Gpo Analysis Shows Omb Printing Policy Change Would Raise Costs, Reduce Public Access

By Sherman, Andrew Magoun

Book Id: WPLBN0000236523
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Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Gpo Analysis Shows Omb Printing Policy Change Would Raise Costs, Reduce Public Access
Author:	Sherman, Andrew Magoun
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt: At the request of the Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations, GPO has prepared an analysis of the impact that Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-02-07, “Printing and Duplicating Through the Government Printing Office” (May 3, 2002), would have on GPO operations and Federal printing and information dissemination in general. Title 44 of the United States Code generally requires all executive branch agencies to obtain their printing through GPO. The OMB memorandum would transfer printing authority to executive branch agencies. The GPO analysis found that the OMB policy change would raise Government printing costs significantly, jeopardize the ability of small businesses to compete for Government printing contracts, and reduce public access to Government information. OMB claims there will be savings of $50 million to $70 million annually from permitting agencies to perform or procure their own printing. Assuming all executive branch printing is removed from GPO, however, GPO’s analysis shows that the cost to the Government could potentially increase over current levels by a range of $231.5 million to $335. million in the first year, and from $152.8 million to $256.5 million annually thereafter, resulting from...

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