It is not so easy to oust him. There are a nine-member board of governors who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Once confirmed to the board, governors can only be removed by the president “for cause”; that means their jobs are safe unless the president can show that they engaged in malfeasance or extreme neglect of duty. The board of governors, in turn, selects the postmaster general, who is not subject to Senate approval. Once appointed, the postmaster general can only be removed by the board of governors