Oversight hearing of the U.S. Postal Service – April 30, 2025
Witnesses: Ms. Tammy L. Hull, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service
Office of the Inspector General
Suspended Pittsburgh postmaster wants charges thrown out
By Paula Reed Ward – March 15, 2016 The suspended Pittsburgh postmaster charged with intimidating his employees has asked a judge to throw out the charges against him, claiming that county prosecutors are trying to prove a federal crime. Daniel Davis, 50, of Canonsburg is charged with obstruction, intimidation of witnesses or victims, criminal coercion … Read more
USPS OIG: 5 Year Strategic Plan FY2014 – FY2018
Message from the Inspector General For almost 240 years, the United States Postal Service has provided the nation with a secure, universally accessible platform for commerce and communications. The Postal Service has built a brand that customers, suppliers, and employees trust to protect the privacy and security of their information, whether it is their mail … Read more
USPS OIG: Delegations of Contracting Authority Outside of Supply Management
Audit Report – SM-AR-14-007 – 08/05/2014 Background The U.S. Postal Service’s Supply Management organization is responsible for approving contracts to acquire goods and services. However, the postmaster general and the vice president, Supply Management, can delegate contracting authority to personnel outside of Supply Management. In response to a U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General … Read more
I-Team Special Report: Cape Girardeau mail delay (video)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – It’s no secret the U.S. Postal Service is losing money, and cutting back. Now, how do you feel when we tell you local postal workers say your mail is being intentionally delayed? And it’s not to save money. Five of them speak out, in an I-Team special report. Are you … Read more
Attorney: Whistleblower Retaliation actions of USPS should serve as warning for federal employees, contractors (audio)
The Department of Labor files a lawsuit against the Postal Service. Labor says USPS made bogus terrorism charges against an employee to retaliate when he reported unsafe working conditions. David Hendel is a partner and government contracts attorney at Husch Blackwell. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the actions of the Postal Service … Read more
USPS Vehicle Fleet Even Older, Crappier Than My Toyota Tercel
The U.S. Postal Service estimates that most of its current fleet of vehicles are going to crap out by 2017. Sure, they pretty it up by saying that the vehicles are “near or have exceeded their expected service life,” but we all know what that means. Yet the USPS has the same problem as many … Read more