Federal Reports

An Amtrak carman journeyman based in Sanford, Florida, resigned from his position on November 22, 2024, prior to the completion of his administrative hearing. Our investigation found that the former employee violated company policies by misusing military leave on 38 different occasions. Our investigation found that the former employee submitted little or no documentation to support his use of military leave, and we identified only four instances when he did provide documentation.

Each year, the U.S. Postal Service experiences an increase in package volume during peak mailing season — Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve — which can significantly strain the Postal Service’s processing and distribution networks. To help handle this increase, the Postal Service creates peak season initiatives. These initiatives are meant to help the Postal Service have the right amount of personnel, resources, and package capacity throughout its processing, transportation, and delivery networks to address weather and increased volume conditions in facilities.

OIG reviewed the security controls of industrial control systems – programmable systems and devices that interact with the physical environment – at three USDA agencies.