Shining A Light On Postal Operations

摘要

Putting the U.S. Postal Service's expense sheet under the microscope is reaping large financial rewards. For example, the USPS will save an estimated $10.5 million in Fiscal Year 2002 by printing fewer stamps. Another large chunk of change, approximately $71 million was saved after an audit identified major billing discrepancies from a major telecommunications firm. Also, purchasing rather than leasing trailers could potentially save over $80 million. What eagle-eyed accountant at postal headquarters deserves credit for helping reduce red ink within the nation's postal system? Unfortunately, no one within the 860,000-person agency noticed this financial mismanagement. Rather, credit for these and an expansive list of other cost-saving ideas rests across the Potomac River in Arlington, VA, where the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General has its headquarters.