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Investigative Press Release
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USPS
Agencies
U.S. Postal Service
Federal Agency
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Location
United States
What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The USPS OIG Hotline will take complaints regarding fraud, waste, and misconduct within the Postal Service. These include:
- Injury compensation fraud
- Embezzlements and financial crimes
- Contract Fraud
- Kickbacks
- Computer Crimes
- Narcotics
- Employee Misconduct
- Internal affairs and executive investigations
- Whistleblower reprisal
- Theft of items from the mail by Postal employees or contractors
- Destruction of mail by Postal employees or contractors
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are NOT generally investigated by the USPS OIG:
- Daily mail delivery and tracking problems
- Post Office customer service issues and concerns. If you have a customer service issue, please contact USPS.
- Day-to-day management decisions
- EEO Complaints
- Issues that are handled by the grievance process
- Issues handled by other government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, Justice
- Department, Office of Personnel Management
- Employee benefits and compensation
For help on these and other issues not listed please visit https://www.uspsoig.gov/hotline-helpful-links
Hotline Page
Whistleblower Protection Page
Postal Retirement Funds in Perspective: Historical Evolution and Ongoing Challenges
2024
RISC-WP-24-002
Inspection / Evaluation
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
Since the formation of the modern Postal Service in 1971, various laws gave it more retirement liability than other federal agencies. As an independent agency within the federal government, USPS is expected to be self-sustaining and cover costs — including retirement costs — through revenue. Thus...
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Acquisition – Testing, Performance, and Contract Oversight
2024
23-059-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Service was effectively testing and monitoring the performance of, providing effective oversight over the contract for, and storage of, charging stations. We observed testing at Vienna, Virginia; conducted site observations and interviews at the MDC...
Illinois 1 District: Delivery Operations
2024
23-139-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
We performed a self-initiated audit at the Chicago Processing and Distribution Center and four delivery units serviced by the P&DC during the week of July 24, 2023. The delivery units included the Cragin, Daniel J. Doffyn, Northtown, and Roger P. McAuliffe StationsWe issued individual reports for...
Waterbury Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Orthopedic Surgeon Convicted of Health Care Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Postal Service Employee Is Sentenced For Stealing A Firearm From Mailed Package
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Former Ithaca Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Money Orders
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Processing and Delivery of Veterans Affairs Medicine
2024
23-137-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s processing and delivery of Veterans Affairs Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy medications. We interviewed Postal Service management, obtained and analyzed Postal Service data, and visited Veterans Affairs Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy and...
Security Assessment of a U.S. Postal Service Product Solutions Application
2024
22-197-R24
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
Our objective was to evaluate whether the Postal Service had security controls in place to protect the application from cyberattacks, prevent unauthorized access to restricted data, and determine compliance with secure coding practices. We conducted a security assessment of the application including...