# Presentation: 791492

- 	**	****J. J. Rowan**
**Acting Chief Postal Inspector**
**MTAC**
**May 16, 2002**

## Introduction

*  **Postal Inspection Service Role*
*  **Mail Security Task Force*
*  **Trusted Mail Provider Program*

## U.S. Postal Inspection Service 

**U.S. Postal Inspection Service**

- Oldest Federal Law Enforcement Agency in U.S.
- Over 4300 men and women of the Inspection Service are committed to the Safety, Security and Integrity of the U.S. Mail
- Protection of 800,000 employees, 38,000 postal facilities and 200 billion pieces of mail each year
- During Fiscal Year 2001 Postal Inspectors arrested 11,934 criminal suspects for criminal violations.

## GOAL

***GOAL***

***Safety and security of all USPS employees and customers***

## 	         Mail Security Task Force

* **Safety and Security in the Workplace*
* **Mail Center Security*
* **Contingency Planning*
* **Mail Screening*
* **Mail Preparation*
* **Communicating and Messaging*
* **Surface Transportation Security*

## 

   To create a safe work environment for our employees, to make the mail safe for the American public to gain back the confidence to use the mail, and provide improved investigative tools for law enforcement officials to aid in capturing those involved in using the mail for terrorism

***   ******To create a safe work environment for our employees, to make the mail safe for the American public to gain back the confidence to use the mail, and provide improved investigative tools for law enforcement officials to aid in capturing those involved in using the mail for terrorism***

- MAIL SECURITY TASK FORCE WORKING GROUPS

***Mission:***

- MAIL SCREENING

##    To develop and implement      enhancements to mail preparation	      that will make business and 		     government mail more secure and  	       that will build consumer confidence 

***   ******To develop and implement      enhancements to mail preparation******	******      that will make business and ******	******	******     government mail more secure and  ******	******       that will build consumer confidence ***

- MAIL SECURITY TASK FORCE WORKING GROUPS

***Mission:******  ***

- Mail Preparation

## Surface Transportation

- MAIL SECURITY TASK FORCE WORKING GROUPS

***Mission:***

##    To be the trusted resource for timely dissemination of mail center security best practices for all mail users

***   ******To be the trusted resource for timely dissemination of mail center security best practices for all mail users***

- MAIL SECURITY TASK FORCE WORKING GROUPS

***Mission:******  ***

- MAIL CENTER SECURITY

## SECURITY INITIATIVES

***	******	******General Accounting Office***
***	******	******	******Conference***
***	******    ******USPS Emergency ***
***	******	******	******Preparedness Plan***

## TRUSTED MAIL PROVIDER (TRUMP)

**Commercial Mailers**
**and the**
** ****U.S. Postal Inspection Service**

## TRUMP

-  Voluntary Mailing Industry Participation
-  Procedures Reviewed by the Inspection Service
-  No Special USPS Handling of TRUMP Mail
-  Survey Completely Confidential
-  Provide Results and Suggestions

## TRUMP

- Security Categories
- Facility
- Transportation
- Personnel
- Internal
- Mailpiece

## SUMMARY	

- Primary goal of the Postal Inspection Service and USPS is to ensure the safety and security of Postal employees and customers
- Mail Security Task Force working toward identifying solutions and reducing risk to customers and employees
- Trusted Mail Provider (TRUMP), a new initiative designed to reduce risk of bio-hazard being introduced into the mail system