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Legacy Systems at the U.S. Postal Service

Submitting OIG: 
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Report Description: 
The U.S. Postal Service performs a variety of operations, dependent on its vast information technology infrastructure. This infrastructure encompasses 761 systems that the Postal Service strives to maintain and secure from network attacks. In support of the Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service plans to invest in modernizing and enhancing cybersecurity technologies, but it is still managing outdated computing system hardware and software (legacy systems). Secure systems are imperative to uninterrupted operations and protecting Postal Service data.
Date Issued: 
Monday, June 3, 2024
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
U.S. Postal Service
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
24-010-R24
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
2
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
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PDF icon 24-010-R24.pdf4.49 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
2 Open Yes
Mitigate identified risks for all legacy systems, develop a plan of action and milestones to enforce timely mitigation of identified risks related to legacy systems and report the status of mitigations as defined in the Corporate Information Security Office’s plan of action and milestones to the Corporate Information Security Office.
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