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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Office of Inspector General retained Williams, Adley & Co.-DC LLP, an independent public accounting firm, to perform an audit of the CPSC’s Zero Trust implementation.  Overall, the audit confirmed the CPSC’s current Zero Trust trajectory is aligned with federal cybersecurity modernization objectives and supports the continued development of a more secure and resilient information security environment.  

Introduction

This management alert presents the issues the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified during the Effectiveness of Package Verification Solutions audit (Project Number 25-130). Our objective is to provide immediate notification of these issues. 

Background

In August 2017, the U.S. Postal Service launched the Automated Package Verification (APV) system to identify insufficient postage for some package volume. The system compares shippers’ reported package weights and measurements with actuals captured on postal processing equipment, charging any additional postage due and refunding overpayments (see Figure 1 for an example of package processing equipment). In 2018, the Postal Service invested $22.6 million to expand APV capabilities to improve revenue protection by evaluating every package that is processed on plant equipment. Since it was introduced, APV has increased Postal Service postage collection by $1.1 billion.

The 2026-2030 strategic plan outlines the vision and priorities that guide EAC OIG as it carries out its mission.

Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Investment Management's Disclosure Review Program, Report No. 590

The audit objectives were to determine whether program funds were managed in accordance with the ARC and Federal grant requirements.