USPS OIG Report: Retail Systems Continuity of Operations

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by 21cpw

Background The U.S. Postal Service developed an overarching Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan that allows essential business functions to continue when there is a disruption of normal operations. In support of that plan, the Postal Service developed the Retail Systems COOP (Plan) to provide a methodology for continuing retail operations in the event of a…

ALERT: USPS System Failure – Bad Financial Practice/Poor Security

Posted on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 by 21cpw

URGENT MESSAGE – February 13, 2015: While in meetings with the USPS today I have been informed that computer systems have shut down since mid-afternoon yesterday. They can’t log onto computer systems or access, e-mails, etc. This also means that if the clerks logged out of POS yesterday, they can’t log on today. This would…