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Postal Service: Performing Remote Barcoding In-House Costs More Than Contracting Out

GGD-95-143 Published: Sep 13, 1995. Publicly Released: Sep 13, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared the direct costs to the U.S. Postal Service of contracting out for remote barcoding services versus having the work done by postal employees, focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of using postal employees for these services.

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