I'm a recently retired 23 yr Postmaster in Ohio and find the article(s), suspect. We do not have "quotas" to meet as stated by this anonymous employee. I cannot vouch for every office and every employee obviously but I know for a fact people would lose their jobs for messing with delivery scans. Every morning my MPOO(Mgr Postal Office Operations) would grill any PM or supervisor that missed a scan by even a minute. There were consequences which were not pleasant, to say the least for being in the delivery scan failure hot seat. Most of these scans are checked down to the GPS coordinates, times, etc. by Washington HQ, Area Office and District office Delivery Confirmation personnel each day. This article makes no sense for someone to even think of losing a well paying, great benefits and secure job in even falsifying 1 scan. There are simply too many internal systems, both computerized and human for anyone to even think about it. I also was an IT Mgr for 12 years so I am fully aware of the hi-tech world of the USPS. If you are suspect of any of your scans, just contact your local Post Office and request to speak to a Delivery Supervisor or the Postmaster/Station Manager. They can provide you the GPS location and time on every scan point right down to the picture of the mail receptacle delivered to.
