WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-106-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Efficiency of Operations at the Kansas City Processing and Distribution Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network tha  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107-1-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Hickman Mills Station, Kansas City, Missouri: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Kansas-Missouri District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * We performed audits at the Kansas City Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC in the Kansas City, MO area during the week of May 13, 2024. The delivery units included the Hickman Mills Station, Kansas City, MO; Robert L. Roberts Statio  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107-2-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Robert L. Roberts Station, Kansas City, Kansas: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector Gener  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-107-3-R24) on July 15, 2024, entitled "Shawnee Mission Post Office, Mission, Kansas: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36762) entitled "State of Oklahoma by and through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial Authority - Alternative Rail Service - Line of Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company": * * * Digest:/1 This decision extends for an additional 120 days, to November 26, 2024, the authority of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, LLC,   more