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04587 - [B0125027]
[Review of Expenditures of the Commission on Postal Service].
GGD-78-111 B-114874. January 10, 1978. 7 pp.
Report to Rep. Robert M. C. Mix, Chairman, House Com mittee on
Post Office and Civil Service; Sen. Abraham Bibicoff, Chairman,
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats,
Comptrcller General.
Contact: General Government Div.
Budget Function: General Government: Other General Government
(806).
Organization Concerned: Postal Service; Cimmission on Postal
Service.
Congressioal Reolevance: House Coamittee on Post Office and
Civil Service; Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Authority: P.L. 94-421.
The Commission on Postal Service was created to
identify & d study problems facing the United States Postal
Service and to recommend actions to resolve those problems. The
Commission hired its first employee in lovelber 1976 and
terminated its employees in may 1977, a peziod of about 6
months. At the request of Gaylord Freemen, fcAser Chairman of
the Ccmmission, the exFenditures of the Commissicn were
exazined. Findings/Conclusions: Authorizing legislation
provided that the compensation of LosJssion personnel not
exceed the GS-18 level of $47,500 a year. None of the
Comission's employees exceeded the maximum salary allowed, but
11 of the Commission's 16 employees received substautial salary
increases during the 6-month period. These substaucial increases
affected terminal leave payments. ith few exceptions,
Commission personnel traveled in ftrst class acc(.aodatinns which
increased travel costs by about 60%. A privatc travel agency
handled all travel arrangements for the Commission. Ticket
downgradings from first -lass and itinerary changes resulted in
the airlines issuing personal refund checks to a number of
Commission employees. Most of these refunds were forwarded to
the Commission for disposition, but some refunds were not
accounted for. Several furniture rentals by the Commission may
actually have been sales. Recommendations: The Postmaster
General should take the necessary actions to satisfactorily
resolve the ma'.ter of the unaccounted-for travel funds and to
determine whether any furniture or accessories were purchased
rather than rented and, if warranted, recover the items or their
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