USPS Office of Inspector General

The U.S. Postal Service currently spends about $4.3 billion annually on highway transportation costs and intends to reduce these transportation costs through various initiatives. Dynamic Routing Optimization (DRO) is an initiative that targets the optimization of USPS  Highway Contract Route (HCR) and Postal Vehicle Service transportation mileage and costs. 

The Postal Service has one of the largest transportation and logistics networks in the world, transporting mail and equipment between processing and distribution centers (P&DCs), post offices, or other designated points that receive or dispatch mail. The Postal Service is also one of the largest consumers of fuel in the United States.

The Postal Service partners with the Department of Defense and the Department of State to deliver mail to U.S. military and diplomatic personnel and their families either in the continental U.S. or outside.

The term “control environment” refers to an entity’s corporate culture, showing how much the entity’s leaders value ethical behavior and internal control. The Postal Service is committed to building a vibrant future of delivering quality products and services to the American public.

Effective remediation of security events is critical to the integrity of Postal Service systems and to achieving goals of uninterrupted service delivery, preservation of consumer trust, compliance with regulations and standards, and remaining competitive in the digital marketplace.