The United States Government Publishing Office,formerly the United States Government Printing Office,is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States Federal government. The office produces and distributes information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government,including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of the Supreme Court,the Congress,the Executive Office of the President,executive departments,and independent agencies.
The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. government offices,provides transportation and office space to federal employees,and develops government-wide cost-minimizing policies and other management tasks.
In the law of the United States,the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States. The CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation.
The director of The U.S. Government Publishing Office,formerly the public printer of the United States,is the head of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO). Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 301,this officer is nominated by the president of the United States and approved by the United States Senate. The title was changed to "Director" when in December 2014,Congress passed and President Obama signed into law H.R. 83,which consolidated and continued appropriations for FY 2015. Section 1301 of that act changed the name of the Government Printing Office to the Government Publishing Office and the title of public printer to director. Thus,Davita Vance-Cooks was the last public printer of the United States and the first director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is a government program created to make U.S. federal government publications available to the public at no cost. As of April 2021,there are 1,114 depository libraries in the United States and its territories. A "government publication" is defined in the U.S. Code as "informational matter which is published as an individual document at Government expense,or as required by law".
A barcode printer is a computer peripheral for printing barcode labels or tags that can be attached to,or printed directly on,physical objects. Barcode printers are commonly used to label cartons before shipment,or to label retail items with UPCs or EANs.
Variable data printing (VDP) is a form of digital printing,including on-demand printing,in which elements such as text,graphics and images may be changed from one printed piece to the next,without stopping or slowing down the printing process and using information from a database or external file. For example,a set of personalized letters,each with the same basic layout,can be printed with a different name and address on each letter. Variable data printing is mainly used for direct marketing,customer relationship management,advertising,invoicing and applying addressing on selfmailers,brochures or postcard campaigns.
The National Partnership for Reinventing Government(NPR) was a U.S. government reform initiative launched in 1993 by Vice President Al Gore. Its goal was to make the federal government "work better,cost less,and get results Americans care about". The initiative aimed to streamline processes,cut bureaucracy (with a focus on overhead costs beyond issues addressable by statute),and implement innovative solutions. NPR was active until 1998. During its five years,it catalyzed significant changes in the way the federal government operates,including the elimination of over 100 programs,the elimination of over 250,000 federal jobs,the consolidation of over 800 agencies,and the transfer of institutional knowledge to contractors. NPR introduced the use of performance measurements and customer satisfaction surveys,and encouraged the use of technology including the Internet. NPR is recognized as a success and had a lasting impact according to government officials who worked on or were influenced by it under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency of the United States federal courts. It was established by Pub. L. 90–219 in 1967,at the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
The United States Government Manual is the official handbook of the federal government,published annually by the Office of the Federal Register and printed and distributed by the United States Government Publishing Office. The first edition was issued in 1935;before the 1973/74 edition it was known as the United States Government Organization Manual.
The United States Congressional Serial Set began in 1817 as the official collection of reports and documents of the United States Congress. The collection was published in a "serial" fashion,hence its name. It has been described as the "nation's most treasured publication" and beloved by librarians as "part of their most valued holdings."
Web-to-print,also known as Web2Print,remote publishing or print e-commerce is commercial printing using web sites. Companies and software solutions that deal in web-to-print use standard e-commerce and online services like hosting,website design,and cross-media marketing.
The Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications (FAPMC) was a regulatory state agency within the hierarchy of the Russian Government.
Linda M. Springer served as the eighth Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management. She was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2005. Prior to her appointment,Ms. Springer served as controller and head of the Office of Federal Financial Management at the White House Office of Management and Budget. She previously worked for 25 years as an executive and actuary in the insurance and financial services industries.
The State Library of Ohio is a state agency that provides services to state government and all types of libraries to ensure that all Ohio residents,rich or poor,rural or urban,receive the best possible library service and are able to engage in lifelong learning which strengthens the economic health of Ohio.
PERURI is an Indonesia State-Owned Enterprise that is fully owned by the government and has transformed into a high-security technology company.
William Joseph Boarman was an American printer who served as the 26th Public Printer of the United States. Boarman was a labor union leader and government consultant,and served as senior vice-president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and president of that union's Printing,Publishing &Media Works Sector.
The Printing Act of 1895 was a law designed to centralize in the United States Government Printing Office the printing,binding,and distribution of U.S. Government documents. The Act revised public printing laws and established the roles of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and the Government Printing Office (GPO) in distributing government information. The act also assigned leadership of the program to the Superintendent of Public Documents,who would be under the control of the GPO,
Hugh Nathanial Halpern is an American government official serving as the director of the United States Government Publishing Office. He is the 28th person to lead the agency.
John Joseph Boyle was the 19th Public Printer of the United States,the head of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),which produces and distributes information products for all branches of the U.S. Government.
