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U.S. Postal Service
Rural Delivery Operations - Mail Count and Timekeeping Processes
Advertising mail provides a big chunk of revenue to the U.S. Postal Service every year — almost $17 billion in fiscal year 2013. It has also been surprisingly resilient despite the digital revolution, holding a constant share of the advertising market. The Postal Service, however, cannot afford to be complacent. Although advertising mail has important strengths, particularly tangibility, the ability to enable a two-way communications link between recipients and mailers is not as robust as current digital advertising.
For FY 2013, both the Department and FSA received unmodified opinions on their financial statements. Although it no longer noted a material weakness, the FY 2013 audit reports noted a significant deficiency in internal controls over financial reporting surrounding some loan servicing systems, including DMCS2, and found persistent deficiencies in controls surrounding information systems. The report on the Department’s financial statements also noted that its financial management systems did not substantially comply with certain systems requirements of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act because of the control weaknesses surrounding information systems. A number of recommendations were made to address the weaknesses identified.
For FY 2013, both the Department and FSA received unmodified opinions on their financial statements. Although it no longer noted a material weakness, the FY 2013 audit reports noted a significant deficiency in internal controls over financial reporting surrounding some loan servicing systems, including DMCS2, and found persistent deficiencies in controls surrounding information systems. The report on the Department’s financial statements also noted that its financial management systems did not substantially comply with certain systems requirements of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act because of the control weaknesses surrounding information systems. A number of recommendations were made to address the weaknesses identified. The Department concurred with the findings and recommendations in the reports.
