U.S. Postal Service OIG

The Postal Service began allowing a few private companies to sell printed postage in the late 1990s. Over the ensuing 20 years, PC Postage grew from a niche business serving mostly small mailers to an established one serving mostly large package shippers. The number of providers did not grow...

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Delivery and Customer Service Issues – College Station, New York, NY. College Station is in the New York District of the Northeast Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on...

The Postal Inspection Service is a participating agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture (AF) Program. The intent of the DOJ AF Program is to allow the DOJ’s participating agencies to receive proceeds and use them to pay the costs associated with forfeitures, including the cost of...

This management alert presents issues identified during our audit of Geospatial Coordinates for the Palatine Sectional Center Facility. The objective of this management alert is to provide U.S. Postal Service officials immediate notification of the issues identified during our ongoing audit. The...

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Delivery Scanning Issues – Townsend Carrier Annex, San Francisco, CA. The Townsend Carrier Annex is in the San Francisco District of the Pacific Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely...

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Delivery Scanning Issues – Carmel Valley Carrier Annex, San Diego, CA. The Carmel Valley Carrier Annex is in the San Diego District of the Pacific Area. We conducted the audit to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely...

The Postal Service prefers to use eBuy2 to pay for goods and services. If a purchase cannot be satisfied through eBuy2, authorized postal employees may use the purchase card. Cash can be used for emergency one-time expenses, not to exceed $25. No-fee money orders can be used for emergency one-time...

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Meter Revenue Refunds – Fredericksburg, VA, Post Office. The Fredericksburg Post Office is located in the Richmond District of the Capital Metro Area. This audit was designed to provide Postal Service management with timely information...

The objective was to determine whether local purchases and payments made at the Houston, TX, Roy Royall Station were valid, properly supported and processed. To accomplish the objective, we interviewed unit personnel and Postal Service management. We also analyzed purchase and payment data and...

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Delivery Scanning Issues – Hayward Main Post Office, Hayward, CA. The Hayward Main Post Office is in the Bay Valley District of the Pacific Area. This audit was designed to provide Postal Service management with timely information on...