Federal Reports

Market Dominant mail classes, including First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail, and Periodicals, are some of the primary services the American public associates with the Postal Service. These classes contain well-known products like letters, postcards, advertising mail, bills, magazines, and newspapers. 

While mail has been declining since 2006, mail still accounts for about half of the Postal Service’s revenue and the United States remains the world’s largest market for mail. The Postal Service plays a key role in ensuring the American public receives essential communications and products regardless of their location. However, the decline in mail volume in the last 10 years has been steep; First-Class Mail has declined 30 percent and Marketing Mail has declined 20 percent. This decline has been primarily caused by “electronic diversion,” the replacement of physical mail with electronic alternatives, including the internet, email, and text messages.

This report was issued from a series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation in New Mexico with a detailed look at six of the 42 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community. This report was led by the Pandemic Relief Accountability Committee (PRAC) in coordination with HUD OIG as a project participant as well as additional Federal OIGs.  

Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025

I am pleased to submit the Amtrak Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to the United States Congress for the six months ending March 31, 2025, which summarizes our independent and objective reviews and investigations related to Amtrak’s programs and operations.