United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-06-21 monographic deposited born digital 69 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-717 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717 P0b002ee18039f575 f:d07717 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717 GAO-07-717 Communication Cost control Decision making Federal agency reorganization Government information dissemination Performance measures Postal facilities Postal service Productivity in government Program evaluation Strategic planning Consolidation Mail processing operations Program goals or objectives Program implementation Transparency Other Written Product A71188

Major changes in the mailing industry have reinforced the need for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to reduce costs and increase efficiency. In its 2002 Transformation Plan, USPS proposed doing so by realigning its mail processing network. The objectives of this requested report are to (1) describe the status of the initiatives USPS has developed for realignment; (2) evaluate how the planning, impacts, and results of these initiatives align with realignment goals; and (3) evaluate USPS's communication practices with stakeholders in making realignment decisions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717.pdf GAO-07-717 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-717 Other Written Product GAO-07-717; U.S. Postal Service: Mail Processing Realignment Efforts Under Way Need Better Integration and Explanation; Communication Cost control Decision making Federal agency reorganization Government information dissemination Performance measures Postal facilities Postal service Productivity in government Program evaluation Strategic planning Consolidation Mail processing operations Program goals or objectives Program implementation Transparency Title 29 Section 210l 29 U.S.C. 210l Title 39 Section 404(b) 39 U.S.C. 404(b) Title 2639 Section 404(b) 2639 U.S.C. 404(b) Public Law 100-379 Public Law 109-435