OIG: Has USPS established an effective Insider Threat program?

Project Title: Insider Threat Program Start Date: Monday, March 13, 2017 Estimated Report Release Date: September 2017 Insider threat is the potential for a current or former employee, contractor, or business partner to accidentally or maliciously misuse their trusted access to harm the organization’s employees, customers, assets, reputation, or interests. An Insider threat program provides…

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Surge in Drug Deals Conducted Through Postal Service

By Scott MacFarlane – March 22, 2017 Federal agents have asked to seize more than 100 mail parcels in the Washington, D.C.-area since October, suspecting each was being used by drug traffickers to ship narcotics, the News4 I-Team learned in an investigation into illegal mail shipments of marijuana. The cases are a fraction of a…

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USPS: Tray label system to get upgrade

USPS is improving the system it uses to produce and assign tray and sack labels. The system, Web Automated Tray Label Assignment System version 3.0 (WebATLAS3), will now feature a more user-friendly interface. The improved system will be available to employees who use ACE workstations and plant kiosks to create and print 24-digit Intelligent Mail…

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