U.S. Postal Service

The Postal Service uses a vast network of systems to collect, process, transport, and deliver nearly half of the world’s mail. The majority of these systems are classified as business applications because they support essential business functions, such as mail processing and delivery. To improve...

OIG data analytics identified this site as having large retail floor stamp inventory count shortages and one overage from October 1, 2019 through April 30, 2021. Retail associates who work at window services are not assigned a stamp stock inventory and instead work from a shared retail floor stamp...

OIG data analytics identified that the Ft. Lauderdale Main Post Office had issued $126,196 in refunds for spoiled/unused postage meter stamps and customers postage and fees paid for special services from February 1, 2020, to January 1, 2021. The Ft. Lauderdale Main Post Office was the ninth largest...

Contract Delivery Service (CDS) is a contractual agreement between the Postal Service and an individual or firm for the delivery and collection of mail to and from homes and businesses. The Postal Service considers CDS to be one of its three primary delivery types, in addition to city carriers and...

The North Royalton, Willoughby, and Jesse C. Owens Post Offices are in the Ohio 1 District. The Postal Service is required to maintain a safe and healthy environment for both employees and customers in accordance with its internal policies and procedures and Occupational Safety and Health...

The Cochituate, Winchester, and John F. Kennedy Post Offices are in the Massachusetts-Rhode Island District. The Postal Service is required to maintain a safe and healthy environment for both employees and customers in accordance with its internal policies and procedures and Occupational Safety and...

Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s management of its employees’ use of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Although the FFCRA expired on December 31, 2020, the Postal Service continued to allow liberal leave usage for...

In its 10-year plan, the Postal Service expressed an intent to enhance tools that drive greater value for the senders of mail, including Informed Delivery (ID) and Informed Visibility (IV). In this white paper, the OIG discusses marketers’ perceptions of ID and IV and their suggestions to improve...

Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of Terminal Handling Services (THS) operations in Denver, CO. We conducted site visits at the Denver THS facility and the Denver Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). We selected the Denver P&DC because it accounted for about 76 percent of the total...

The portion of Americans who vote by mail had been growing steadily even before the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to millions of voters casting mail ballots for the first time. In the 2020 general election, the Postal Service delivered more than 135 million ballots to or from...