Federal Reports

The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General reviews delivery operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback in furtherance of this mission. 

This interim report presents the results of our audit of delivery operations and property conditions at the St. Charles Main Post Office in St. Charles, MO. We selected the St. Louis area based on a congressional inquiry issued April 1, 2025, from the U.S. senators and representatives from Missouri to conduct an audit of post offices and distribution centers in the St. Louis metro area. The St. Charles MPO is in the Kansas- Missouri District of the Central Area and serves about 50,902 people in ZIP Code 63301, which is considered a predominantly urban area. Specifically, 49,662 (98 percent) live in urban communities and 1,240 (2 percent) live in rural communities.1 The unit also services ZIP Code 63302 for Post Office Box routes.

The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General reviews delivery operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback in furtherance of this mission. 

This interim report presents the results of our audit of delivery operations and property conditions at the Creve Coeur Branch in St. Louis, MO. We selected the St. Louis area based on a congressional inquiry issued April 1, 2025, from the U.S. senators and representatives from Missouri to conduct an audit of post offices and distribution centers in the St. Louis metro area. The Creve Coeur Branch is in the Kansas-Missouri District of the Central Area and serves about 33,550 people in ZIP Codes 63124 and 63141 which are considered urban communities.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Spokane Healthcare System in Washington. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
     •    Culture
     •    Environment of care
     •    Patient safety
     •    Primary care
     •    Veteran-centered safety net

The OIG issued one recommendation for VA to correct identified deficiencies in one domain:
   1.    Environment of care
     •    Clean and soiled utility item storage, cleanliness, and expired item disposal