The US Postal Service has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the US Postal Service budget.
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U.S.PostmasterGeneralLouisDeJoyinformedmembersofCongressonThursdayhehassignedanagreementwiththeGeneralServicesAdministrationandElonMusk’sDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiencytocut10,000workersandbillionsofdollarsfromtheU.S.PostalServicebudget.
InalettertoCongress,DeJoylamentedthatthePostalServicehasa“brokenbusinessmodelthatwasnotfinanciallysustainablewithoutcriticallynecessaryandcorechange.”
“Fixingabrokenorganizationthathadexperiencedcloseto$100billioninlossesandwasprojectedtoloseanother$200billion,withoutabankruptcyproceeding,isadauntingtask,”DeJoywrote.“Fixingaheavilylegislatedandoverlyregulatedorganizationasmassive,important,cherished,misunderstoodanddebatedastheUnitedStatesPostalService,withsuchabrokenbusinessmodel,isevenmoredifficult.”
DOGEwillassistUSPSwithaddressing“bigproblem
