OPM Seal U.S. Office of Personnel Management

FY 2000
Budget Justification/Performance Plan


(Administrative Services - OCAS continued)

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OCAS Goal 3:
FY 1999/2000
Mail management costs are reduced.
Means Blue Arrow Head  Expand the use of pre-sort mail contract services.
Blue Arrow Head  Expand the use of alternatives to physical mail such as Internet electronic mail and voice mail.
Blue Arrow Head  Expand the use of zip plus four.
Blue Arrow Head  Improve mail preparation by expanding the use of correct address protocols.
Blue Arrow Head  Increase physical compatibility of mail pieces with automated processes.
    
Indicators/Performance Results Blue Arrow Head   Increased number of pieces of mail eligible for pre-sort discounts.

FY 1998: Contracted with a commercial source to provide pre-sort outgoing mail services for the Theodore Roosevelt Building (TRB). This contract resulted in a seven percent savings in domestic mail costs and a 48 percent reduction in international mail costs.

FY 1999: Expand the use of pre-sort mail contract services.

Blue Arrow Head   Improved mail processing

FY 1998: Implemented management improvements for incoming mail at the TRB including zip plus four and a more flexible and efficient system for controlling incoming mail.

Blue Arrow Head  Fewer rented postal boxes.
OCAS Goal 4:
FY 1999/2000
Telecommunications costs are reduced.
Means Blue Arrow Head  Conduct inventories to reduce the number of local telecommunications lines used by OPM.
Blue Arrow Head  Coordinate the review of monthly telephone bills to assure accuracy.
Blue Arrow Head  Encourage the elimination of data lines for Internet access.
    
Indicators/Performance Results Blue Arrow Head   Lower monthly charges, due to correction of billing errors.
Blue Arrow Head   Number of lines discontinued as a result of inventories and direct Internet access.

FY 1998: Discontinued 158 lines.

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