U.S. Postal Service OIG

Background The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) participates in the General Services Administration SmartPay® program. The program provides purchase cards to federal agencies through contracts negotiated with bank providers. PRC purchase card holders will use the government purchase card as its...

Background The U.S. Postal Service has 50 authorized officer positions, including the postmaster general, deputy postmaster general, and vice presidents. The Postal Service had 48 active officers, including acting officers, as of September 30, 2025. Officers filed 1,011 expense reimbursement...

During the week of August 11, 2025, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and four delivery units serviced by the plant. The delivery units included the Chandler Station, Encino and Sherman Oaks Branches, and Woodland Hills Main Post...

Background 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 reviews delivery operations at facilities...

Background 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 reviews delivery operations at facilities...

Background 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 reviews delivery operations at facilities...

Background 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 reviews delivery operations at facilities...

Background The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network that moves mail and equipment among approximately 308 processing facilities and...

Background The U.S. Postal Service paid out more than $866 million in resolution of almost 3.5 million grievance payments from fiscal years (FY) 2022-2024. Grievances are typically complaints lodged by individual employees or unions about the implementation or interpretation of collective bargaining...

Introduction This management alert presents issues the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified during the Counterfeit Postage Program audit (Project Number 25-072). Our objective is to provide immediate notification of these issues related to an identified deficiency in the...