Project Title: Flats Sequencing System Performance in the Capital Metro Area Start Date: Thursday, January 4, 2018 Estimated Report Release Date: July 2018 The U.S. Postal Service has 100 Flats Sequencing System (FSS) machines nationwide, with 18 in the Capital Metro Area. FSS machines were designed to sort flat-sized mail, which includes large envelopes, newspapers,…
Objective The objective of our audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Terminal Handling Services (THS) used to sort and transport mail for the Postal Service in the Capital Metro Area. The Postal Service uses THS suppliers to load mail into FedEx air containers and deliver them to FedEx for transportation across the nation….
Objective U.S. Postal Service Capital Metro Area personnel complete area-level compliance activities via printed checklist. These activities are performed to ensure policies, procedures, and standards related to safety hazards are adhered to, equipment is managed, and other internal controls are in place. Our objective was to determine if using automated tools would improve the efficiency…
Background Mail collection boxes, first introduced in 1858, are used primarily to collect mail from customers. Nationwide, there were about 153,000 collection boxes at the end of fiscal year (FY) 2016; however, the U.S. Postal Service has been removing under used boxes, with almost 14,000 boxes removed over the past five years. The Postal Service…
Background The U.S. Postal Service has more than 30,000 leased and owned retail facilities nationwide. About 2,600 of them are in the Capital Metro Area. The Post Office lobby is the principal business office of the Postal Service and the only close-up view of postal operations for many customers. Its appearance directly affects the Postal…
New “safety mirrors” are being deployed throughout the district to remind Postal Service drivers to wear their seatbelts. The mirrors come equipped with seatbelts or tape that mimics belts; when an employee looks at the mirror, their reflection reminds them to buckle up. The district, part of Capital Metro Area, has installed the new mirrors…
Background The U.S. Postal Service has three major unions — the American Postal Workers Union, the National Association of Letter Carriers, and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union — that represent majority of non-rural bargaining employees. Each union has a collective bargaining agreement that allows it to certify Postal Service employees as union stewards who…
(July 27, 2014) Richmond District has achieved quite a feat — it has the highest number of Village Post Offices (VPOs) in the Capital Metro Area and 21 of the 685 VPOs the Postal Service has opened across the nation. Richmond District has achieved quite a feat — it has the highest number of Village…
