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U.S. Postal Service OIG
Employee Safety – Postal Service COVID-19 Response
To lead its pandemic response, the Postal Service created the COVID-19 Command Response Team at headquarters to ensure the agency followed directives and guidance from the CDC. The Postal Service implemented changes to slow the spread of the virus, manage and support affected employees, and ensure that recovered employees returned to work safely. Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak regarding the safety of its employees.
Department of Labor OIG
Insights on Telehealth Use and Program Integrity Risks in DOL Workers' Compensation Programs During the Pandemic
As part of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee’s (PRAC)1 effort toprovide policymakers and stakeholders with information about the nature oftelehealth and its use across federal health care programs, the Office ofInspector General (OIG) conducted an evaluation to: (1) examine the use oftelehealth across the Department of Labor’s (DOL) workers’ compensationprograms during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) identifyemerging risks related to the use of telehealth.
Department of Labor OIG
COVID-19: ETA Needs to Improve its Oversight of States' Efforts to Identify UI Fraud Using Deceased Persons' Social Security Numbers
As of September 2022, the OIG reported $45.6 billion in unemployment fraud, including $139.5 million from claims using deceased individuals' Social Security numbers. DOL OIG found that fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were filed using deceased individuals' Social Security Numbers by 10 State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) failed to effectively monitor or report on these claims, which hindered efforts to identify high-risk fraud areas. DOL OIG found $586,782 in benefits paid, with $302,686 confirmed as fraudulent. Although no new...
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Package Delivery in Rural and Dense Urban Areas
In 2019, carriers delivered nearly 6 billion packages to every corner of America—more than 19 million every day. This represents an 87 percent increase in the U.S. Postal Service’s package volume since 2013, driven by booming ecommerce sales.