Originally Posted by Often1

You are simply wrong.

1. The government does provide an expedited passport processing service for $60. You can also overnight your documents and have them overnighted back for whatever that costs. Thus <$100.

2. You list your location as DCA/IAD. Washington does have a Passport Agency. You can call the hotline (see website) and show up and have a passport in 2-3 hours for same day travel if need be.

Paying a third-party service to expedite a US passport is both a waste of money and simply adds one more layer to the list of things which can go wrong. These services are worthwhile for certain visas where you are essentially paying people to run around with your passport and other documents so that you yourself don't have to.