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Evaluation of Freight Auction

2024
23-162-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service implemented Freight Auction (FA) in October 2021 to solicit bids to transport mail on an “as needed” basis with the flexibility to schedule trips without requiring contractual changes. The FA program supports the Delivering for America vision with the goal to improve...

Invoice and Payment Processes for Inflation Reduction Act Funds

2024
24-042-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted in August 2022 as Public Law 117-169, appropriated $3 billion to the U.S. Postal Service to assist with its delivery fleet modernization. The Act provides the Postal Service $1.29 billion in funding for the procurement of zero-emission delivery vehicles...

Supervisor Vacancies

2024
23-172-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

Front-line supervisors are the first layer of management directly above craft employees and are the leaders who oversee day-to-day operations. Their interactions with employees and customers can influence productivity and morale. Additionally, they significantly contribute to the accomplishment of...

Business or Public Service? Insights into the Unique Laws and Regulations Applying to the Postal Service

2024
RISC-WP-24-006
Inspection / Evaluation
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The Postal Reorganization Act (PRA) of 1970 entrusted the Postal Service with a mission to provide trusted and affordable universal service to the American public. Congress established the U.S. Postal Service as an independent agency that receives the vast majority of its funding through revenue...

Election Mail Readiness for the 2024 General Election

2024
24-016-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service is responsible for processing, transporting, and delivering the nation’s Election and Political Mail. The Postal Service is committed to fulfilling its role in the electoral process when policy makers choose to use the mail as a part of their election system. The Postal...

Security of Postal Service Smartphones

2024
24-009-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service issued approximately 27,000 smartphones to its employees to provide telecommunication and connectivity to its information systems and work-related applications. Although smartphones offer opportunities to improve business productivity, they also introduce the risk of cyber...

Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Program

2024
24-043-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

To combat money laundering in the United States, Congress enacted a series of laws, collectively referred to as the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), requiring financial institutions in the U.S. to assist government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering and other financial crimes. The BSA...

Shawnee Mission Post Office, Mission, KS: Delivery Operations

2024
24-107-3-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews delivery operations at facilities...

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