Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
The U.S. Postal Service is the second largest employer in the United States with over 640,000 employees and $2.15 billion in bi-weekly salaries. To provide employees with convenient access to their payroll, benefits, and personnel data, the Postal Service uses the LiteBlue portal. This web-based portal contains several human resources (HR) applications, including PostalEASE, which allows employees to establish direct deposits, create or modify payroll allotments, and update retirement and health benefits information. In October 2022, some employees entered their login credentials into several fake LiteBlue websites, allowing bad actors to obtain their login credentials and fraudulently reroute employees’ payroll direct deposits and create payroll allotments to bank accounts they controlled.
Date Issued:
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
23-134-R24
Location(s):
Agency-Wide
Type of Report:
Audit
Questioned Costs:
$2,470,000
Funds for Better Use:
$0
Number of Recommendations:
6
Report updated under NDAA 5274:
No
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