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| Date Oct. 21, 1987 |
Report No. T-GGD-88-1 |
Title
Ttstimony For Release On Delivery Expected at lo':00 a.m. EDT Wednesday October 21, 1987 'Postal Service's Processing of ZIP + 4 Letters . Receiving Postage Discounts1 Statement of L. Nye Stevehs, Associate Director General Government Division Before the Subcommittee on Government Information, Juitice, and Agriculture Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives lullllllll II
134361... |
| Date Oct. 16, 1987 |
Report No. GGD-88-5 |
Title
J United State! General Accounting Office w 3s ,,, GAO
Octaber 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives POSTAL SERVICE Processing of ZIP + 4 Letters Receiving Postage Discounts General Govemuleut Division B-215132 October 16, 1987 The Honorable Glenn English Chairman, Subcommittee on ... |
| Date May 13, 1986 |
Report No. GGD-86-70BR |
Title
I3Wdb
United States Ge’neral ‘Accounting Of&e &/4& * * Briefing Report to the Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman House of Representatives May 1986 POSTAL SERWCE Late Mail Delivery in White Plains, New York 130226 . . . . -- __--. , . GAO United Stater General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Divblon B-217917 The Honorable Benjamin House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gilman: ... |
| Date April 29, 1986 |
Report No. 129750 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548-0001 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 29, 1986 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTAL OPERATIONS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON SERVICE THE USE OF MULTILINE OPTICAL CHARACTER READERS FCR THE POS... |
| Date March 28, 1986 |
Report No. GGD-86-62BR |
Title
. I . United States General Accounting Office la4515 GM
arch 1986 Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters q POSTAL SERMCE Information on the Change to Multiline Readers for the Zip + 4 Program 129515 GAO/GGD-8862BR o35or5 . , 1 , .I UNITEDSm~!3 GENERAL ACC~,W~TING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DG uw411 DIVISION B-215132 The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Ho... |
| Date June 25, 1985 |
Report No. 127265 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548-0001 , FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m., EDT Tuesday, June 25, 1985 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTAL OPERATIONS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE STATUS OF THE POSTAL SERVICE'S ZIP + 4 PROGRAM SERVICE II ll... |
| Date May 15, 1985 |
Report No. GGD-85-52 |
Title
REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office
Mail Delivery Procedures White Plains, New York
A White Plains firm complained that constantly late mail delivery was harming its competitive position. It believed, moreover, that delivery should occur by 9:30 a.m. The firm’s mail is delivered by a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who “walks” an established delivery route. On this and many other W... |
| Date Sept. 2, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-89 |
Title
c !/9%4 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman, Post Office And Civil Service House Of Representatives Committee OF Tt-iEUNITEDSTATES
Replacing Post Offices With Alternative Services: A Debated But Unresolved Issue
The Postal Service could save between ~$125 and $150 million annually by 1990 if it replaced about 7,000 limited mail service post offices with publicly acceptable alternativ... |
| Date July 9, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-74 |
Title
UNITED STA~‘ESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASliIN~ON..
D.C. u15d8 I rw3 --%we
I 8-2a7622 The Eionorable John L. Napier House of Representatives Dear Mr. Napier: Subject:
New Postal
118931 J&Y 9,lSSZ Affecting Service Regulations BoxholdersJGAO/GGD-82-74) This is in response to your December 3, 1981, request for a review of the effectiveness and validity of the new Postal Service regulations which,... |
| Date July 9, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-84 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. ZOW QtrJtlUL -MM DIVISIOW The Honorable Stewart House of Representatives Dear Mr. McRinney: B. McKinney REtEASED
119003 Subject: ;,,?,postal Service Regulations Boxholders,j (GAO/GGD-,82084) on Forwarding Mail to Your March 11, 1982, letter to the General Accounting Office requested information on the Postal Service’s recent changes to its r... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1981 |
Report No. B-203572 |
Title
UVJITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
\ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL September 15, 1981 B-203572 to Public reading The Honorable Adam Benjamin, Jr. House of Representatives Dear Mr. Benjamin: In your letter of May 28, 1981, you asked whether mail marked personal or addressed to a Government employee at his work address may be opened by someone other than that employee withou... |
| Date July 23, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-81-86 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFKE
WASHINOTON, D.C. 2OM ' ~-203054
, JULY 23,198l Max Baucu8 Senate Baucuat
hi- &lit* The Honorable United Stat.8 Doar Senator Subjoctr 111111
116212 of Mail Se vice to Poetal Patron8 in Montana (GGD-81-86) f Thir is in response to your February 26, 1981, request for a survey of mail sorvica in Montana to determine if it has been maoting Postal Service delivery sta... |
