Postmaster Louis DeJoy is slammed over admission that US Postal Service is SPYING on Americans 'when it's been in the red for years - and can't even deliver mail on time' Americans took to social media after news broke last week that the USPS has been engaged in a covert spying operation The reports said agents combed through social media before scheduled protests for anything 'inflammatory' or 'threatening' to government officials Many have since expressed their frustrations with the news Others used the opportunity to mock the Postal Service USPS officials have since confirmed that a covert operation exists, but did not say how much it costs or which agencies it works with