Federal Reports

The United States Capitol Police (USCP or the Department) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) Semiannual Report to Congress describes the OIG’s ongoing commitment to ensure efficiency and integrity within USCP programs and operations during the period of October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013.

The United States Capitol Police (USCP or Department) Canine Explosive Detection and Conventional and Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Detection (PBIED) teams contribute to the Department's strategic goal of preventing, detecting, and deterring criminal and terrorist activity from reaching their intended target with improvised explosive devices.  As a result of an anonymous allegation, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a performance audit of the Department's Canine (K-9) Program. The objectives of the performance audit were to determine if USCP's K-9 Unit (1) established adequate internal controls and processes for ensuring the integrity of the K-9 Program and (2) complied with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance pertaining to management and operation of the K-9 Program. Our scope included controls, processes, and operations during fiscal years (FYs) 2010, 2011, and 2012.

This paper gives readers an overview of the major issues faced by the Postal Service, and the short- and long-term options under discussion to help the Postal Service recover. First, the document identifies Levers of Action the Postal Service could take to help cut costs and generate additional revenue. Next, the document outlines the struggles the Postal Service faces as a result of its lack of Mission Clarity.