The economic downturn and the continued electronic diversion of mail, coupled with an aggressive retiree health pre-payment schedule have combined to put the Postal Service in financial crisis. A recent analysis of the future of the mail conducted on behalf of the Postal Service showed that mail volume may not recover along with the economy […]
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Frank J. Strzelec, former Officer in Charge of the Center Rutland, Vermont Post Office, was arraigned today on the misdemeanor charge of knowingly and willfully obstructing and retarding the passage of mail of a Post Officer customer. Strzelec was released pending […]
In a recent OIG audit report on USPS delivery vehciles: The Postal Service has approximately 189,000 delivery vehicles made up of minivans, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), flex fuel, and long-life vehicles (LLVs). The majority of the Postal Service’s delivery fleet are nearing the end of their 24-year life expectancy. Because of limited capital resources, the Postal […]
This report presents the results of the Postal Service’s progress in reducing workhours based on recommendations in a prior report.1 Our objective was also to assess the overall efficiency of the processing and distribution network for fiscal year (FY) 2009 (Project Number 10XG017NO000). This is a cooperative effort with the Postal Service and addresses operational […]
The objective of the audit is to evaluate the process for issuing salary checks early and determine the impact for cashing the salary checks prior to the pay date. The Postal Service opened a payroll clearing account for employees that do not receive direct deposit. This account became effective for the February 5, 2010 pay […]
The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has assured the APWU that the union’s views on “workshare discounts” will be considered in an upcoming examination of the controversial practice. Inspector General David C. Williams offered the commitment after President William Burrus criticized the OIG for excluding postal unions from providing input for the report. “We […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Paul Hodes and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter are demanding an investigation into a new round of allegations that letter carriers at even more post offices have been shortchanged on their paychecks. In documents obtained by Hodes, post offices in Dover and Salem, New Hampshire are shown to have manipulated letter carriers’ time […]
This is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Ohio. The story is about an Ohio Postal Clerk’s conviction but check out the last paragraph. Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that on Friday, April 30, 2010, Tonia M. Anderson, 54, […]
Excerpts from the OIG Audit Report On USPS Overtime Workhours: This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Postal Service Function 4 Overtime Workhours (Project Number 09RG009MS000). Our objective was to determine whether Postal Service officials effectively managed Function 4 workhours to reduce overtime costs. This audit addresses financial and operational risk. Footnote: […]
This report presents the results of our audit of compensation paid or deferred to officers1 based on the limits established in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (Postal Act of 2006) and U.S. Postal Service policies and guidelines (Project Number 10BM001FT001). Initially we performed this work in fiscal year (FY) 2008, in response […]