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GGD-97-163R 1 (1997-07-31)

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GAO


United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548

General Government Division

B-277565

July 31, 1997


The Honorable Richard K. Armey
Majority Leader
House of Representatives

The Honorable John Kasich
Chairman, Committee on the Budget
House of Representatives

The Honorable Bob Livingston
Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives

The Honorable Dan Burton
Chairman, Committee on Government Reform
  and Oversight
House of Representatives

The Honorable John M. McHugh
Chairman, Subcommittee on the Postal Service
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
House of Representatives

Subject: The Results Act: Observations on the Postal Service's June 1997
Draft Strategic Plan

On June 12, 1997, we were asked by the Majority Leader and Chairmen
Kasich, Livingston, and Burton to review draft strategic plans submitted by
the cabinet departments and selected major agencies for consultation with
Congress as required by the Government Performance and Results Act of
1993 (the Results Act). Chairman McHugh also asked that we include the
U.S. Postal Service's draft strategic plan in our review. This letter is our
response to the request concerning the U.S. Postal Service.


Objectives, Scope,
and Methodology


Our overall objective was to review and evaluate the latest available
version of the Postal Service's draft strategic plan. As you requested, we
specifically (1) assessed the draft plan's compliance with the Results Act's
requirements and its overall quality, (2) determined whether the Service's
major statutory responsibilities are reflected in the plan, (3) determined
whether the plan addressed major management problems, (4) reviewed
the Service's capacity to provide reliable information for measuring


GAO/GGD-97-163R The Postal Service's Draft Strategic Plan


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