USPS will work with Elon Musk’s DOGE to cut costs
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The agency plans to cut 10,000 employees via early retirement as it seeks further reform, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said.
Published March 14, 2025
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The U.S. Postal Service signed an agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency and the General Services Administration this week to identify more ways it can cut costs.
“This is an effort aligned with our efforts, as while we have accomplished a great deal, there is much more to be done,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told members of Congress in a letter Thursday. “We are happy to have others to assist us in our worthwhile cause.”
DOGE’s aggressive cost-cutting approach throughout government agencies is being spearheaded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a prominent voice in the Trump administration who has called for the Postal Service to be privatized. The White House has been mulling ways to limit the agency’s losses, such as a potential absorption into the Commerce Department.
DeJoy pointed out ways his Delivering for America plan has already helped the financially strained agency cut costs and increase revenue, such as limiting air transportation expenses and growing its package shipping business.
The Postal Service also plans to cull 10,000 employees in the next 30 days via a voluntary early retirement program, building upon previous workforce reductions of 30,000 since fiscal year 2021, DeJoy said. The Postal Service employs around
