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Focus On

Welcome to our Focus On Features

We provide a summary of our work in the most recent quarter on a particular subject or issue. You can read an overview of the topic along with highlights of our findings. You will also find links to the relevant OIG reports, which have complete details. Take a deep dive into some important areas of our work.

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MOST RECENT TOPICS

Focus On Highway Transportation Costs

Highway Transportation Costs

Highway transportation is the main method the Postal Service uses to move mail between processing facilities and from processing facilities to delivery units. Contract highway transportation accounted for $6.1 billion in costs in fiscal year (FY) 2022, 59 percent of total purchased transportation costs. In addition, the Postal Service spent $1.2 billion on labor, supplies, and other costs for its…
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The Value of Mail

In response to the ongoing concern about postal services in rural areas, the OIG has published a series of reports on this topic. We found rural postal customers value and have a greater interest in using the mail compared to urban customers. The relative size of rural areas is important. Rural areas are geographically dispersed across the country and comprise 88 percent of the area served by the…
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The Importance of the Postal Service in Rural Areas

Read this paper to learn more about rural customers need and want from USPS In response to the ongoing concern about postal services in rural areas, the OIG has published a series of reports on this topic.