Postmaster General Louis DeJoy signed an agreement with the Elon Musk-based Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the General Services Administration (GSA) last week to help it find more cost-saving efficiencies and eradicate waste.
At the same time, he called for the abolishment of the Postal Regulatory Commission, which provides oversight, and indicated the U.S. Postal Service would be reducing its workforce by 10,000 workers within the next 30 days through its voluntary early retirement program.
Despite DeJoy’s earlier announcement that he intends to depart the U.S Postal Service — the 250-year-old agency that was first led by Benjamin Franklin — DeJoy continues to push his 10-year “Delivering for America” turnaround plan that he first unveiled in 2021. The plan has focused on reinventing what he calls a financially unsustainable, broken USPS business model (including a $9.5 billion loss in its most recent fiscal year) and a greater focus on package delivery.
At the same time, he has sought frequent postal rate hikes in combination with slower mail delivery service standards.
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