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Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling

January 10, 2011
Published by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling offers the American public and policymakers alike the fullest account available of what happened on April 20, 2010 when the Macondo well blew out. The explosion cost the lives of 11 men and initiated the… Read More

Public Printer William J. Boarman Conveys His Greetings and Vision for the Future to ALA Midwinter

January 10, 2011
The American Library Association (ALA)’s midwinter conference kicked off last week in San Diego, CA, which coincided with William J. Boarman’s first week as Public Printer of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Given the timing of these events, Mr. Boarman was regrettably unable to attend; however, he prepared a statement for conference participants conveying his… Read More

William J. Boarman Becomes Public Printer

January 05, 2011
William J. "Bill" Boarman has been sworn in as the 26th Public Printer of the United States. President Barack Obama announced his appointment on December 29, 2010. Boarman will serve as the Chief Executive Officer and lead more than 2,300 employees at the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The historic agency was created by Congress 150 years ago and opened its doors… Read More

Public Printer Robert C. Tapella Resigns

January 03, 2011
On December 29, 2010, Bob Tapella announced his resignation as Public Printer of the United States. Tapella became Public Printer in 2007 at the request of President George W. Bush."It has been a pleasure serving both the Obama and Bush Administrations during the last eight years at GPO," said Mr. Tapella. "I want to thank the hardworking men and women of GPO who have… Read More

Depository Library Spotlight for January 2011

January 03, 2011
This month the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has chosen to spotlight seventeen depository libraries who worked together to produce a government information conference in a virtual realm. Numerous depository coordinators and government information professionals were involved in making the project happen. The resulting conference that took place was attended… Read More

Bookbinding in the Digital Age

December 29, 2010
Earlier this week, The Washington Post released an article on U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) employees producing the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States for President Obama's first year in office (2009). The article discusses GPO's time-honored binding process, specifically the work of GPO's Head Forwarder, Peter K. James, as well as what materials… Read More

FDsys: GPO’s Official System of Record

December 20, 2010
GPO is pleased to announce several new accomplishments regarding its Federal Digital System (FDsys). As of December 20, 2010, FDsys has become GPO’s official system of record for online Government information. This new phase is characterized by a fully stood-up and implemented system foundation with failover and is accompanied by a brand new logo, FDsys tag line, and a re… Read More

GPO Partners with Google to Offer Federal E-books

December 16, 2010
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Google have entered a partnership to offer the public, for the first time, Federal Government titles in an e-book format. The titles will appear on Google’s recently launched  Google ebookstore, which can be searched, purchased and read on any connected device with a capable browser. Currently the public can search for titles… Read More

Poster Available to Advertise FDL User Survey

December 16, 2010
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) reminds you that the depository library user survey deadline was extended through February 2011. All depository libraries are encouraged to link to and participate in this important user survey.To assist libraries in promoting the survey, GPO sent postcards in depository shipments. Based on the suggestion from a depository… Read More

Spring 2011 DLC Meeting Registration & Call for Proposals

December 13, 2010
Registration is now open for the Spring 2011 Federal Depository Library Council Meeting, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk hotel in San Antonio, TX. A limited number of rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the prevailing Government per diem rate of $106.00 (plus 9% tax) per night.The 3-day meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday,… Read More