meeting.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 26th in the 2008 Fortune 500.