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Brought to you by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
In FY 2021, the U.S. Postal Service’s delivery network consisted of 163.1 million possible addresses, with more addresses – or delivery points – added every day. Delivering to every address is part of the Postal Service’s Universal Service Obligation (USO). In this white paper, the OIG sought to identify trends in delivery points and review the process for adding, maintaining, and removing delivery points from the network.Delivery point growth did not occur evenly across the country. The south and west experienced more growth than other parts of the U.S., with some states adding delivery points at more than double the national average. Delivery point growth on rural routes far exceeded growth on city routes, and cluster box units (CBUs) were the fastest-growing mode of delivery. Since FY 2011, more than four million delivery points were removed from the network.We identified several areas of opportunity for the Postal Service to improve delivery point management processes, including clarifying CBU maintenance responsibility and establishing permanent growth manager positions across the agency. Continuing to promote centralized delivery in new developments can help the Postal Service control delivery costs. However, growing parcel volumes and packages that are too large to fit CBUs may require door delivery and erode some of the cost savings.
Closeout Examination of Kids4Peace Compliance With Terms and Conditions of Fixed Amount Award Grant AID-294-F-15-00003, Peace Builders Forum Project in West Bank and Gaza, September 21, 2015, to May 31, 2017
Examination Report on Incurred Costs Claimed on Flexibly Priced Contracts by Chemonics International Inc. for the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2017
Financial Audit of MCC Resources Managed by Millennium Challenge Account- Nepal, Under the Compact Agreement Between MCC and the Government of Nepal, May 24, 2015 to March 31, 2021
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of North Dakota, Game and Fish Department, From July 1, 2018, Through June 30, 2020, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
We audited costs claimed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.
ICE did not adequately justify the need for the sole source contract to house migrant families and spent approximately $17 million for hotel space and services at six hotels that went largely unused between April and June 2021.
Our objective was to determine whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) complied with the National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search (TEDS).
