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GPO Director Names Managing Director Security and Intelligent Documents

July 25, 2024
U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has named David (Dave) Spiers as Managing Director, Security and Intelligent Documents (SID). In this capacity, Spiers will lead the GPO business unit that designs, prints, personalizes, and delivers Secure Federal Credentials for many Government Agencies, which includes the U.S. passport for the U.S… Read More

FDLP.gov Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 22, 2024
FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

FDLP eXchange Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 22, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users are advised… Read More

Retired Army Colonel becomes GPO Deputy Director

July 18, 2024
U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has named Brian Pearl as the Agency’s Deputy Director. In this role, Pearl will serve in the Agency’s second highest-ranking position as its Chief Operating Officer. In addition to other responsibilities, Pearl will oversee GPO’s operations division, which includes Plant Operations, Security and… Read More

FDLP eXchange Temporarily Unavailable

July 15, 2024
The FDLP eXchange is temporarily unavailable. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and we will inform the community when it is available for use. We apologize for the inconvenience. Read More

GPO Remembers the 23rd Public Printer Michael DiMario

July 11, 2024
Michael F. DiMario, who served as Public Printer of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) from 1993–2002, passed away on July 5th in Annapolis, MD.  He was 87 years old.  "On behalf of the entire GPO team, I send our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to Public Printer DiMario’s son Steve, extended family, colleagues, and friends," said GPO Director… Read More

New Electronic Titles for June 2024

July 11, 2024
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for June 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More