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 […]

OIG recommends to stop Feinstein husband’s company CBRE from representing USPS

The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed an audit in June 2013 of the Postal Service’s real estate management services contract with CBRE.1 We concluded that Postal Service Facilities officials should improve oversight of the CBRE contract to mitigate inherent risks and conflict of interest concerns.2 In response to our recommendations, management […]

“Cynical and diabolical”: Issa attracts allies in quest to demolish USPS – Salon

The Postal Service’s largest union has harsh words for Rep. Darrell Issa, and is raising alarm over a pilot partnership with Staples, which it warns is a stalking horse for privatization – a goal the union alleges draws support or indifference from key Democrats. “I think Congress and the White House are pretty much working […]