Office of the Inspector General (OIG), USPS Headquarters; OIG field offices.
- Present and former USPS employees and applicants for employment, contractors, subcontractors, lessees, licensees, and other persons who are named individuals in investigations conducted by OIG or who are subjects of security checks or suitability determinations.
- Complainants and subjects of complaints collected through the operation of the OIG Hotline.
- Other individuals, including witnesses, sources, and members of the general public, who are named individuals in connection with investigations conducted by OIG.
Records related to OIG investigations, including name(s), Social Security Number(s), assigned case number, addresses; reports of OIG investigators and third parties; investigative materials; physical identifying characteristics (including fingerprints, voiceprints, handwriting samples, polygraph tests, photographs, or other biometrics); and employment, payroll, financial, contractual, and property management records maintained by USPS.
39 U.S.C. 404; 18 U.S.C. 3061; and 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
To support the conduct of OIG investigations.
Standard routine uses 1. through 9. apply. In addition:
- A record from this system may be disclosed to the public, news media, trade associations, or organized groups to provide information of interest to the public about the activities and the accomplishments of USPS or its employees.
- A record relating to a person held in custody pending or during arraignment, trial, sentence, or extradition proceedings or after conviction may be disseminated to a federal, state, local, or foreign prison, probation, parole, or pardon authority or to any other agency or individual involved with the maintenance, transportation, or release of such a person.
- A record relating to a case or matter may be disseminated to a foreign country, through the United States Department of State or directly to the representative of such country, under an international treaty, convention, or executive agreement; or to the extent necessary to assist such country in apprehending or returning a fugitive to a jurisdiction that seeks that individual’s return.
- Records originating exclusively within this system of records may be disclosed to other federal offices of inspector general and councils comprised of officials from other federal offices of inspector general, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. The purpose is to ensure that OIG audit and investigative operations can be subject to integrity and efficiency peer reviews, and to permit other offices of inspector general to investigate and report on allegations of misconduct by senior OIG officials as directed by a council, the President, or Congress. Records originating from any other USPS systems of records, which may be duplicated in or incorporated into this system, may also be disclosed with all personally identifiable information redacted.
Automated database, computer storage media, and paper.
By name or other personal identifier, subject category, or assigned case number.
Paper records, computers, and computer storage media are located in controlled-access areas under supervision of program personnel. Access to these areas is limited to authorized personnel, who must be identified with a badge. Access to records is limited to individuals whose official duties require such access. Contractors and licensees are subject to contract controls and unannounced on-site audits and inspections. Computers are protected by mechanical locks, card key systems, or other physical access control methods. The use of computer systems is regulated with installed security software, computer logon identifications, and operating system controls including access controls, terminal and transaction logging, and file management software.
- Official investigative case files, evidence and custody files, and informant files are retained up to 20 years, or 5 years beyond the sentence of the subject individual, whichever is longer.
- Information reports, investigative analysis reports, confidential fund files, and inspection reports are retained 5 years.
- Proactive project case files and briefing reports are retained 2 years after closeout.
Records existing on paper are destroyed by burning, pulping, or shredding. Records existing on computer storage media are destroyed according to the applicable USPS media sanitization practice.
Inspector General, United States Postal Service, 1735 N Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209.
Individuals wanting to know if information about them is maintained in this system of records must address inquiries to the system manager and include full name, address, and information sufficient to ascertain the investigation and the individual’s involvement.
Requests for access must be made in accordance with the Notification Procedure above and USPS Privacy Act regulations regarding access to records and verification of identity under 39 CFR 266.6.
See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.
Subjects, applicants, applicant references, employees, complainants, witnesses, other systems of records, other government agencies, and external public or private sources.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j) and (k), USPS has established regulations at 39 CFR 266.9 that exempt records in this system depending on their purpose.
