PUSHING THE ENVELOPE BLOG

When we think of combating mail theft, the OIG’s investigative work usually comes to mind. Every day, our special agents use analytics tools and investigative methods to detect and stop internal mail theft throughout the Postal Service’s network. Last fiscal year, our Office of Investigations made 449 arrests and closed more than 1,600 cases related to mail theft. To learn more about some of our mail theft cases, check out our Investigative Case Highlights.

Another January, another list of important postal stories. This past year brought many changes for the U.S. Postal Service and the postal world. We had a hard time keeping our list to just 10, but we’ve managed to rank our top stories, counting down to number one. Now, we want to know your thoughts. Did we get the order wrong or miss an important story? Tell us in the comments. 10. Ukraine’s Postal Operator Becomes an Infrastructure Hero – Ukrposhta has made stupendous efforts to keep mail, par

There’s another month until January 1, but the USPS OIG and the rest of the federal government have already finished 2022. Our fiscal year (FY) ended on September 30. This past year was our 25th anniversary, and we worked hard to provide oversight of the Postal Service and share our work with the Postal Service’s stakeholders including Congress and the public. Among many, here are a few things we are particularly proud of: We participated in three Congressional hearings describing the result

It’s that time of year when we are required by the IG Act to issue our Semiannual Report to Congress — or SARC, as we call it — which chronicles our activities for the preceding six months. Our Spring 2022 SARC covers the period October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022, and it contains a wealth of details about our work during that time. It also notes that we are marking our 25th anniversary. Congress passed legislation in 1996 to establish the Postal Service Office of Inspector General as an in

The most important goal of our office is to do excellent work that promotes efficiency and effectiveness and ensures integrity at the Postal Service. That is only the first step though. Good work also needs to be easily available to the people who use it. We want to make it simple for you, and all our stakeholders, to find the information you need. We have added five new pages to improve the accessibility of our work and keep you informed: Upcoming Audit Work provides brief descriptions of