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Department of Health & Human Services
Independent Attestation Review: Health Resources and Services Administration Fiscal Year 2020 Detailed Accounting Report, Performance Summary Report for National Drug Control Activities, Budget Formulation Compliance Report, and Accompanying Required Asse
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Organization for Public Health Interventions and Development in Zimbabwe Under Multiple Awards, October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019
This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of property conditions at the Smithville (owned), Leander (owned), and Kyle (leased) post offices in the Rio Grande District. This audit was designed to provide Postal Service management with timely information on potential risks related to property conditions. The Postal Service is required to maintain a safe and healthy environment for both employees and customers in accordance with its internal policies and procedures and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety laws. Our objective was to determine if Postal Service management is adhering to building maintenance, safety and security standards, and employee working condition requirements at post offices.
Late trips occur when various conditions cause a delay in the arrival or departure of transportation beyond the scheduled times. When mail processing operations do not process mail timely or mail volume is above normal or expected levels, managers may have to call extra trips to transport this mail. Late and extra trips to delivery units can cause disruptions and increase the number of carriers returning after 6 p.m. When carriers return after 6 p.m., customer service can suffer and mail collected by the carriers may be late to the Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). In addition, late returning carriers can cause increased overtime and penalty overtime costs. We conducted this audit of late and extra trips at the Richmond P&DC in Sandston, VA, to provide Postal Service management with timely information on operational risks.
The Los Angeles P&DC is in the Southern California Division of the Logistics and Processing Operations Western Region. The P&DC processes letters, flats, and parcels. From July 1 to September 30, 2020, it reported 4,637 late trips (highest among P&DCs) and 1,535 extra trips (second highest among P&DCs) from the plant to delivery units. Our objective was to assess the causes of late and extra trips.