| Date July 15, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-122 |
Title
_ .* HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RELEASED
JULY15,1981 B-203948 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Howard M. Metzenbaurn Senate Metzenbaum: Ohio's 1981 Home Energy (HRD-81-122) Assistance Program that we review Ohio's On January 23, 1981, you requested In a handling of its 1981 Low Income Energy Assistance Program. March 4, 1981, discussion with your office, your specific interests were... |
| Date May 8, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-81-65 |
Title
Report To The Honorable Jim Sasser United States Senate RELEASED Proposed Closing Of Postal Inspection Service Division Office In Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Postal Service plans to close its Inspection Service division office in Chattanooga, which would result in the transfer of administrative functions to Atlanta and Memphis. The closing should produce savings and not harm the level of service in... |
| Date May 6, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-81-73 |
Title
Report To The Honorable John Melcher United States Senate
RELEASED Quality Of Mail Service In Bozeman, Montana
GAO’s review of Bozeman’s mail service disclosed delivery and postmarking problems. However, because of data limitations, GAO could not determine specific causes and could not conclude that the findings typify the service normally provided to Bozeman postal patrons. Postal officials s... |
| Date April 10, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-81-71 |
Title
E-232443 (268110) Q'FGMSD-77-9 I August 4, 1977. 2 i+%i)2443 3 since Al though IRS h;ls continuously July ,1978, it has been t;nnblc 4 sought assistance to determine the from SSR usefulness 6 lJ40 A/45 Fed. Fed. Keg. Reg. 28953 74907 (19753. (1980).
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| Date Jan. 19, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-41 |
Title
v * GAO 8 -d *??a <
Human Resources United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-201402 Division The Honorable Michael Pertschuk Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Dear Mr. Pertschuk: More Action LMail Order JANUARY 19,lgaq Is Needed on &be Consumer Problem (HRD-81-41) -7 Because many consumers are still subjected to mail order we reviewed the Federal Trade problems, mainly late ... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-74 |
Title
Comptroller General
(IF- V--lEUNITEDSTATES Transfer Of Mail Processing Functions From Toms River,New Jersey, ToTrenton
GAO took a second look at the Postal Service’s decision to transfer mail processing functions performed at the Toms River processing center tn a new facility in Trenton. The consolidation did not prcxluce personnel savings during the first 2 years of operation. However, it shoul... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1980 |
Report No. 113342 |
Title
-t GAO RESEARCH GUIDE
Audit Reference Services Technical Information Sources and Services Branch Office of Information Systems and Services U.S. General Accounting Office 441 G St., NW, Washington, D.C., 20548 August 1980 POSTAL SERVICE SCOPE: No. 1 A guide to information sources in Audit Reference Services on postal service7in the United States, coordinated with the case study on the bulk mail sy... |
| Date April 15, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-55 |
Title
UNITED STATE GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DlVtSlON APRIL 15.1980 6-lY6222 /The Yonorable Ronald C. Marlenee House of Representatives Dear Mr. Marlenee: G- ostal Great i Carrier Route Studies, Falls, Montana (GGD-80-55) -.I October 2, 1979,>eouest, we have route studies made by the Postal You were concerned that Montana. have many errors which would afthe letter... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-20 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES II 9 Report To The Congress
How Military Postal Service Operations Can Be Improved
This report identifies opportunities for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service to improve the effectiveness of the A major finding Military Postal Service. involves the savings available by diverting low priority parcels bound for the United States from... |
| Date April 19, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-214 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AN0 COMMUNICATIONS OIVISION B-114874 The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense F. Bolger Service APRIL 19, 1979 The Honorable William Postmaster General United States Postal We have completed our review of the Military Postal Service (MPS) and have identified weaknesses in procedures In our opinand practices used to... |
| Date April 17, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-39 |
Title
B-114874 APRlL 17, 1070 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Thomas F. Easleton Senate Eagleton: On October 2, 1978, you requeste&hat we’ estimat Potential impact on postal revenuescf time-sensitive business the Private Express Statutes) The exemption was proposed in Section 12 or: f:ne Postal Service Amendments Act-of1978 (H.R. 7700, 95th Congress) as reported by the Senate Committee on Gov... |
| Date Jan. 11, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-10 |
Title
B-114874 JANUARY 11,1979 The Honorable States United Dear Senator Bar$y Goldwater @’ \GU Senate 1 qp 4 Goldwater: This is in response to your February 17, 1978, letter, requesting us to (1) identify new town developments in Arizona and other high growth areas where residents are being denied -home mail delivery service and (2) evaluate the reasonableness $\1-(:‘L~‘@~of th e Postal Service’... |
