The Office of Inspector General for the U. S. Postal Service has issued an audit report on the 2009 Pay- for-Performance program. On August 27, 2010 NAPUS and the League filed a joint letter to the OIG requesting their assistance with an investigation into Postmasters’ 2009 Pay-for-Performance program’s final core requirement ratings and appeals. Our […]
USPS OIG Survey on the biggest challenges facing the Postal Service in reducing costs. A recent paper published by OIG found: “1. The mail business is labor intensive, and labor makes up 80 percent of Postal Service expenses. This means that in order to achieve real cost savings, the Postal Service has to cut labor […]
OIG: USPS does not require Congressional approval for this policy change. USPS could save $$Billions more by converting curbside delivery into centralized delivery. USPS OIG Audit Report – Modes of Delivery (Report Number DR-AR-11-006) Notwithstanding these limitations, the Postal Service should develop a comprehensive strategic plan to aggressively move from existing door-to-door delivery to curbside […]
USPS OIG audit report of the web-based application, the Change Suspension Discontinuance Center (CSDC) program, used for the discontinuance of Postal Service-operated retail facilities. According to OIG: “The CSDC program’s discontinuance process follows applicable federal law and Postal Service policies. By law, the Postal Service cannot close small POs solely for operating at a deficit.”
USPS OIG Audit Report – Purchasing Compliance and Imprudent Purchases Follow-Up Audit; The Postal Service has an increased risk of loss when purchases are made without proper authorization or justification This report presents the results of a follow-up audit to determine whether purchases complied with U.S. Postal Service policy and whether imprudent purchases were still […]
USPS Audit Report “Conflicts of Interest: Facility Leases and Contract Delivery Services (Report Number DA-AR-11-008) Federal regulations and Postal Service policies seek to minimize conflicts of interest to ensure that every citizen can have confidence in the integrity of the federal government. Postal Service policies encourage employees to avoid creating the appearance that they are […]
Should Postal Service employees be required to repay training if they resign before a specified period of time following their training? The U.S. Postal Service employs approximately 40,000 maintenance craft employees to work in a variety of assignments. Some of these assignments, such as maintenance mechanics, require specific training at great cost to the Postal […]
Effective immediately, Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 666.32 and 666.35 are revised to clarify certain responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General when investigating allegations of reprisal for the release of information under the provisions of ELM 666.18. Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) * * * * * 6 Employee Relations * * […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General issued an Audit Report over “Allegations of Inaccurate Time and Attendance Records” Here is why the report was conducted and some excerpts of what the OIG found: This report presents the results of our audit of allegations of inaccurate time and attendance records (Project Number 10YG017HR000). Our objective was […]
USPS OIG Report: Management Advisory – Benchmarking Mail Distribution to Carriers A few excerpts: The Postal Service and industry carriers are similar in that individuals perform some sorting of volumes for delivery, load their own vehicles, and assume additional delivery points when a colleague is absent or mail volumes require it. However, the Postal Service […]