August 7, 2023 Never underestimate your role in safeguarding Americaâs trust in the U.S. Postal Service. While we get ideas for new work from various sources, including Congressional requests and mainstream media reporting, the most prominent avenue for reporting fraud, waste, and abuse within USPS is the OIG Hotline. In the first half of fiscal…
The financial impact to the U.S. Postal Service from workersâ compensation fraud cases is so significant, it warrants a good deal of investigative attention. Our special agents â often working with other law enforcement partners â investigate fraud by claimants or providers. The Federal Employeesâ Compensation Act provides workersâ compensation benefits to civilian federal employees,…
Issued July 30, 2019 To illustrate the importance of individuals coming forward to report waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct to Offices of Inspector General (OIG), we used the search function on Oversight.gov and identified many examples of OIG investigations, audits, and reviews initiated or advanced because of a whistleblower disclosure. We present a sample of…
Most people know the start to the TV show Law & Order: In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups⊠If we were teeing up the OIG for an introduction in that vein, it might go like this: The OIG mission is to ensure efficiency, accountability, and…
In a recent blog, we noted how we organize our work. Our blogs tend to feature our audit work because it allows us to seek input and feedback that can shape ongoing or future work. That doesnât mean itâs quiet in the Office of Investigations. In fact, thereâs always a lot going on there. Our…
The Justice Department announced today that Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) has agreed to pay $5.2 million to resolve its alleged False Claims Act liability for falsely billing labor under contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS). NGSC, which is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, provides information and technology services to commercial and government…
Senator requests details from USPS about their sponsorship of the weekly Saturday morning TV show, âThe Inspectorsâ Press Release – December 14, 2017 WASHINGTON â U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is demanding to know how and why the United States Postal Service (USPS) sponsors a weekly TV show on CBS. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver…
Objective Our objective was to determine if the U.S. Postal Serviceâs Highway Contract Route (HCR) contracting practices, including avoidance of conflicts of interest, are in compliance with Postal Service policies and procedures and in line with industry practices. What the OIG Found We found that the Postal Serviceâs HCR contracting practices were not always in…
