U.S. postmaster general Louis DeJoy has resigned from his position earlier than expected after reportedly refusing to give Elon Musk's DOGE broad access to agency computer systems. DeJoy, a former logistics magnate and Republican donor appointed by Donald Trump himself during the chaotic summer of 2020, announced last month that he would resign once the USPS's independent board of governors had chosen a successor. Instead, he said on Monday that he would leave at the end of the day and be replaced by deputy postmaster Doug Tulino on an interim...

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will resign at the end of the day Monday, concluding a five-year tenure that began at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, stretched through elections conducted predominantly by mail for the first time in the nation’s history, and ended amid pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration to assert political control over the postal system. DeJoy, the country’s 75th postmaster general, announced his decision to retire in February but said at the time he would remain in the role until the Postal Service’s independent governing board...

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who said earlier this month he had asked the government efficiency team led by Elon Musk for assistance with a number of issues, is resigning effective Monday, the agency said.

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The USPS plans to cut 10,000 employees in the next 30 days through a voluntary early retirement program WASHINGTON — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget and he’ll do that working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to members of Congress on Thursday. DOGE will assist USPS with addressing “big problems” at the $78 billion-a-year agency, which has sometimes struggled in recent years to stay afloat. The agreement also includes the...

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress he signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE government reform team to provide assistance to the money-losing agency as it works to address “big problems.” USPS, an independent government agency with 635,000 employees that lost $9.5 billion last year, has been exempt from DOGE-directed federal employee reductions. DeJoy told Congress in a letter seen by Reuters that USPS plans to reduce its workforce by 10,000 workers in the next month through a voluntary early retirement program first announced in January. The Post Office...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service's new tips for avoiding scams coincide with the rise of a scheme that targets consumers through fraudulent text messages impersonating the U.S. Postal Service. Americans lose billions of dollars each year to scammers. Roughly $8.8 billion was stolen due to fraud in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. What To Know Fraudulent messages, known as "smishing" scams, are a growing threat. Smishing is a form of...