U.S. Postal Service: Information About Selected Promotions of Women and Minorities to EAS Management-Level Positions

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on promotions of women and minorities to management-level jobs under the Postal Service's Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS), focusing on: (1) whether the Postal Service's required promotion procedures were followed at 4 Postal Service performance clusters for promotions to EAS levels 16 and above during fiscal year (FY) 1997; (2) the percentages of women and minorities who submitted applications, were considered best qualified, and were promoted; and (3) how these percentages compared to women's and minorities' EAS levels 16 and above workforce representation at each respective location, before the promotions.