USPS OIG

Mar 24th

California Postal Worker, Deputy Sheriff and two others charged in drug trafficking conspiracy

3/24/16 A former postal worker, former deputy sheriff and two others have been indicted in what federal prosecutors say was a $500,000 drug-trafficking operation that shipped about 200 pounds of marijuana through the mail between Northern California and York County, Pennsylvania. According to United States Attorney Yuba County, California Deputy Sheriff Christopher Mark Heath, 37; […]

Mar 15th

OIG: Staffing, outdated operating plan created delayed mail at consolidated North Houston P & DC

The North Houston P&DC did not update its official operating plan after the consolidation ended in May 2015. The most recent operating plan was approved in May 2012. This management alert presents the results of our self-initiated review of the Timeliness of Mail Processing at the North Houston, TX, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). Our […]

Mar 15th

OIG: USPS compound drug related costs increased by millions due to Department of Labor

Background Enacted in 1916, the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) provides medical, compensation, death, and vocational rehabilitation benefits to civilian federal employees who sustain injuries or disease. In fiscal years (FYs) 2014 and 2015, FECA provided over $1 billion in annual workers’ compensation benefits to U.S. Postal Service workers. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) […]

Mar 12th

OIG audit finds security problems with some of USPS Active Directory Domains

The following are excerpts from the USPS Office of Inspector General’s “self-initiated audit of selected U.S. Postal Service Active Directory Domains.” The USPS OIG’s objective was to “determine whether selected domains were configured and managed in accordance with policy and industry best practices. The Postal Service uses Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) to control access to […]

Mar 7th

Five postal employees deaths at Michigan facility prompts safety concerns of methane detection system

USPS OIG issues safety alert on Methane Detection System This management alert presents a safety concern of the methane detection system observed at the U.S. Postal Service Michigan Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center (Metroplex), located in Pontiac, MI This review was initiated based on safety concerns expressed to us in a complaint which identified five […]

Feb 19th

USPS OIG raid Texas OWCP doctor’s office

2/18/16 Federal agents on Thursday raided the Temple medical office of Leslie Wayne Benson, a Texas physician who has been disciplined by state officials for improper bookkeeping and billing issues. Agents from the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of the Inspector General spent the morning loading files into boxes from Benson’s clinic at 2114 Birdcreek Drive […]

Jan 26th

USPS Inspector General David C. Williams announces retirement

USPS Inspector General (OIG) David C. Williams announces retirement US Postal Service Inspector General David C. Williams announced that he is leaving the agency effective February 10. Williams was sworn in as Inspector General (IG) for the U.S. Postal Service on August 20, 2003. Here is the letter announcing his retirement: January 22, 2016 I […]

Dec 10th

OIG looking to increase revenue by licensing or selling ‘USPS Brand’ valued at $3.6 Billion

“Postal Brand Services and Unfunded Liabilities” USPS Office of Inspector General: USPS Brand The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) will award a firm fixed price contract to a supplier who possesses specific subject matter expertise in brand valuation and licensing. Also, the purpose of this solicitation is to select a supplier who […]

Nov 25th

USPS OIG seeking vendor to train agents on tracking social media and Internet footprint

Internet Reconnaissance and Social Media Training November 25, 2015 USPS OIG agents will be getting Internet Reconnaissance Training next June on methods to find target individual’s social media and Internet footprint. These could be individuals on workers compensation, for example, exceeding their limitations? Crooks selling stuff on CraigsList? Only reconnaissance techniques that are legal and […]