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The objective of the IG’s investigation was to assess the effectiveness of the Postal Service’s plans to resolve a backlog of suspensions that, by the end of fiscal year 2016, included over 650 post offices. Several of the suspensions had gone unresolved for many years, even though the Postal Service’s policy “requires a post office suspension be resolved by either re-opening or permanently closing the facility, which is typically completed between 180 to 280 days.”