USPS OIG Audit on Unauthorized Overtime WHAT THE OIG FOUND: The Postal Service has established procedures to monitor and control unauthorized overtime. However, managers and supervisors did not always follow the prescribed procedures, as we identified issues relating to Postal Service (PS) Form 1017-B, Unauthorized Overtime Record; PS Form 3996, Carrier – Auxiliary Control; Time […]
Handbook F-15-A Revision: Reinstatement of Relocation Leave for Eligible Executive and Administrative Schedule Employees Effective September 19, 2011, relocation leave for eligible executive and administrative schedule (EAS) employees has been reinstated. Handbook F-15-A, Relocation Policy — Non-Bargaining Executive and Administrative Schedule Employees, is revised to include relocation leave for eligible EAS employees. [Add new subchapter […]
OIG found in some locations that safety was not always a priority to management Highlights of the USPS OIG audit: Previously, the Postal Service, as a federal agency, was exempt from private sector provisions of the OSH Act. When PESEA became effective, the Postal Service became fully subject to the OSH Act. This gave OSHA jurisdiction […]
An Opportunity for the Postal Service? Out of 23 posts in industrialized countries, the U.S. Postal Service is one of the few remaining posts not offering an eMailbox solution to its citizens. And while there are private sector technology industry standouts in the U.S. that have developed widely popular e-mail and secure storage services, their […]
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) asks the OIG to review savings if USPS did not have to comply with McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) of 1965. WHY THE OIG DID THE AUDIT: The report responds to a request from Representative Darrell E. Issa. Our objective was to review Postal Service’s market research to determine if potential […]
From the USPS OIG: The Postal Service has “coupled” its retail and delivery operations, both managerially and physically, since delivery services were first established almost 150 years ago. Historical patterns, or the needs for delivery service efficiencies, primarily determined the location of physical facilities, which typically house both delivery and retail operations. The Office of […]
…a 37 percent increase over the same period last year. We have referred three instances of intentional misreporting of delayed mail to the Office of Investigations over the past several years. Mailers expressed concerns over the substantial amount of delayed Standard Mail® and Periodicals during the 2010 Fall Mailing Season. Approximately 95 percent of this […]
The Office of Inspector General for the U. S. Postal Service has issued an audit report on the 2009 Pay- for-Performance program. On August 27, 2010 NAPUS and the League filed a joint letter to the OIG requesting their assistance with an investigation into Postmasters’ 2009 Pay-for-Performance program’s final core requirement ratings and appeals. Our […]
But…. From the Office Of Inspector General: The single largest Postal Service expense after compensation is purchased transportation. In 2010, the Postal Service spent $5.9 billion moving mail between cities with contracted highway, air, rail, and water transportation. Overall, offering more early retirements for eligible employees would create additional cost savings. For retiree health benefits, […]
OIG: USPS does not require Congressional approval for this policy change. USPS could save $$Billions more by converting curbside delivery into centralized delivery. USPS OIG Audit Report – Modes of Delivery (Report Number DR-AR-11-006) Notwithstanding these limitations, the Postal Service should develop a comprehensive strategic plan to aggressively move from existing door-to-door delivery to curbside […]