The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors has named David Williams as Inspector General of the USPS. He replaces Karla Corcoran, who retired on Wednesday following controversy about her own spending on the job.
Although she has defended her actions, claiming she found more than $2.2 billion in postal savings over the last six years, Corcoran spent millions on annual retreats for employees and other extravagances, according to Associated Press. The controversy has been brewing for months.
Williams, who started at the job on the same day that Corcoran stepped down, has served as inspector general at four other federal agencies: the Internal revenue Service, the Department of Treasury, the Social Security Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The BOG selected him after a five-month search.
Meanwhile, Citizens Against government Waste hailed Corcoran’s departure, citing reports that she showed a “pattern and practice of unprofessional conduct” in her management of the office.
The claims against Corcoran were contained in a report by the President’s council on Integrity and Efficiency, according to news reports.
“The office of Inspector General was created for the express purpose of rooting out waste and fraud in the U.s. Postal Service,” said CAGW president Tom Schatz in a statement. “It adds insult to injury to see the Inspector General engaging in the kinds of activities it is supposed to prevent.”
Schatz also challenged Corcoran’s claimed accomplishments, saying that the performance of the office under her leadership has been “substandard.”
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