United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General


The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service was created by Public Law 104–208, which was passed by Congress in the fall of 1996. The Inspector General reports to the Postal Service's nine Presidentially appointed Governors and serves for a maximum term of seven years. To ensure accountability, the Inspector General keeps Congress, the Governors, and Postal Service management informed of the office's work and alerted to potential areas where the Postal Service could be more economical and efficient. The current Inspector General is . The Governors of the U.S. Postal Service appointed Ms. Whitcomb as the third Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service on November 29, 2018.
The OIG achieves its mission of helping maintain confidence in the postal system and improving the Postal Service's bottom line through independent audits and investigations. Audits of postal programs and operations help to determine whether the programs and operations are efficient and cost-effective. Investigations help prevent and detect fraud, waste, and misconduct and have a deterrent effect on postal crimes.
The United States Postal Inspection Service is a separate agency.