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GGD-96-54R 1 (1995-12-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaclaf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-260998 December 15, 1995 The Honorable John M. McHugh Chairman, Subcommittee on the Postal Service Committee on Government Reform and Oversight House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to questions raised during our meeting with the Subcommittee on September 21, 1995, when we discussed the status of the U.S. Postal Service's automation program and its efforts to increase the volume of barcoded letter mail. Specifically, we agreed to supply the Subcommittee with information on (1) changes in Postal Service employment subsequent to the 1992 downsizing decision and (2) actions taken and planned by the Postal Service to convert remote barcoding sites from contractor to Postal Service operations. To obtain information on changes in Postal Service employment, we interviewed responsible Postal Service headquarters officials, analyzed postal employment statistics, and reviewed related Postal Service documents. We looked at the changes in Postal Service employment as of 4 dates from May 1989 to November 1995 and in 20 categories of career and noncareer employees. Because overall Postal Service employment reached a high point in May 1989 and the Service began to reduce hiring at that time, we selected that date as a baseline for showing subsequent changes in postal employment.' In addition to that date, we included employment information as of August 1992 when the most recent downsizing began, April 1993 when the downsizing was 'For additional details, see our report entitled Postal Service: Automation Is Restraining But Not Reducing Costs (GAO/GGD-92-58, May 12, 1992). GAO/GGD-96-54R Postal Employment and Barcoding i SSKPL

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