In a recent OIG audit report on USPS delivery vehciles: The Postal Service has approximately 189,000 delivery vehicles made up of minivans, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), flex fuel, and long-life vehicles (LLVs). The majority of the Postal Service’s delivery fleet are nearing the end of their 24-year life expectancy. Because of limited capital resources, the Postal […]
This report presents the results of the Postal Service’s progress in reducing workhours based on recommendations in a prior report.1 Our objective was also to assess the overall efficiency of the processing and distribution network for fiscal year (FY) 2009 (Project Number 10XG017NO000). This is a cooperative effort with the Postal Service and addresses operational […]
The objective of the audit is to evaluate the process for issuing salary checks early and determine the impact for cashing the salary checks prior to the pay date. The Postal Service opened a payroll clearing account for employees that do not receive direct deposit. This account became effective for the February 5, 2010 pay […]
The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has assured the APWU that the union’s views on “workshare discounts” will be considered in an upcoming examination of the controversial practice. Inspector General David C. Williams offered the commitment after President William Burrus criticized the OIG for excluding postal unions from providing input for the report. “We […]
This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of the Federal Express (FedEx) transportation agreement. The objectives of our audit were to determine whether selected transportation operations were effective and economical (Project Number 09XG027NL000). See Appendix A for additional information about this audit. On August 2, 2006, the U.S. Postal Service signed a new […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Paul Hodes and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter are demanding an investigation into a new round of allegations that letter carriers at even more post offices have been shortchanged on their paychecks. In documents obtained by Hodes, post offices in Dover and Salem, New Hampshire are shown to have manipulated letter carriers’ time […]
Excerpts from the OIG Audit Report On USPS Overtime Workhours: This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Postal Service Function 4 Overtime Workhours (Project Number 09RG009MS000). Our objective was to determine whether Postal Service officials effectively managed Function 4 workhours to reduce overtime costs. This audit addresses financial and operational risk. Footnote: […]
This report presents the results of our audit of compensation paid or deferred to officers1 based on the limits established in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (Postal Act of 2006) and U.S. Postal Service policies and guidelines (Project Number 10BM001FT001). Initially we performed this work in fiscal year (FY) 2008, in response […]
Hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia House of Representatives Mr. David C. Williams Inspector General United States Postal Service Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for asking for our testimony today. The Postal Service’s financial […]
This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit reviewing the use of Carrier Sequence Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) machines (Project Number 09XG026DR000) in the Mid-Carolinas Customer Service District (district). Our objective was to evaluate the business case for continuing to use CSBCS machines located in associate offices in the district. This audit addresses financial and […]