USPS OIG Report: Facility Lease Management

Background Due to a variety of cost and service considerations, the U.S. Postal Service leases nearly 23,000 of its 31,000 real properties nationwide, at an annual cost of more than $1 billion. While Postal Service staff manage leases and rent payments, a third-party contractor helps negotiate terms and submits annual reports with key financial and operating data. Facility-related lease … Read more

Postal Service has spent $190,000 on unopened office

(July 7, 2014) SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — White envelopes, clear packaging tape and unfolded colorful boxes line the right wall, while a “Next Station Please” sign sits atop a wood counter in the dark room. Outside the room, in a narrow hallway, stacks of empty white mail bins rest against a wall. The entrance remains … Read more