A 100-mile Bike Ride… While on Workers’ Comp? Not on Our Watch

A 100-mile Bike Ride… While on Workers’ Comp? Not on Our Watch

Handling and delivering the mail is physically demanding, so postal employees are no strangers to injuries on the job. In ...
USPS OIG - Follow Up to U.S. Postal Service’s and U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Response to Mail Theft

USPS OIG – Follow Up to U.S. Postal Service’s and U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Response to Mail Theft

Our objective was to evaluate the Postal Service’s and the Postal Inspection Service’s progress on its mail theft strategy, including ...
USPS OIG- Expanding Access to Government Services Through the Postal Network

USPS OIG- Expanding Access to Government Services Through the Postal Network

The landscape for providing government services shifted significantly with the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which gave USPS the ...
USPS OIG - Oversight of the Vulnerability Risk Assessment Tool Process

USPS OIG – Oversight of the Vulnerability Risk Assessment Tool Process

The Postal Inspection Service did not effectively oversee the VRAT process. Many surveys were not started or incomplete, deficiencies remained ...
USPS OIG - Florida 3 District: Delivery Operations in the Miami, FL, Area

USPS OIG – Florida 3 District: Delivery Operations in the Miami, FL, Area

The audit team identified deficiencies in six areas we reviewed affecting mail delivery and property conditions at the three delivery ...
USPS Management Alert: Revenue Risks of Processing Equipment Investments

USPS Management Alert: Revenue Risks of Processing Equipment Investments

This management alert presents the issues the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified during the Effectiveness of ...
USPS OIG - Service Performance During the Fiscal Year 2026 Peak Mailing Season

USPS OIG – Service Performance During the Fiscal Year 2026 Peak Mailing Season

In general, the Postal Service successfully managed the FY 2026 peak and post-peak mailing seasons. Effective implementation of strategic initiatives, ...
USPS OIG - New York 3 District: Delivery Operations in the New York, NY, Area

USPS OIG – New York 3 District: Delivery Operations in the New York, NY, Area

During the week of December 8, 2025, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Westchester Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) ...
The ABC’s of Management Alerts at the OIG

The ABC’s of Management Alerts at the OIG

Pretend you’re an auditor at the OIG, and your team has started an audit to review an operational or financial ...
USPS OIG - Management Alert: Emerging Counterfeit Label Trend

USPS OIG – Management Alert: Emerging Counterfeit Label Trend

This management alert presents issues the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General identified during the Counterfeit Postage Program audit ...