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Open Audit Recommendations

Below is a list of our open audit recommendations. When a report is issued, the Postal Service responds to each recommendation, and if there is agreement, it provides a corrective action plan with a date of planned implementation. We request written confirmation from the Postal Service when those corrective actions are completed and evaluate this information and provide concurrence when the recommendation can be closed. 

 

If the Postal Service disagrees with a recommendation, we work towards agreement by elevating discussions between USPS and OIG management.  Any recommendations that the Postal Service does not act on remain open and are reported to Congress until a resolution is achieved.

 
216

Total Open Recommendations

 
$674,541,423

Open Recommendations Financial Value

Report Title Report Number Issue Date Report Open Recommendations
Excess and Underutilized Space
Excess and Underutilized Space 25-090-R26 5
# Recommendation Value Status Initial Management Response Final Resolution
1

Develop processes and requirements for routinely collecting excess and underutilized space data across its property portfolio and include accountability mechanisms for ensuring this data is collected on a regular basis.

 $0 Open Disagree
2

Develop processes to periodically assess and verify the accuracy of excess and underutilized space data and update in the designated system of record.

 $0 Open Disagree
3

Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for managing excess and underutilized space, which would include processes for identifying space at properties throughout the network, centralized tracking and reporting, and corrective action plans (such as for renting, disposing, or repurposing).

 $0 Open Disagree
4

Verify the calculation used to determine Potential Usable Excess Workroom Square Footage is correct and accurately incorporates the number of delivery routes in an office.

 $0 Closed Disagree
5

Verify that all rooms and spaces reported in the Real Asset Management Program Out-leasing module are properly coded.

 $0 Open Agree
6

Reconcile property space data across all modules within the property management system to verify consistency and accuracy of the data.

 $0 Open Disagree
7

Take immediate action to comply with the Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016 reporting requirement related to space available for use by federal agencies.

 $0 Closed Agree
Management Alert for Issues with Counterfeit Postage
Management Alert – Issues Identified with Counterfeit Postage 25-072-1-R26 1
# Recommendation Value Status Initial Management Response Final Resolution
1

Some or all of the recommendation is not publicly available due to concerns with information protected under the Freedom of Information Act.

 $0 Open Agree
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Efficiency of Operations at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center, Santa Clarita, CA 25-123-R26 6
# Recommendation Value Status Initial Management Response Final Resolution
1

Develop and implement a plan to fill the vacant positions needed at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center.

 $0 Open Disagree
2

Develop and implement a plan to confirm mail processing and logistics employees effectively communicate, especially during peak dispatch hours, at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center.

 $0 Open Agree
3

Develop a plan to remove excess mail transport equipment from the docks and verify these are removed timely to maximize capacity at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center.

 $0 Closed Agree
4

Properly reconcile the Surface Visibility scanners in Ethos and at the facility and take measurable actions to retrieve all lost scanners at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center.

 $9,040 Open Agree
5

Provide oversight and verify employees sign in and out Surface Visibility scanners at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center.

 $0 Open Agree
6

Secure scanners and verify only authorized employees can enter the Surface Visibility scanner room at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center.

 $0 Open Agree
7

Verify all drivers are securing trailer cargo and are using wheel chocks at the Santa Clarita Processing and Distribution Center.

 $0 Open Agree