GAO Report Hits The Postal Service on Handling the Anthrax Attack

The General Accountability Office reports that the US Postal Service underestimated the risks of anthrax carried in letters during the 2001 attacks. The GAO concludes that the USPS's attitude delayed health care for employees which led to two deaths of postal workers. "The response to anthrax contamination revealed several lessons, the most important of which is that agencies need to choose a course of action that poses the least risk of harm when considering actions to protect people from uncertain and potentially life-threatening health risks," the report said. (AP)