Postmaster General John E. Potter to Retire

• Eliminating more than $20 billion in costs during the last 10 years, with cumulative savings of more than $50 billion.

• Building a leaner, more flexible workforce and increasing efficiency and productivity through technology and the expansion of automation in mail processing and delivery.

• Reducing career employment from 787,000 positions in 2001 to about 584,000 today through attrition, using strong and focused management practices.