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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