Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announces plans to step down
(Gray News) - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy signaled on Tuesday that he plans to leave his role as the head of the U.S. Postal Service.
In a statement released Tuesday by the U.S. Postal Service, DeJoy asked the agency’s board of governors to begin looking for his successor.
“While there remains much critical work to be done to ensure that the Postal Service can be financially viable as we continue to serve the nation in our essential public service mission, I have decided it is time to start the process of identifying my successor and of preparing the Postal Service for this change,” DeJoy said in a statement.
It was not announced when DeJoy is expected to step down.
DeJoy served as postmaster general for nearly five years, having been offered the role in spring 2020.
“The Governors greatly appreciate his enduring leadership and his tireless efforts to modernize the Postal Service and reverse decades of neglect,” Amber McReynolds, chairwoman of the Board of Governors, said in a statement.
DeJoy’s announcement comes as the Postal Service is in its fourth year of implementing his “Delivering for America” plan. The 10-year plan aimed to increase the Postal Service’s performance, reduce costs and improve the agency’s “financial stability.”
The plan called for higher postal rates, slower standard delivery and fewer post offices, according to CBS News. It sought to turn to profit in the 2024 fiscal year but instead reported two consecutive years of losses.
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