OIG
USPS – Deferred Maintenance of Postal Service Facilities
The Postal Service did not consistently define and manage deferred maintenance and lacked accurate cost estimates to effectively prioritize resources ...
USPS OIG – Excess and Underutilized Space
Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s management of excess and underutilized space in its facilities ...
USPS OIG – Examining Costs and Fighting Fraud in Workers’ Compensation
When Postal Service employees get hurt on the job or develop a work-related illness, workers’ compensation benefits are there to ...
USPS OIG – Management Alert – Issues Identified with Counterfeit Postage
This management alert presents issues the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General identified during the Counterfeit Postage Program audit ...
USPS OIG – California 3 District: Delivery Operations in the Los Angeles, CA, Area
During the week of August 11, 2025, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) ...
USPS OIG – The Financial History of the U.S. Postal Service
Over the last two decades, historical events, legislative enactments, and operational performance have shaped the U.S. Postal Service’s financial results ...
Mail Carrier Busted for Smuggling Dangerous Narcotics into US
The mail carrier was arrested at the San Ysidro border just shy of her ninth anniversary with USPS ...
USPS OIG – International Approaches to Adjusting the Universal Service Obligation
The universal service obligation (USO) guarantees all citizens within a country affordable, consistent postal service, regardless of location ...
USPS OIG – Postal Service Management of Overtime Hours
Overtime hours have declined from 172.9 million in 2021 to 117.8 million in 2024. Even with this decline, opportunities continue ...
U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Expense Purchase Card Use
We found opportunities to improve the Postal Inspection Service’s management of the purchase card program ...