GPO Gives Millions Back To U.S. State Department

The paper cited that GPO officials and internal documents showed the money returned to the State Department includes $9.5 million, which exceeded the amount authorized by Congress for building a backup passport production facility in Mississippi. GPO was authorized by Congress to raise $41 million for the plant at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center. The agency spent only $31.5 million, according to the Times.