U.S. Postal Service: Another Looming Crisis

It's hard not to feel sorry for Patrick Donahoe. The Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) had barely been on the job for two months when, in early March, he found himself addressing a subcommittee of the House of Representatives' Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. At issue: The USPS' ability to function as an ongoing concern.