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GAO-02-315SP 1 (2001-12-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptanya0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S=GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 December 20, 2001 The Honorable Dan Burton Chairman The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Highlights of GAO's Conference on Options to Enhance Mail Security and Postal Operations As you know, the U.S. Postal Service faces a number of formidable challenges as it seeks to carry out its mission of providing affordable, universal service that binds the nation together. With the recent anthrax attacks on Congress and the media, the Service now faces a new and more immediate challenge of responding to those attacks and developing a plan to safeguard the mail system from future attacks. To assist the Service and its congressional oversight committees in addressing these anthrax-related challenges, you asked that we convene a conference to identify options, other than irradiation, to enhance mail security and postal operations. On December 10, 2001, we held a conference of representatives from Congress, the Service, and many of the Service's key stakeholders (e.g., major mailers, mailer associations, postal equipment manufacturers, postal unions, management associations, and various federal agencies) to discuss possible options to enhance mail security and postal operations. As agreed, we are providing this letter and its enclosures to document the options identified and the issues that participants raised at the conference for consideration by Congress, the Service, and other stakeholders as they develop strategies to deal with potential terrorist threats to the mail system and enhance postal operations. Enclosure I highlights the options offered by the conference participants, and enclosure II identifies the issues raised as the options were discussed. Enclosure III identifies the conference participants. The options and issues presented here are those of the conference participants and do not necessarily represent our views. In general, the conference participants agreed that there is no single or simple solution for ensuring the safety of the mail. Nevertheless, they agreed that the Service, the mailing industry, and other stakeholders should work closely together to assess current risks, develop a framework for responding to potential threats, and take immediate steps to secure the safety of the mail to restore public confidence in the integrity of the postal system. Many participants also agreed that detection GAO-02-315SP Mail Security and Postal Operations

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