GPOâs govinfo Becomes the Only ISO Certified Trustworthy Digital Repository in the World GPO achieved the certification by meeting official criteria for trustworthy digital repositories as defined by experts in the field.
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=The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has once again made history by becoming the only organization to maintain the highest global standard of excellence for digital repositories. GPO successfully completed its second yearly surveillance audit that is required to maintain its ISO 16363 Trustworthy Digital Repository certification for govinfo, the one-stop site for authentic information published by the Government. GPO achieved the certification by meeting official criteria for trustworthy digital repositories as defined by experts in the field.
GPO Releases Financial Results for FY 2020 Today, U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern reported the agencyâs FY 2020 financial results.
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Today, U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern reported the agencyâs FY 2020 financial results. Overall, the agency lost $14.3 million on $[915.9] million in revenue. For the 24th consecutive year, GPO earned an unmodified, or clean, opinion, on its audited financial statements for FY 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected GPO and its customers alike. Early in the pandemic, production operations slowed to ensure support for the critical needs of Congress and GPO began the work of reimagining its other operations to ensure the safety of our teammates. Early in the summer, GPO successfully implemented GPOSAFE, a plan to safely return to work during the pandemic, including sympto
ADVANTAGE MAILING LLC $15.1 million
MONARCH LITHO, INC. $12.2 million
FEDEX OFFICE (GPOEXPRESS) $10.9 million
RICOH USA INC. $10.6 million
PINNACLE DATA SYSTEMS $ 6.9 million
âGPOâs partnership with the private sector printing industry continues to be a cornerstone of meeting the printing and publishing needs for Federal agencies,â said GPO Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. âThe unexpected coronavirus pandemic has been very challenging, and GPO is proud to do its part in contributing to local economies by working with printing companies throughout the country.â
Studies by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Joint Committee on Printing have shown that the most cost-effective use of Federal agency printing dollars is through GPO s partnership with the private sector printing and information product industry. Federal agencies realize significant savings by using GPO, as compared to printing products themselves. In addition, when agencies use
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Below are brief excerpts of the 350 page book
Soviet troops leave the U.S. Sector of Berlin in July 1945.
The Cold War conflict can be reduced to one particular issue and confrontation Berlin. The four victorious Allies; the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, and France jointly occupied the conquered city by formal agreement. Yet, almost from the signing of the German surrender documents, the alliance began to splinter. Each nation began the occupation with its own unique goals and expectations, but the increasingly aggressive nature of Soviet policy toward its occupied territories, in Berlin and elsewhere, alarmed the Western Allies. As the conflict escalated, it was clear that the city of Berlin, the only point where all four members of the former alliance interacted on a daily basis, would be a breeding ground for Cold War animosities.
SDL Awarded U.S Government Publishing Office Contract
SDL, the intelligent language and content company, after a competitive procurement selection process, has been awarded a long-term agreement with the U.S Government Publishing Office (GPO) to replace its 30 year old publishing system with XPub. The new digital platform, based on SDL XPP (XML Professional Publisher), will help the U.S GPO to manage, prepare and publish all congressional documents across digital and print formats.
The GPO, formed in 1861, is responsible for the production and distribution of information and documents for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies. It manages everything from Congressional Records, and bills, to reports and legislative and committee documents.