Mail Management
Labor Programs Run by States Could Reduce Postage Costs Gao ID: GGD-91-43 March 20, 1991Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed Department of Labor (DOL) opportunities to reduce postage costs through improved mail management operations at State Employment Security Agencies (SESA).
GAO found that: (1) past DOL efforts to reduce SESA mailing costs achieved limited cost reductions due to inadequate presort equipment and software; (2) DOL could reduce its annual mailing costs by a total of $6.7 million by successfully encouraging SESA to presort more and to include the nine-digit zone improvement program (ZIP) code on their mail; (3) SESA had little incentive to minimize postage costs because savings resulting from improved mail management did not benefit them directly; and (4) to achieve postal savings, DOL would have to provide SESA with funds for presort equipment and software, or get them to use contractors to presort their mail.
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