U.S. Postal Service

The Postal Service contracts with supplier-operated HCRs to transport mail and equipment between plants, post offices, or other designated points that receive or dispatch mail. Per the Postal Service’s Supplying Principles and Practices (SP&P), the supplier must maintain automobile liability...

While costs in general are expected to increase over time due to inflation, there were other factors that put downward pressure on the Postal Service’s transportation costs. Namely, the overall decline in mail volume and the reduction in First-Class Mail service standards. This led us to wonder how...

Our objective was to evaluate the Postal Service’s Highway Contract Route (HCR) Optimization Cost Savings methodology and the accuracy of reported savings for fiscal year (FY) 2017.

This report presents the results of our audit to assess mail delivery on selected routes at the Barrington Station, Los Angeles, CA. The Barrington Station is in Los Angeles, CA in the Los Angeles District of the Pacific Area. We conducted the audit to provide U.S. Postal Service management with...

This report presents the results of our audit to assess mail delivery on selected routes and retail counter services at the Bushwick Station, Brooklyn, NY. The Bushwick Station is in the Triboro District of the Northeast Area. This audit was initiated at the request of Congresswoman Nydia M...

This report presents the results of our audit to assess mail delivery on selected routes and retail counter services at the Bushwick Station, Brooklyn, NY. The Bushwick Station is in the Triboro District of the Northeast Area. This audit was initiated at the request of Congresswoman Nydia M...

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of No Sale Transactions - Bloomfield, NJ, Main Office, which is in the Northern New Jersey District of the Northeast Area. This audit was designed to provide Postal Service management with timely information on potential financial control...

As of May 2018, the Postal Service had 145 active and 35 inactive tanks in its underground storage tanks (UST) program. Active USTs contain fuel (gasoline and diesel) to power generators and its fleet of vehicles. USTs are designated as inactive when the tank is no longer economically viable to keep...

Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Postal Service established and implemented effective environmental and physical security controls according to Postal Service policy at the [redacted] Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).

Our audit objectives were to determine whether the U.S. Postal Service (1) fairly stated accounting transactions in the general ledger and whether selected controls surrounding those transactions were designed and operating effectively, and (2) properly tested, documented, and reported its...