United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-11-15 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-267 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267 P0b002ee180391887 f:d03267 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267 GAO-03-267 Facility security Human resources training Internal controls Postal facilities Postal service Postal service employees Other Written Product A05509

In fiscal year 2001, the United States Postal Service reported that it lost about $6.3 million in remittances (cash and checks) to robberies, internal theft, and mishandling. One particular loss--a June 2001 theft of over $3.2 million from a Phoenix, Arizona, postal facility by a Career Service employee--received considerable media attention. Pursuant to the request of the Chairman, House Committee on Government Reform, we agreed to review Service policies and procedures for the security of remittances by addressing the following questions: (1) Does the Service have reasonable physical controls and security to safeguard its remittances? (2) Does the Service have policies for conducting background checks of employees who process remittances? (3) Does the Service provide training to its employees who process remittances? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267.pdf GAO-03-267 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-267 Other Written Product GAO-03-267; U.S. Postal Service: More Consistent Implementation of Policies and Procedures for Cash Security Needed; Facility security Human resources training Internal controls Postal facilities Postal service Postal service employees Title 31 Section 3512 31 U.S.C. 3512