USPS to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Partners with DOGE to Reduce Waste
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs and has signed an agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to identify wasteful spending.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sent a letter to congressional leadership on Thursday, stating that USPS has partnered with DOGE and the General Services Administration to allow DOGE representatives “to assist us in identifying and achieving further efficiencies.”
“This is an effort aligned with our efforts, as while we have accomplished a great deal, there is much more to be done,” DeJoy said in the letter. “We are happy to have others assist us in our worthwhile cause. The DOGE team was gracious enough to ask for the big problems they can help us with.”
DeJoy outlined several cost-cutting measures implemented since he became postmaster general in 2021. At that time, USPS was nearing bankruptcy, having consistently lost money for 20 years. According to The Daily Wire, the postal service received a $107 billion taxpayer bailout in 2023. Since then, 30,000 positions have been cut, and in January, USPS announced plans to eliminate another 10,000 jobs through an early retirement offer for eligible workers.
DeJoy attributed much of the financial waste to mismanagement of the USPS’s self-funded retirement system and workers’ compensation program.
“Fixing a broken organization that had experienced close to $100 billion in losses and was projected to lose another $200 billion, without a bankruptcy proceeding, is a daunting task,” DeJoy stated.
He also criticized the Postal Regulatory Commission, calling it an “unnecessary agency” responsible for “inflicting over $50 billion” in waste through bureaucratic inefficiencies. The commission, an independent regulatory body overseeing USPS, pushed back against DeJoy’s claims.
“The Commission follows the law to ensure that USPS provides universal service to all Americans, including those in rural and remote locations, and also safeguards fair competition in package markets by preventing the Postal Service from abusing its monopoly position,” the commission stated.
