Purchases included crab cakes , beef Wellington , scallops for postmaster installation ceremony . The first time I went to the post office was in the early 70s when my parents were still living at home Purchases conflict with goal to cut costs after reporting $ 3.8 billion loss in 2009 fiscal year . `` It appears there is still work to be done in curtailing spending , '' agency 's vice president says .
Purchases included crab cakes , beef Wellington , scallops for postmaster installation ceremony . Report cites districts for buying $ 14,140 in movie tickets as employee incentives . Purchases conflict with goal to cut costs after reporting $ 3.8 billion loss in 2009 fiscal year . `` It appears there is still work to be done in curtailing spending , '' agency 's vice president says .