The Postal Service uses several elements, such as scorecards and Sarbanes-Oxley Act controls, to identify, track, reduce, and recapture improper payments but management should consider using data mining to implement a continuous monitoring program over improper payments, the USPS inspector general has said.
It said USPS management does not have a process established to fully monitor and pursue restitutions and recoveries of nearly $9 million settled by federal courts. It called on management to use best practices, including data mining, to implement a continuous monitoring program over improper payments and implement a process to monitor and collect court-ordered payments.
