GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: Monopoly-Like Status Contributes to Inefficiency and Ineffectiveness

Abstract

From Census forms to top secret manuals, the federal government spends over a billion dollars a year on the printed word. The Government Printing Office (GPO), an agency in the legislative branch, is responsible for most federal government printing. As part of its oversight responsibilities, the Joint Committee on Printing asked GAO to review GPOs operations-in particular, its production, procurement, and customer service activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
AD1102977

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Employment
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Printing
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.