US Postal Service chief DeJoy steps down
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. DeJoy, a former logistics executive and major Republican political donor who took over in 2020, had clashed with lawmakers over reforms at the agency that has lost more than $100 billion since 2007.
Republican President Donald Trump, who in February called the agency a «tremendous loser for this country,» said he was considering merging the Postal Service with the Commerce Department, a move Democrats said would violate federal law. DeJoy said earlier this month that he had asked the government efficiency team led by Elon Musk for assistance with a number of issues and signed an agreement on reform assistance. DeJoy in February said he had asked the Postal Service governing board to identify his successor but had given no indication that he planned to step down abruptly.
Musk said this month he thought USPS should be privatized.
«Much work remains that is necessary to sustain our positive trajectory,» DeJoy said in a statement, adding that Monday was his last day on the job and that Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will head the agency until the postal board names a permanent successor. They have hired a search firm, he added. Democratic lawmakers for years called for DeJoy to be fired but agreed to give USPS $50 billion in financial relief in 2022.
