Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position
The Hindu
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns amid privatization talks, leaving agency's future uncertain, sparking protests and concerns.
The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday (March 24, 2025) after nearly five years in the position, leaving as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have floated the idea of privatising mail service.
Mr. DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn’t set a date. He leaves an agency with an uncertain future. Mr. Trump has said he is considering putting USPS under the control of the Commerce Department in an attempt to stop losses at the $78 billion-a-year agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970. It has struggled at times to balance the books with the decline of first-class mail.
Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will take on the role until the Postal Service Board of Governors names a permanent replacement for Mr. DeJoy, who became postmaster general in the summer of 2020 during Mr. Trump’s first term. He was a Republican donor who owned a logistics business and was the first person to hold the position in nearly two decades who was not a career postal employee.
Mr. DeJoy’s tenure was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, surges in mail-in election ballots and efforts to stem losses through cost and service cuts.
“I believe strongly that the organisation is well positioned and capable of carrying forward and fully implementing the many strategies and initiatives that comprise our transformation and modernisation, and I have been working closely with the Deputy Postmaster General to prepare for this transition,” Mr. DeJoy said in a statement.
He added that “much work remains that is necessary to sustain our positive trajectory.”
The National Association of Letter Carriers’ president, Brian L. Renfroe, said in a statement Monday (March 24, 2025) that the union stands ready to work with whomever the board selects as the next postmaster general.
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