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Brought to you by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
The U.S. Postal Service grew its package business significantly between 2012 and 2017, with the number of packages delivered nearly doubling. To achieve this, the Postal Service has relied extensively on middlemen, known as “channel partners,” who work with ecommerce merchants in different ways and are in a position to give USPS visibility with shippers. The Postal Service also has dramatically increased its use of Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs), which are custom contracts with individual shippers for discounted postage. The number of domestic NSAs soared from 66 in FY 2012 to 786 in FY 2017. This strategy of relying on middlemen and NSAs has helped USPS grow its package volume. However, some unintended consequences have resulted.Two supplemental documents to this paper are available on the USPS OIG website via the Additional Details Link.
Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Postal Service complied with the applicable maximum total compensation provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, related Postal Service policies and guidelines, and IRS regulations in calendar year 2017.
Financial Audit of the Cash Transfer Program in Pakistan Managed by the Higher Education Commission, Agreement 391-012-IL-05 and IL-06, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2013
Audit of the Colombia Coffee Yield Improvement Project Managed by Corporacion Starbucks Farmer Support Center Colombia, Cooperative Agreement AID-514-A-14-00003, June 9, 2014, to December 31, 2016
This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of No Sale Transactions – Brooklyn, NY, New Lots Station. The Brooklyn New Lots Station is in the Triboro District of the Northeast Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on potential financial control risks at Postal Service locations.
