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Audit Reports
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News Releases and Other Published Documents
July 24, 2008 Oral Statement On the Three R's of the Postal Network Plan: Realignment, Right-Sizing, and Responsiveness
May 8, 2008 The Economics of Universal Mail Post PAEA
April 3, 2008 Diversity in the Senior Ranks of the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General
July 26, 2007 Infrastructure and Realignment of the U.S. Postal Service
July 19, 2007 Contracting Out of Services By the United States Postal Service
April 11, 2007 Status of the United States Postal Service
May 25, 2007 Chicago District Delivery Problems of the United States Postal Service
September 27, 2002 Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
May 9, 2002 House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations
May 15, 2001 Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
April 4, 2001 House Committee on Government Reform
The OIG designed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Audit Plan to ensure we direct audit resources toward top priorities. This year, we performed a Postal Service-wide risk assessment to determine the critical areas for audit attention based on the potential for adverse effects on the Postal Service. This enterprise-wide riskbased planning approach has become state-of-the-art in the internal auditing profession.
FY 2009 Budget
In FY 2008, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) continues its focus on achieving OIG strategic goals which are: add value to Postal Service operations; preserve integrity and security for the Postal Service; continually improve OIG products and services; and pursue a highly satisfying, performance-based culture within the OIG. While we cannot predict savings that will be identified in audits and investigations, the risk-based approach to planning our work will address most of Postal Service’s FY 2008 projected budget of $78 billion. In addition, the OIG plans to increase its workload in the investigative areas to recover over $30 million to the Postal Service. The FY 2009 priorities of completing over 350 audits and 7,800 investigative cases and 100 percent of mandated audits, and referring over 5,500 fraud, waste or abuse investigative cases for criminal prosecution, civil litigation or administrative action will also be focused on Postal Service high risk areas and achieving OIG strategic goals.
