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Audit Reports

Jul
19
2019
Report Number:
NL-MT-19-001
Report Type:
Audit Reports
Category: Transportation / Vehicles, Service Performance

Management Alert – Commercial Air Contractor Scanning

This management alert presents issues identified during our ongoing audit of Postal Service Transportation Network Operations and Cost Optimization Practices. The purpose of this management alert is to provide Postal Service officials immediate notification of the issues identified during our ongoing audit. The issues outlined in this report require immediate attention and remediation.

We identified these issues while conducting our performance audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objective. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions. 

Report Recommendations

# Recommendation Status Value Initial Management Response USPS Proposed Resolution OIG Response Final Resolution
1

Establish processes to train ramp and mail clerks on contract provisions concerning when and where Delta Air Lines employees are required to scan the mail.

Closed $0 Agree
2

Inform Delta Air Lines of contract non-compliance issues concerning when and where Delta Air Lines employees are required to scan the mail.

Closed $0 Agree
3

Ensure that Delta Air Lines has enough mail transportation equipment to separate the mail according to the contract.

Closed $0 Agree
4

Ensure mail clerks monitor Delta Global Service employees sort mail into the correct mail transport equipment.

Closed $0 Agree
5

Inform Delta Air Lines of contract non-compliance space issues.

Closed $0 Agree
6

Ensure districts update Postal Vehicle Service routes in the Vehicle Information
Transportation Analysis Logistics system timely.

Closed $0 Agree