You probably know 
it’s been a busy and controversial time for the Postal Service. But did you know a busy Postal Service also means a busy OIG?
The online world has sometimes been referred to as the Digital Wild West, a vast electronic prairie with few laws, where both good and bad actors carry on pretty much as they want. Like the Wild West, the new high-tech version can be a land of great opportunity — or great danger. Anyone or anything that has an online presence can be made a target, and that includes the U.S. Postal Service.
If you look at the OIG Office of Audit page, you’ll read our audits are “designed to protect assets and revenue, ensure efficient and economical mail delivery, and safeguard the integrity of the postal system.”
In modern marketing, companies often draw from a chest of marketing tools to target the right customer at the right time. They mix and match a multitude of advertising channels to create an efficient campaign when every marketing dollar counts against the bottom line.
The Postal Service...
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You probably have heard a lot recently about the pandemic and other issues causing problems with mail delivery, with some people saying it takes weeks for packages and letters to arrive. Maybe you even experienced problems yourself. Maybe you’ve been getting your mail on time and wondering what...
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“Every vote counts!” is a common election-time cry to get people to the ballot box, but it took on a whole new level of meaning for the Postal Service last year. During the 2020 general election alone, the Postal Service delivered over 135 million ballots to and from voters.
Prior to the...
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Employees who fail to report for duty on scheduled days are considered absent without leave (AWOL), except when emergencies prevent them from obtaining permission in advance. An employee who is absent without permission or who fails to provide satisfactory evidence that an actual emergency...
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