Read the following passage and answer if the question is true or false.
Passage: 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.

Question: does the government own the us postal service?

Is the answer True or False? Respond with only "True" or "False" and no additional text.
True.