Postal Regulatory Commission
Robert Taub serves as a Commissioner and Chairman at the Postal Regulatory Commission since October 2011, having previously held the position of Vice Chairman in 2013. Prior to this, Taub was the Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army under Army Secretary John M. McHugh from October 2009 to October 2011. Taub's extensive experience in legislative affairs includes roles such as Chief of Staff, Staff Director, Senior Professional Staff Member, and Chief Investigator/Professional Staff Member for Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY) from January 1995 to October 2009. Additionally, Taub worked as a Senior Evaluator and Evaluator at the U.S. Government Accountability Office from August 1990 to January 1995, and in a brief stint as Research Director at Verstandig & Associates, Inc. in early 1990. Taub's educational background includes a Master of Arts in Political Science from American University and a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Political Science from the same institution.
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Postal Regulatory Commission
The Commission is an independent agency that has exercised regulatory oversight over the Postal Service since its creation by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. Initially, that oversight consisted primarily of conducting public, on-the-record hearings concerning proposed rate, mail classification or major service changes, and recommending decisions for action by the postal Governors. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) enacted on December 20, 2006, requires the Commission to develop and maintain regulations for a modern system of rate regulation, consult with the Postal Service on delivery service standards and performance measures, consult with the Department of State on international postal policies, prevent cross-subsidization or other anticompetitive postal practices, promote transparency and accountability, and adjudicate complaints. The law also assigns new and continuing oversight responsibilities to the PRC, including annual determinations of Postal Service compliance with applicable laws, development of accounting practices and procedures for the Postal Service, review of the Universal Service requirement, and assurance of transparency through periodic reports. New enforcement tools include subpoena power, authority to direct the Postal Service to adjust rates and to take other remedial actions, and levying fines in cases of deliberate noncompliance with applicable postal laws.