OIG Report: Single Drawer Accountability – Lacona, IA, Post Office

Background U.S. Postal Service management reported a shortage at a remotely managed post office (RMPO) located in Lacona, IA, on August 17, 2016. The reported shortage was $4,658, or 93 percent of the office’s total authorized limit for cash and stamp stock. An RMPO offers part-time window service hours and is staffed by Postal Service…

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OIG Report: Internal Controls Over Single Drawer Accountability – [Redacted] Post Office

Background U.S. Postal Service management reported stock shortages at a remotely managed post office in [redacted] in June 2016 and November 2016. The reported shortages were $1,706, or 34 percent, and $1,051, or 21 percent, respectively, of the office’s total authorized limit of $5,000 for cash and stamp stock. A remotely managed post office offers…

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Handbook F-101 Revision: Non-POS 6-Hour Remotely Managed Post Offices

Effective August 20, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures, Chapter 24, to include non-POS 6-Hour Remotely Managed Post Offices (RMPOs). The Single Drawer Accountability (SDA) policies streamline existing financial processes in order to add efficiencies that align with changing operational requirements and demands. SDA is a single drawer accountability comprised…

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