This is the time of year when millions of Americans rely on the U.S. Postal Service to deliver holiday greeting cards or packages. Despite strong challenges from e-mail and rival delivery companies, the U.S. Postal Service is still a vital link for large and small businesses as well as everyday folks.

The board that oversees the entire operation, however, is shrinking and could soon vanish.

The I-Team first reported this a few months ago, with the help of four-time Nevada Congressman Jim Bilbray.

There hasn’t been a fully functional U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors since 2010. The governors make sweeping policy decisions about the operation of the postal service, but gridlock in Washington is preventing new board members from being appointed. More