| Date Dec. 12, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-79-21 |
Title
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B-114874
by the Office UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 ( of Cmgressional Rela$ions, e--d’ The Honorable Ted Weiss House of Representatives Dear Mr. Weiss: DECEMBER 12,1978 In reviewed ment of district. response to your August 11, 1977, request, we have the quality of mail delivery service and the managecustomer services at post offices throughout yo... |
| Date July 27, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-125 |
Title
B-158766 The Honorable Tom Steed, Chairman Subcommittee for Treasury--Postal Service--General Government Committee on Appropriations Eouse of Representatives Dear Mr. Steed: By letter dated February 23, 1478, you expressed concern about an allegation of possible violation of Government contracting procedures and reauested that the case be reviewed by us to determine if it is possible to circumvent... |
| Date July 11, 1978 |
Report No. 095401 |
Title
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| Date June 23, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-81 |
Title
DOCUENT RESUBE 06260 - [ B7868C7] I'4ser( (Transfer of Sail Processing Functicnsa frnm Ogden to Salt Lake City, Utah]. GGD-78-81; B-114874. June 23, 1978. eleased June 30, 1978. 8 pp. Report to Rep. Gunn Government Div. cKay; by Victor L. Love, irectcr, General Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: Commerce and Transportaticn: 1402). Organization Concerned: Postal Service. Congressiona... |
| Date June 15, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-80 |
Title
DOCUMENT BRSUME 06259 - [B17267551] 9FrU.45 r Review of the Quality of mail Service in Hisscuri]. GGD-78-80; B-114874. June 15, 1978. Released June 20, 1978. 2 pp. + 4 enclosures (16 pp.). Report to Sen. John C. Danforth; by Victor L. General Government Div. Lowe, Director, Contact: General Government Div. Budqet Function: Commerce and Tranaportaticn: Eostal Service (402). Orqanization Concerned: ... |
| Date May 16, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-59 |
Title
DOCUMENT 3ESUKE 0J(77 - [(B1386421]w 15 6 /s,4 ishf
7 Grim Outlook for the nitea States Postal Service's National ail System. GGD-78-59; B-114874. ay 16, 1978. 33 pp. bulk appendices 13 pp.). Report to Rep. Charles H. Wilson, Chairman, House Cmmittee on Post Office and Civil Service: Postal Personnel and Modernization Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: General Governme... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1977 |
Report No. FGMSD-77-9 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
03103 - rA2173307] r rocedures Used by the Internal Revenue Service to Provide Taxpayers with efunds Not Initially Delivered by the Postal Servicel. FGMSD-77-9; B-137762. Agust 4, 1977. 6 pp. Report to Jerome urtz, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; by D. L. Scantlebury, Director, Financial and General Management Studies Div. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reporting (280... |
| Date May 11, 1977 |
Report No. GGD-77-57 |
Title
cp OLNCNAL OOVCRNYCNT OIVUION MAY 11 m 0
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I D-114874
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_-.__.__ -. - The Ronorable United States
Dear J. Benmtt. Senate Johnston: Johnston . Senator requested an update of Your P;ebruary 4, 1977, letter of mail service our Octobet 29, 1976, report on the quality in Louisiaha. In that report we pointed out a number of actiorik the Postal Service had taken c... |
| Date May 9, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-65 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES
-~ 2054B The Honorable Cardiss Collins House of Representatives Dear Ms. Collins: REiEAsED In accordance with your August 10, 1976, request, we inquired into complaints you had received from some elderly They complained that they received food stamp recipients. food stamp authorization-to-purchase cards later in the month than Federal Suppl... |
| Date Feb. 11, 1977 |
Report No. GGD-77-27 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 29, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-110 |
Title
VNITED STATES (% |
| Date Oct. 22, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-77-2 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 22, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-77-3 |
Title
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LMl00438 Quality Of Mail Service In Southeastern M/iscons;7
United States Postal Swvice
The Postal Service measures qua];:/ of service primarily in terms of delivery performance of first-class mail. More ?han 97 percent of firstclass stamped mail committed tn overnight service in southeasterr, ‘JVisconsin arrives on time. Service is inconsistent for other classes... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-103 |
Title
,’ : Dear the Mr. Evans: we/reviewed Pursuant to your October 21, 1975, request, quality of mail service in Pueblo, Colorado-? I In April 1974 a new statewide mail distribution plan known as the Colorado State Simplified Distribution System was implemented. Under this system, Pueblo’s outgoing mail is processed in Colorado Springs to achieve better mail service at less cost through use of incr... |
