Sen. Josh Hawley Expands USPS Investigation to Alvarez & Marsal Hiring

Sen. Josh Hawley is expanding his investigation into the U.S. Postal Service to examine the agency's hiring of restructuring consultants Alvarez & Marsal. Fox News reported that in a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner, the Missouri Republican said his office received no documents in response to a June 30 oversight request.

Hawley accused the agency of ignoring statutory oversight and demanded immediate compliance. The senator requested records on who hired Alvarez & Marsal, how much the firm has been paid, and whether it was asked to recommend closing rural post offices, limiting rural delivery, or reviewing executive compensation.

He also asked whether USPS plans to release the firm's recommendations to Congress or the public.

Hawley noted that USPS has lost an estimated $25 billion over the past three fiscal years and projects at least an $8.1 billion loss in fiscal year 2026. Congress approved reforms in 2022 intended to improve the agency's finances. "It is surprising to me that as you complain about this monetary crisis, you and other USPS executives continue to rake in annual bonus packages and have found plenty of cash to hire these outside consultants like A&M — all while service declines and far too many Americans are not receiving their mail," Hawley wrote.

The expanded inquiry follows an earlier probe into dumped mail in St. Louis. Hawley requested USPS respond to the new questions by July 24. USPS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.