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Government Printing Office: Information on September 1996 Major Inventory Reduction

GGD-97-177 Published: Sep 16, 1997. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Government Printing Office's (GPO) procedures for managing its inventory of excess publications, particularly its management of a major inventory reduction that took place in September 1996, focusing on: (1) whether GPO followed existing policies and procedures; and (2) how 3,258 copies of The Senate 1789-1989, a four-volume set written by Senator Byrd, were destroyed as part of that reduction.

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Cost controlGovernment information disseminationGovernment publicationsInventory controlLossesPrinting costsProperty disposalRecyclingSurplus federal propertyPublications