Postal Service: Board of Governors' Contract for Legal Services

In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors' contract for legal services; (2) the process the Board used to authorize its outside counsel to perform legal work; (3) the total costs of such work; (4) the Board's authority to approve USPS expenditures; (5) USPS authority to expend funds for legal services the Board's outside counsel provided in connection with investigations of the Board Chairman's actions; and (6) the Chairman's involvement in the Board's decision to pay for legal services involving the investigations.