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Month: September 2023

USPS OIG – Address Management System for Rural Routes

September 25, 2023

We found delivery unit management did not ensure edit books were submitted timely for maintaining delivery points and other route information. However, edit book submissions improved since updated policy was issued in December 2022.

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Want to Know More About Postal Service Health Benefit Plan Options for pre-career employees?

August 23, 2025September 21, 2023

The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) is committed to providing quality healthcare options for pre-career employees. The USPS Health Benefit (HB) Plan is administered by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and is available to eligible pre-career employees

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APWU Members Paint a Stark Picture of Toxic Workplaces

September 20, 2023

An APWU workplace survey of more than ten thousand APWU members has painted a stark picture of hostile work environments, low morale, and understaffing, overseen by poorly trained, ineffective, and disrespectful managers.

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USPS OIG – Parcel Select Billing Determinants Process and Procedures

September 20, 2023

The Parcel Select billing determinant calculations and process were generally accurate and complete. However, we identified a calculation error and an opportunity to improve the Parcel Select billing determinant standard operating procedures (SOPs).

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Longmont postal carrier shooting: Trial begins for co-defendant in murder case

September 20, 2023

The trial for a man accused of plotting with a woman to kill her ex-boyfriend began with opening statements Tuesday.

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USPS OIG – Progress Made to Reduce Mail Excluded from Service Measurement

September 18, 2023

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 required the Postal Service to establish and report on service standards, or timeliness goals.

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USPS OIG – Postal, Postal, Postal

September 18, 2023

However, with six organizations bearing the term “postal” in their name, it’s hard to avoid confusion about who does what. Let’s take a Venn-type look at all these entities.

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SDP/SI Partners with MCGard in Producing an Anti-Theft Locking System for the U.S. Postal Service

September 18, 2023

USPS reported “an increase in high volume mail theft incidents from mail receptacles, including blue collection boxes: 38,500 in FY22 and more than 25,000 in the first half of FY23”. The USPS has taken action to upgrade the blue collection boxes with a superior locking system.

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USPS OIG – The Path Forward for the Postal Service Loyalty Program

September 15, 2023

The Postal Service has opportunities to improve the management of its future loyalty program. For its previous program, management did not set targets to measure key performance objectives, such as customer retention, attrition, or annual revenues.

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OIG reports on Sorting & Delivery Centers

September 15, 2023

The OIG’s long-awaited report on Sorting & Delivery Centers was published earlier this week. Unfortunately, it was hardly worth the wait.

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