Federal Reports

The U.S. Postal Service and its contracted trucking companies and drivers play a key role in transporting and maintaining the safety and security of the mail. The Postal Service has approximately 4,600 trucking contracts (highway contract routes and freight auction services) with associated costs of $5.2 billion. The Postal Service’s ability to effectively manage and oversee these operations, while promoting safety controls and compliance, will support contract performance and protect the safety of motorists nationwide.

The state DWSRF agencies’ capacity to effectively manage federal DWSRF grants is crucial to the success of the DWSRF Program. Obstacles that affect state DWSRF agency capacity may result in decreased investment in critical water infrastructure projects.

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI). We conducted this audit to help HUD determine whether the education and outreach provided was going to the people who have been systematically denied full housing opportunity. Our audit objective was to assess how FHIP organizations promoted equity within the EOI to reach underserved populations. FHIP organizations promoted equity within the EOI to reach underserved populations. We reviewed a selection of 10 FHIP organizations and found that they (1) researched and identified need in their area that included underserved populations, (2) developed a statement of work to address the need identified, and (3) developed a strategy to evaluate their performance. FHIP organizations performed research to complete needs assessments, using census data; local studies; their own past performance; and research on emerging issues, such as new laws focused on underserved populations. They evaluated their performance to ensure that their outreach provided impact, using client feedback, social media impressions, and intake referrals. As a result, the FHIP organizations provided fair housing outreach and education to underserved populations to increase awareness of fair housing rights and responsibilities.This report contains no recommendations.

The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network that moves mail and equipment among 217 processing facilities and about 33,500 post offices, stations, and branches. The Postal Service is transforming its processing and logistics networks to become scalable, reliable, visible, efficient, automated, and digitally integrated. This includes modernizing operating plans and aligning the workforce; leveraging emerging technologies to provide world‑class visibility and tracking of mail and packages in near real time; and optimizing the surface and air transportation network. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General reviews the efficiency of mail processing operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback to further the Postal Service’s mission.

This report contains information about recommendations from the OIG's audits, evaluations, reviews, and other reports that the OIG had not closed as of the specified date because it had not determined that the Department of Justice (DOJ) or a non-DOJ federal agency had fully implemented them. The list omits information that DOJ determined to be limited official use or classified, and therefore unsuitable for public release. The status of each recommendation was accurate as of the specified date and is subject to change. Specifically, a recommendation identified as not closed as of the specified date may subsequently have been closed.

The AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigated allegations that City Year, Inc.’s Chicago office (CYC) made unallowable charges on its procurement cards. AmeriCorps OIG reviewed CYC’s procurement card expenses and identified nearly $114,000 in questionable and unsupported expenses charged to AmeriCorps funds between 2014 and 2019.