Postage Stamp Production: Private Sector Can Be a Lower Cost Optional Source

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the United States Postal Service's initiative to procure postage stamps from the private sector, focusing on the: (1) private sector's production capacity; (2) comparative price of Bureau of Engraving and Printing and private-sector stamps; and (3) relationship between the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Postal Service.