{"id":2414939,"date":"2025-03-25T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usps-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-steps-down-after-five-years\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:05:48","slug":"usps-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-steps-down-after-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usps-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-steps-down-after-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy steps down after five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusps-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-steps-down-after-five-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Louis DeJoy, the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General, has stepped down after nearly five years in the role. Following his departure, DeJoy&#8217;s ten-year plan for the USPS will be passed on to his successor. His tenure included importent changes aimed at achieving financial sustainability and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">improving operational performance amidst challenges<\/a>, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-washington-d-c-worst-place-in-country-americans-say\/\" title=\"Poll: Washington, D.C. Worst Place In Country, Americans Say\">contentious presidential election<\/a> that relied heavily on mail-in voting. Despite these efforts, DeJoy faced persistent resistance to change and announced his departure after signaling earlier plans to quit in February. <\/p>\n<p>Under his leadership, stamp prices increased from 50 cents to 73 cents, with the adjustment expected to generate ample revenue for the service. However, the USPS reported an annual loss of $6.5 billion and the lowest first-class mail volume as 1968 last year. Deputy Postmaster General Douglas Tulino will serve as interim Postmaster General until a permanent replacement is chosen, with the board offering no specific timeline for this decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy steps down after five years<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2073780\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3025110\/us-postal-service-increases-stamp-price-to-73-cents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United States Postal Service\">United States Postal Service<\/a> Postmaster General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3322474\/postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-usps-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Louis DeJoy\">Louis DeJoy<\/a> stepped down from his role Monday.<\/p>\n<p>DeJoy was nearing his fifth year in the role and left his 10-year plan for the organization for his successor to accomplish. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has teased his own plan to privatize the service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3355230\/kathy-hochul-congestion-pricing-sean-duffy-funding-threat\/\">Hochul refuses to back down on congestion pricing after Duffy&#8217;s funding threats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3355228\/johnson-johnson-billions-us-investments\/\">Johnson &amp; Johnson becomes latest company to announce billions in US investments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3355146\/ntsb-recommends-bridges-vulnerability-assessments-baltimore-bridge-collapse-findings\/\">NTSB recommends dozens of bridges for vulnerability assessments after Key Bridge collapse findings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;While our management team and the men and women of the Postal Service have established the path toward financial sustainability and high operating performance &mdash; and we have instituted enormous beneficial change to what had been an adrift and moribund organization &mdash; much work remains that is necessary to sustain our positive trajectory,&rdquo; DeJoy wrote in a statement. &ldquo;I also have no doubt that the entirety of the Postal Service will aggressively shape its future and become more efficient, capable, and competitive as it continuously changes and improves to best serve the American public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This follows DeJoy&rsquo;s letter to the Board of Governors in February that signaled he planned to quit. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3322474\/postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-usps-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"letter\">letter<\/a>, he said his role was made more difficult by &ldquo;the almost unceasing resistance to change.&rdquo; DeJoy took on the role in June 2020 amid the pandemic and presidential election that would largely take place via mail-in voting.<\/p>\n<p>By 2024, out of the 3.37 billion pieces of political mail and election mail, the average delivery time was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3248039\/postal-service-calls-election-deadline-changes-ensure-ballots-arrive-on-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"one day\">one day<\/a>, according to USPS. That meant more than 97% of ballots got to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-our-vote-matters-is-suing-facebook-dominion-mark-zuckerberg-certain-state-officials-others-for-infringing-upon-right-to-vote-assemble-and-speak-freely-you-can-jo\/\" title=\"Group \u201cOur Vote Matters\u201d Is Suing Facebook, Dominion, Mark Zuckerberg, Certain State Officials, Others for Infringing Upon Right to Vote, Assemble and Speak Freely \u2013 You Can Join Too\">local election officials<\/a> in fewer than three days and that more than 99% got to them within seven days. However, 150,630 ballots sent between Oct. 31 and Election Day, according to USPS, were likely &ldquo;physically impossible for that voter to receive the Ballot Mail, complete their ballot, and return their ballot by mail in time to meet the jurisdiction&rsquo;s deadline.&rdquo; Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Postmaster General Douglas Tulino will serve in the interim until the board decides on a permanent replacement. The USPS did not offer a timeline for its decision.<\/p>\n<p>Five years ago, before the board nominated DeJoy as its 75th postmaster, stamps cost 50 cents. By the end of DeJoy&rsquo;s tenure, they cost 73 cents, a 36% increase. Stamp sales help fund the Postal Service, as it does not receive tax dollars toward its operating expenses. The hike will result in an anticipated $44 billion in revenue by 2031.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3347724\/usps-agreement-doge-efficiency-cut-10k-workers\/\"><strong>USPS SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH DOGE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, CUT 10,000 WORKERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last November, the Postal Service reported an annual loss of $6.5 billion. That year, first-class mail was at its lowest volume since 1968.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the service launched a &ldquo;Voluntary Early Retirement program&rdquo; in an effort to cut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3347724\/usps-agreement-doge-efficiency-cut-10k-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"10,000 jobs\">10,000 jobs<\/a>. DeJoy had a goal to cut 30,000 jobs starting in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2073780\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2073780\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after five years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2414940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Louis-Dejoy.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52063,50588,34157,39722,11330],"class_list":["post-2414939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-leadership-changes","tag-louis-dejoy","tag-postal-service","tag-postmaster-general","tag-usps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Louis-Dejoy.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414939"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414944,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414939\/revisions\/2414944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}