Facilities, Environmental, and Sustainability

The Postal Service operates more than 33,000 facilities on more than 300 million square feet of land and approximately 189,000 delivery vehicles — the world’s largest delivery fleet. The Postal Service is dedicated to operating sustainable facilities and efficient fleets that support mail delivery with the greatest energy, water, and waste reduction at the lowest possible cost and with the least impact on the environment. The agency is seeking to accomplish this by improving mail processing efficiencies, route management, and fuel efficiencies in the vehicle fleet through vehicle maintenance and the increased use of alternative fuels in its delivery vehicles. The Postal Service is also reducing the number of mail processing facilities and the amount of processing equipment, while working to make both more energy efficient. The Office of Inspector General will focus on reviewing Postal Service systems as they relate to facilities, the environment, and sustainability.

The Facilities, Environmental, and Sustainability Directorate conducts audits and reviews of Postal Service’s management of facilities and the planning, leasing, purchasing, designing, and construction of facilities for postal operations. In addition, the directorate audits and reviews the environmental and sustainability aspects of Postal Service operations and may conduct work related to certain aspects of new or redesigned Postal Service systems, programs, and operations.