Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has resigned after nearly five years in the position. He's leaving as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have floated the idea of privatizing mail service. DeJoy said in a statement that Monday would be his last day on the job.
Earlier this month, DeJoy said he planned to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the USPS budget, and that he’d do it by working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigned Monday after nearly five years in the role, informing the Postal Service Board of Governors that it was his last day.
The head of the beleaguered US Postal Service resigned Monday, as President Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have proposed privatizing mail service.
(CNN) — Louis DeJoy resigned from his role as head of the US Postal Service on Monday, leaving the independent government agency at a time when it faces calls for privatization and scrutiny from the Trump administration.
The head of the U.S. Postal Service is stepping down. Louis DeJoy's exit comes after Trump officials floated controversial ideas for overhauling the agency.
The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position and following protests last weekend by postal workers concerned about the direction of the agency. DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn’t set a date.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced his resignation Monday from the U.S. Postal Service amid calls for the struggling independent government agency to be privatized.
Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will take on the role until the Postal Service Board of Governors names a permanent replacement for DeJoy, who spent five years in the position.
Louis DeJoy has resigned as postmaster general of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) amid uncertainty about the agency’s future under President Trump. DeJoy had notified the USPS board of directors in February that it was “time for them to begin the process of identifying his successor.
WASHINGTON >> Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who led efforts to restructure the money-losing U.S. Postal Service for nearly five years, has resigned effective immediately, the agency said on Monday.
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