Report Recommendations

The OIG makes recommendations to the United States Postal Service to correct deficiencies and encourage improvements in the safety, economy, efficiency, and management of the Department’s programs and operation.

Our report findings and conclusions explain the basis for the specific corrective actions we recommend. This Recommendation Dashboard provides more information than ever before about the current status of OIG recommendations, which we plan to update on a weekly basis.

TOTAL OPEN RECOMMENDATIONS

298

OPEN RECOMMENDATIONS
FINANCIAL VALUE

$2,972,293,185

 

 

Fiscal Year Report Titlesort descending Issue Date Report Number Financial Value Status Recommendation Management Response
2018 Consolidation of Mail for Network Distribution Centers - Chicago and San Francisco 10/27/2017 NL-AR-18-002 $0 Open R - 1 -- Update Postal Service Headquarters standard operating procedures to clarify the frequency of inspections and establish standards to assess the need for consolidation deconsolidation facility trips. Agree
2018 Customer Retail Experience 09/28/2018 SAT-AR-18-001 $0 Open R - 3 -- Develop and provide annual customer service training for all retail associates emphasizing their role in the customer experience. Agree
2018 Customer Retail Experience 09/28/2018 SAT-AR-18-001 $0 Open R - 1 -- Work with the Postal Service’s Executive Leadership Team to reevaluate the proportion of a unit’s National Performance Assessment score that is directly attributable to retail customer service at all units. Disagree
2018 Customer Retail Experience 09/28/2018 SAT-AR-18-001 $0 Open R - 2 -- Take steps to cultivate and integrate into daily operations at all retail units a strong retail customer service culture, including assessing individual customer service skills prior to awarding retail associate positions to adequately prepare employees to effectively engage with customers. Disagree
2018 Customer Retail Experience 09/28/2018 SAT-AR-18-001 $0 Open R - 4 -- Benchmark with organizations known for their positive retail customer experience practices and determine the feasibility of the Postal Service customizing these practices in its retail environment. Agree
2018 Mail Processing Facilities Staffing 03/30/2018 NO-AR-18-004 $0 Open R - 3 -- implement and document the Verification, Validation, and Accreditation process for the Function 1 Scheduler. Disagree
2018 Mail Processing Facilities Staffing 03/30/2018 NO-AR-18-004 $0 Open R - 1 -- establish nationwide criteria for using Function 1 Scheduler results. Disagree
2018 Mail Processing Facilities Staffing 03/30/2018 NO-AR-18-004 $420,133,963 Open R - 2 -- include Function 1 Scheduler results in headquarters’ annual budget process. Disagree
2016 Access Controls over Mail Imaging Systems 01/14/2016 IT-AR-16-004 $0 Open R - 3 -- Delete all accounts that have not been used in more than 365 days and all guest accounts on the mail imaging systems. Agree
2016 Access Controls over Mail Imaging Systems 01/14/2016 IT-AR-16-004 $0 Open R - 4 -- Require users to change passwords for all administrative accounts at least every 30 days and for all non-administrative accounts at least every 90 days for the mail imaging systems. Agree

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This Recommendation Dashboard provides information on recommendations that the Postal Service can address without external party action. To view closed recommendations, click here. Also, click here to see recommendations that may require additional action by external parties.

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