According to the US Postal Service Office Of Inspector General: see full report here The work of U.S Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) actuarial consultant,Hay Group, determined that the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) assumption that the annual health care cost inflation rate will average 7 percent annually for all future years is […]
By Lisa Herrera, Field Representative, East Bay (Calif.)Area Local #47 Don’t Let Them Cut Your Throat ! There is so much disruption on the work room floor with management running amuck excessing from almost every office. Why would any postal worker expose themselves to being terminated? Management is out to cut 100 million work hours […]
Press Release from the USPS Office of Inspector General Prefunding the employer’s share of future premiums for retiree health benefits while continuing to pay health care premiums for current retirees was established by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (the Act). The Act established a specific payment schedule ranging from $5.4 billion […]
APWU News APWU President William Burrus has strenuously objected to a recommendation in a recent audit by the USPS Office of the Inspector General that “blatantly urges postal management to seek an end to restrictions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement on custodial subcontracting.” The report on Custodial Maintenance operations in the New York District (DA-AR-09-007 [PDF]) […]
The OIG responds to a request by Senator Charles Grassley, Ranking Member of Committee on Finance (PDF) to evaluate USPS’ relocation benefits program. Based on review of the documentation associated with this relocation action, as well as controlling regulatory authority, the Office of Investigations did not substantiate the allegation that relocation rules were violated. U.S. […]
From The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) This report presents the results of our review of high-risk contract postal units (CPU) (Project Number 08BD009FF006). The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed this self-initiated review to test selected transactions, address financial risk, and provide feedback to management to improve financial operations nationwide. […]
From the USPS Office of Inspector General Fraudulent workers’ compensation claims make up a small percentage of the total claims submitted by Postal Service employees. But they can cost the Postal Service thousands of dollars in long-term costs. So, when a tip on a suspect claim is reported to the OIG, our Special Agents investigate. […]
Excerpts from the USPS Office Of Inspector General’s report This report presents the results of our response to a Postmaster General request on Management of City Letter Carriers’ Street Performance (Project Number 08XG026DR001). The objective was to determine if management could strengthen controls to reduce carrier misconduct. This review addresses operational risk. More than 222,000 […]
Excerpts from USPS Office of Inspector General 43-page report This report presents the results of a joint review of allegations at the Philadelphia Customer Service District, Philadelphia, PA, by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of Investigations and Office of Audit (Project Number 09XG007NO001). This review was initiated at the request […]
Press Release From the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas April 9, 2009 (HOUSTON) – Former rural carrier associate Rodney Ervin has been sentenced to prison for mail theft, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, acting United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today. U.S. District Court Judge Melinda Harmon sentenced Ervin to […]