You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service) is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution.
A:
is the us postal service part of the us government?