back at our desk, kevin cosar, at the institute, long-time researcher and student of all things usps. when is the last time the postal service was not in the red? >> not in the red? oh, it's been more than a decade. the postal service has financially struggled year after year, in part because of mail volume dropping. there were something like 213 billion pieces of mail being delivered by the postal service ten years ago and that number is down to under 150 billion. that's a huge drop and that means a big drop in revenue which makes it hard to run a profit. >> what is the us ps task force? >> it was something president trump ordered to be set up by executive order and directed the treasury to look into the postal service and examine its business model and finances and ask basic questions about how can this organization be made viable for the 21st century. >> here are some of the answers to some of the questions that were asked. here's some numbers from the report. the usps is forecast to lose tens of billions of dollars over the next decade, further as of the end of fiscal 2018, the us

a conversation with kevin cosar. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern.oin the discussion. former intelligence and national security officials talk about measures in place to ensure accountability from the intelligence community. they also talked about working with the press, relations between the different branches of government, lessons learned from intelligence breaches and the laws among whistleblowers. the george mason university hayden center for intelligence, policy and international security host of this event. >> we are going to talk about people inside the executive branch whose job it is to make sure that intelligence activities are conducted in a legal, moral, and ethical manner. i am one of those are noxiou

a conversation with kevin cosar. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. former intelligence and national security officials talk about measures in place to ensure accountability from the intelligence community. they also talked about working with the press, relations between the different branches of government, lessons learned from intelligence breaches and the laws among whistleblowers. the george mason university hayden center for intelligence, policy and international security host of this event. >> we are going to talk about people inside the executive branch whose job it is to make sure that intelligence activities are conducted in a legal, moral, and ethical manner. i am one of those are noxious hosts. i will ask everyone to stand up for an moment. please stand up. up.d stand up. thank you. i would like you all to raise your right hand. fantastic. i want you to look around at your colleagues and friends and such here. fantastic. now you can all sit down. when you look across the room here, you saw people standing with their rig