| Date April 30, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-84 |
Title
B-114874 APR3 0 1976
. e\k ?J f , ‘Dear Senator The Honorable United States Robert Dole Senate Dole: >- 2.” This report is in response to your February 11, 1976, request that we exam’ine a study entitled “Analysis of a U.S. Postal Service Facility’s Contract Routes (Topeka, Kansas) uI’ The study, conducted by Dr. Leonard W. Schruben and Mr. Dennis R. Schmidt, maintains that the ff .S. ... |
| Date March 16, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-63 |
Title
RELEASrf~~NGTON. ,,__..-.. ---.- DC* 2oS48 CENERA~ GOVERNMENT DIVISION llllllllllslllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllll
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c The Honor:b;e Christopher House of Representatives Dear I Mr. Dodd : J. Dodd Your letter of December 16, 1975, requested that we study the fiscal effects of the Postal Service’s decision to relocate the distribution of nonpreferential secondclass (... |
| Date March 9, 1976 |
Report No. 090776 |
Title
. UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
CENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION MAR 9 1976 / 1 Mr. Edward Dorsey Senior Assistant Postmaster General for Operations United States Postal Service Dear Mr., Dorsey: In November 1975, the General Accounting Office reported on the operations of the Postal Service’s centralized automotive parts distribution system. As an adjunct of that revi... |
| Date Jan. 20, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-41 |
Title
a S-114874 RELEASED - JAN 2 0 1976 The Honorable David N. Henderscn Chairman, Committee on Post Office hnd Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairmant ! ‘ Your letter of June 23, 1975, requested that we investigate allegations of exaggerated mail volumes and overstaffed These operations at the Washington, D.C*, City Post Office. However, the Postal Service has allegations were vali... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1975 |
Report No. GGD-76-6 |
Title
c . United States Postal Ser\;icti .\lthough &t-class mail delive-yperformancs for New Mexico generally did rtot meet ths &XtaUem goal of 95 percent ontime delivery, it usually exceeded that of the Western Region and the Nation, Improvements could be made, particularly in the timeliness of mail delivered to New Mexico from Z- and 3-day ateas. The Sat-vice his taken Y proposed steps to improve mail... |
| Date Oct. 17, 1975 |
Report No. GGD-75-109 |
Title
United States Postal Service The Postal Service’s system for measuring mail delivery performance shows that, on a nationwide basis, 95 percent of local firstclass mail receives overnight delivery. This statistic is reliable, but it includes only stamped first-class mail, which accounts for 40 percent of first-class mail volume. The measurement system has weaknesses which make local area overnigh... |
| Date Sept. 19, 1975 |
Report No. GGD-75-96 |
Title
U.S. Postal Service The Postal Service is trving to dsl:ver letters promptly and at acce!:table cost throuGh attempts to irrprvti mechanization. Three n?w types of equipment have been unsuccessfil! lo date m providing any substantial tmprDv,vemen3 over existing equiprrant in term: of cost Lr prccassing ability. The Postal Service is taking correctke ask n on recommendations to improve some prccure... |
| Date June 9, 1975 |
Report No. GGD-75-92 |
Title
QENERAL GQVRRNMENT DIVISION B-114874 c / / > The Honorable United States Dear Senator Alan Cranston Senate Cranston: ~ ) the /mail requested that we review your February 18, 1975, letter U.S. Postal Service’s practice of providing centcalized receptacles free of charge to housing developers. We examined (1) the legality of this practice, (2) the number and cost of receptacles provided to develop... |
| Date March 20, 1975 |
Report No. 094601 |
Title
STATEMENT OF
ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE U N I T E D STATES BEFORE THE POST OFFICE AND C I V I L SERVICE COMMITTEE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - nN POSTAL RATE COMMISSION, AND GAO REVIEWS OF POSTAL SERVICE, MR. CHAIRMAN AND M M E S OF THE COMMITTEE: E BR I a p p r e c i a t e your i n v i t a t i o n t o d i s c u s s GAO's work i n v o l v i n g t h e P o s t a l S e r v i c e ,... |
| Date July 28, 1974 |
Report No. 089916 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUFITING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D C 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVIS104( The Honorable Edward V Dorsey Semor Assistant Postmaster General for Operations U S Postal Service Ja&~Q Dear Mr Dorsey z ci /----- The General Accountmg Offrce has completed a survey of lettersortmg machme (LSM) operations at the Detroit Post Offlce. Our observations at that post office were not Included i... |
| Date June 19, 1974 |
Report No. 089467 |
Title
b GENERAL GOVERNMENT OWlSION Mr. Edward V. Dorsey Senior Assistant Postmaster General flor Operations I?. S. Postal Service Dear Mr. Dorsey: During the 1973 Christmas season, we reviewed postal operaSince one of our objectives was tions at eight large post offices. to ascertain how well mail was processed, we conducted a test mailing between the cities served by the eight post offices and used thi... |
| Date July 26, 1973 |
Report No. 091283 |
Title
. . United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 26, 1973 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE UNITED STATES SENATE ON OPERATION OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: to be here, and activiti... |
