Federal Reports

The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network that moves mail and equipment among about 330 processing facilities and 31,000 post offices, stations, and branches. The Postal Service is transforming its processing and logistics networks to become scalable, reliable, visible, efficient, automated, and digitally integrated. This includes modernizing operating plans and aligning the workforce; leveraging emerging technologies to provide world‑class visibility and tracking of mail packages in near real-time; and optimizing the surface and air transportation network. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews the efficiency of mail processing operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback to further the Postal Service’s mission.

I am pleased to present this annual report to Congress regarding the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) efforts to prevent and protect trafficking victims in 2023 in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022.

OIG reviewed Rural Utilities Service's award selection process for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program in FY 2020 and FY 2021.

Williams, Adley & Company – DC, LLP (Williams Adley), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, issued an Independent Accountant’s Review Report on the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ (FLETC) FY 2023 Drug Control Budget Formulation Compliance Report. FLETC’s management prepared the Budget Formulation Compliance Report and the related assertions to comply with the requirements of the ONDCP Circular, National Drug Control Program Agency Compliance Reviews, dated September 9, 2021. Based on its review, nothing came to Williams Adley’s attention that caused it to believe that FLETC’s FY 2023 Budget Formulation Compliance Report and related assertions are not presented in conformity with the criteria in the ONDCP Circular. Williams Adley did not make any recommendations.

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) directs Inspectors General to conduct an annual evaluation of the agency information security program. FISMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) establish information technology (IT) security guidance and standards for Federal agencies. We conducted this evaluation to assess the overall effectiveness of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s information security (InfoSec) program, assess their compliance with Federal guidance, and respond to OMB reporting questions for the fiscal year 2023 annual assessment. HUD’s InfoSec program averaged a score of 2.60 for the 20 core metrics and a 2.86 for the FY 2023 supplemental metrics, both of which are at the “defined” maturity level and are considered not effective. Although HUD improved overall, four of the five metrics in which HUD dropped in maturity were core metrics. HUD made commendable progress on increasing maturity on 10 metrics and should continue to focus on prioritizing maturity in the 20 core metrics and key cyber executive orders and requirements. These efforts will require a shared responsibility of proper resourcing, planning, and support from all levels of leadership across the Department. We issued 23 recommendations to improve HUD’s InfoSec program.

Opportunities Exist to Strengthen the SEC’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Programs and Operations, Report No. 581