U.S. Postal Service

This report responds to two congressional requests. One request came from Sen. Thomas Carper and another was a joint request from Reps. Elijah E. Cummings and Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member and Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, respectively. Their requests...

Our objective was to determine whether travel, representation, and office expense reimbursements, requested by Postal Service officers during fiscal year (FY) 2018, were supported and complied with Postal Service guidelines.

Our objectives were to evaluate excess space the Postal Service reported to Congress and provide recommendations for repurposing the property to reduce excess capacity and increase collocation with other federal agencies.

Our objective was to determine the accuracy of maintenance employee workhour charges at selected processing facilities in the U.S. Postal Service’s Southern Area.

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of No Sale transactions - Bainbridge Island, WA, Station. The Bainbridge Island Station is in the Seattle District of the Western Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on potential...

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of No Sale Transactions – Los Angeles, CA, LAX – Village Station. The LAX - Village Station is in the Los Angeles District of the Pacific Area. This audit was designed to provide Postal Service management with timely information on...

In fulfilling our role to ensure efficiency, accountability, and integrity in the United States Postal system, we are submitting this report pursuant to the Inspector General Act, in order to outline our work and activities for the six-month period of April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018. During...

The objective of our audit was to assess the effectiveness of controls over paid tort claims in the Capital and Houston districts. We selected the Capital and Houston districts for audit based on the highest number and cost of tort claim payments of the high-risk districts in FYs 2016 and 2017.

Returns on Postal Service retirement investments have declined in recent years. More importantly, Postal Service retirement investments offer only limited protection against higher inflation. Unlike fixed-rate Treasury securities, however, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) investments...

The Postal Service reports mail processing delays when mail is not processed in time to meet its established delivery or when mail is processed but not on the dock in time for scheduled transportation to delivery units. From October 2017 through June 2018, there were over 106 million mailpieces...