USPS management is unable to validate weekly unemployment compensation benefit charges against payroll records for all states, the Postal Service inspector general has said.
It also concluded that management did not review confirmed overpayments in order to identify and report potential fraudulent activity.
The IG called on postal management to request from the Department of Labor clarification over what detailed payment data “state employment security agencies” should provide upon request to support quarterly charges that are billed, as well as request detailed payment data sufficient to perform validation procedures.
It also recommended that management coordinate with the contractor to develop reports listing confirmed overpayments made to individual claimants, as well as develop and implement procedures to review the listings of confirmed overpayments made to individual claimants to identify and refer potential fraud to the IG for further action.
Management said it would request clarification of detailed payment data requirements, and also agreed to refer lists of all potential overpayments to the IG.