audit

May 4th

OIG: USPS losing nearly $22M a year due to inefficient vehicle maintenance facilities

USPS OIG: Vehicle Maintenance Facility Efficiency Nationwide – Capping Report Background The vehicles owned by the U.S. Postal Service represent a capital investment of nearly $3.6 billion. The fleet is maintained using 316 Postal Service vehicle maintenance facilities that service 211,264 vehicles. The Postal Service also contracts with commercial garages throughout the country for maintenance […]

Oct 7th

West Unity Ohio Postal employee under investigation for financial irregularities

A postal employee has been suspended under allegations of financial irregularities. “Special agents with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) in Cleveland  are currently conducting an investigation involving financial irregularities discovered during an unannounced audit at the West Unity post office,” USPS OIG Special Agent Scott Balfour said via email Tuesday […]

Sep 26th

OIG: USPS unable to validate $$millions spent on travel related to detail assignments

(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 […]

Sep 26th

OIG: USPS craft employees improperly authorized Highway Contract Routes Extra Trips

USPS Office of Inspector General  audit report on Highway Contract Routes – Extra Trips – Greensboro District The U.S. Postal Service uses highway contract routes (HCR) to transport mail between its facilities. An extra trip is an infrequent trip made in addition those that are outlined in the contract. The Postal Service must complete a […]

Jun 12th

OIG: South Florida Tops all USPS Districts in Grievance Payout Costs

This report presents the results of our self-initiated review of grievance payout costs in the South Florida District (Project Number 13YG036HR000). Our objective was to determine the cause of high grievance payout costs in this district. See Appendix A for additional information about this review. The U.S. Postal Service has about 490,000 career employees, most […]

Jun 9th

Senator Grassley Works With Iowa Whistleblower to Expose USPS Contracting Problem

WASHINGTON – A new report requested by Sen. Chuck Grassley on a tip from an Iowa whistleblower confirms the U.S. Postal Service mishandled $18.4 million in contract payments to maintain and change the locks on Postal Service-owned mailboxes in the Western Area including Iowa. “The whistleblower came forward with his concerns, I asked for an […]

Jun 6th

OIG: USPS ‘outsourced’ maintenance work to Diebold and paid over $18m without proper approval

USPS Office of Inspector General Audit Report: Award of the Diebold, Inc. Contract This report presents the results of our audit of the award of the Diebold, Inc. (Diebold) contract (Project Number 13YG007SM000). The report responds to a request from Senator Charles E. Grassley to review the U.S. Postal Service’s award of the Diebold contract. […]

Apr 21st

OIG: USPS does not track sales or know how many historic properties it owns

The USPS Office of Inspector General released an audit report  on ” Preservation and Disposal of Historic Properties” The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two reports on the U.S. Postal Service’s contract with CBRE Group, Inc. This report, which addresses the Postal Service’s historic properties, is the third in a series […]

Mar 6th

USPS South Florida District tops OIG list as most “At Risk” for operational and service issues

USPS Office Of Inspector General’s audit report on “U.S. Postal Service’s City Delivery Efficiency in the South Florida District” This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of city delivery efficiency in the South Florida District (Project Number 13XG043DR000). The audit is in response to the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) […]

Feb 7th

USPS Suspends Money-Losing Same Day Delivery Pilot Program in San Francisco Area

OIG audit of USPS Same Day Delivery Pilot Program in the San Francisco District In response to increasing parcel volume and the changing needs of customers,1 the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the pilot in the San Francisco District in November 2012. The PRC based its approval on the city’s population density and the number […]