Federal Reports

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Mail Delivery Issues – Bear Valley Station, Denver, CO. The Bear Valley Station is in the Colorado/Wyoming District of the Western Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on potential delivery risks at the Bear Valley Station. The objective of this audit was to assess mail delivery service on selected routes at the Bear Valley Station.

The Postal Service coordinates its international inbound mail acceptance operations with Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A key part of these efforts is the availability and use of advance electronic data (AED), which can include details such as the recipient’s name and address, the sender’s name and address, and package contents. The objective was to determine if the Postal Service is effectively fulfilling CBP’s AED-based holds for inbound international mail. We also assessed the reliability of AED.

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Delivery Issues – Westside Station, Tallahassee, FL. We conducted the audit to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on potential operational risks at the Westside Station. Our objective was to evaluate mail delivery service at the Westside Station.

We issued this to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed its policy to identify and expeditiously process veteran and military casualty disability claims.

We audited the Compton Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program, based on a referral from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Los Angeles Office of Public Housing, due to concerns regarding its financial activity control weaknesses. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Authority administered its Housing Choice Voucher Program in accordance with program requirements, with an emphasis on its procurement, financial transactions, and portability.The Authority did not follow proper procurement or financial management procedures for professional auditing services and ensure the timely submission of audited financial statements in accordance with HUD requirements. It also overreimbursed housing assistance payment (HAP) administrative fees to the City’s general fund account. As a result, $77,542 in program funds spent on professional auditing services was not reasonable and appropriate, HUD had no assurance regarding the financial condition of the Authority’s programs, and $30,562[1] in HAP funds was not available for the operation of the program.We recommend that the Director of the Los Angeles Office of Public Housing require the Authority to (1) repay the program $77,542 from non-Federal funds for the unreasonable professional auditing service payments; (2) establish and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that procurement and contracting requirements are followed, along with the associated maintenance of applicable documentation; (3) complete and submit the audited financial statements for all past-due fiscal years; and (4) develop and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that the administrative fees for the portability HAP are accurately calculated. We also recommend that the Director consider imposing sanctions on the Authority for not completing and submitting audited financial statements for all delinquent fiscal years.