# Impact of Pandemic on Postal Service Finances
> **Audit** by U.S. Postal Service OIG · 2021-03-29
> *About: U.S. Postal Service*
## Report
- **Title:** Impact of Pandemic on Postal Service Finances
- **Submitting OIG:** U.S. Postal Service OIG
- **Component agency:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2021-03-29

## Summary

From March through September 2020, the Postal Service separated pandemic-related expenses from daily operating expenses to determine the financial impact. These pandemic-related expenses included supplies, services, transportation expenses, and sick and annual leave expenses, among others. Some expenses, such as supplies and services, were directly tracked while others, like transportation expenses, were estimated. Our objective was to assess the impact of the pandemic on Postal Service finances.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): Develop specific policies and procedures to ensure expenses are consistently documented, validated, and tracked for unanticipated crisis or catastrophic events.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/impact-pandemic-postal-service-finances)
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