Management Audit of the Government Printing Office

The management audit of the Government Printing Office (GPO) includes information on GPO's: (1) Superintendent of Document Sales Program--appropriateness and adequacy of policies and procedures involving publication inventory management; (2) Printing Procurement Program--adequacy and effectiveness of organization, operation, staffing, marketing, financing, procedures for contracting printing services from private vendors, and the process for determining charges for printing and other services provided to Congress and executive branch agencies; (3) in-plant production--ways to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness, particularly organization, product mix, management, staffing, and processes for determining charges for printing and other services provided to Congress and the executive branch agencies; (4) personnel--adequacy and appropriateness of personnel matters including training, deployment, and supervisory structure; (5) budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting systems--adequacy and completeness of methodology, presentation, clarity, reliability, and ease of interpretation; and (6) financial and other management-related observations and recommendations identified during the audit of GPO's consolidated financial statement for the year ending September 30, 1995--status of GPO's actions regarding the observations and recommendations.