Earlier this year the USPS Office of Inspector General released a white paper which explored how USPS could “offer a suite of non-bank financial services to help the financially underserved gain more financial stability and stay connected to the emerging digital economy”. The paper examined how the “Postal Service could partner with banks and other […]
This article clearly illustrates how mainstream media is not paying attention to issues important to the American people. The audit was posted in May without public announcement on the website of the Postal Service inspector general and got almost no attention. Where was the media when this report came out in June 2014-not May. The […]
An unnamed truck driver is being investigated in connection with the theft of mail she was contracted to take from the Dayton Post Office to Postal Service operations in Pittsburgh. The suspect is an independent contractor with Rose-marie Zajac’s Mail Transportation Co. of Yatesboro. Zajac said the driver has been suspended during the investigation. The […]
The APWU Oakland Local #78 took the unusual step of launching an office-wide petition against Tour 1 Postal Supervisor Preet Singh. The petition, which has more than 100 signatures, details years of a variety of unacceptable conduct. The petition was sent to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, USPS Bay-Valley District Manager,Mark Martinez, California Congresswoman Barbara Lee […]
(October 8, 2014 Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Larosa Bolton, age 53, of Laurel, Maryland, today on charges of theft of government property and making false claims in connecting with fraudulent claims for medical travel expenses. The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. […]
USPS OIG: Lack of Service Standard Change Information in Area Mail Processing Feasibility Studies On June 30, 2014, the postmaster general announced the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to implement Phase 2 of the Network Rationalization Initiatives (NRI) by consolidating up to 82 facilities starting in January 2015. Specifically, the Postal Service completed Area Mail Processing […]
USPS awarded contracts to six companies (5 in Virgina and 1 in Maryland) The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) awarded the contracts to suppliers with expertise in the areas of: Applications Integrations, Information Technology (IT) Operations Information Security and Program Management and, Program Management The suppliers will provide contract support […]
It’s 2024 – Do You Know What You Need? White Paper RARC-WP-14-014 – 9/29/2014 Tea leaves, crystal balls, palm readings: There are lots of ways to try to predict the future . . . and most of them are useless. Still, careful examination of measurable indicators — and a little imagination — can yield some clues […]
(September 26, 2014) This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of the Management of Detail Assignments Follow-Up (Project Number 14RG010DP000). Our objective was to follow up on the U.S. Postal Service’s progress in managing detail assignments, associated travel costs, and consistency of detail assignment policies, based on recommendations made in our audit of […]
Calling All Revenue-Generation Ideas You can’t cut your way to prosperity. That seems to be the message coming out of many of the comments we received on our recent blog about the next phase of network consolidation. So, if cutting alone isn’t the answer, what are your ideas for revenue growth? Five years ago, we […]