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USPS inspector general seeks bigger OIG budget to pursue fraud, expand AI use
Summary
Tammy Hull, inspector general for the U.S. Postal Service, told the House Appropriations subcommittee the OIG needs a $306.7 million FY2026 appropriation (funded by USPS, not taxes) to expand investigations, address a backlog of leads and build independent service‑validation tools that use AI.
Tammy Hull, inspector general for the United States Postal Service, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government that her office needs more funding to pursue fraud, validate service metrics and use artificial intelligence more broadly.
"For fiscal year 2026, we originally asked for a budget of $306,700,000 — all of which would be funded by the Postal Service and not tax revenues," Hull said in opening testimony. "We've identified more than a hundred thousand potentially actionable leads that we do not have the resources to address."
Hull described the…
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