To manage its aging fleet while supporting financial and environmental sustainability strategies from its 10-year Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service is investing $9.6 billion to electrify its delivery vehicles and install related charging infrastructure at hundreds of facilities. As $3 billion of this investment stems from congressional funds, it is essential for the Postal Service to capture cost savings as it executes its strategies to further strengthen the financial sustainability of this critical public service. Accordingly, the Postal Service has opportunities to leverage a wide range of financial incentives (from government agencies, utility companies, and carbon markets) that encourage the transition to electric vehicles.
Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Other Participating OIGs
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
U.S. Postal Service
Report Number
24-038-R24
Report Description
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
2
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$5,484,000
Open Recommendations
This report has 1 open recommendations.
| Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yes | $0 | $0 | ||
| Evaluate the feasibility of continuously monitoring incentive program participation at facilities with future electric vehicle and charging infrastructure deployments, to include conducting cost-benefit analysis and enlisting the possible use of contractors to support this action. | |||||
