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Government Printing Office

732 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20401

202-512-1800
http://www.gpo.gov

Public Printer of the United States Davita Vance-Cooks, Acting
Deputy Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks
Assistant Public Printer, Operations Jim Bradley
Chief of Staff (vacancy)
Assistant Public Printer, Superintendent of Documents Mary Alice Baish
Inspector General Michael A. Raponi
Chief Communications Officer Andrew M. Sherman
Manager, Public Relations Gary Somerset
General Counsel Drew Spalding
Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Juanita Flores, Acting
Director, Quality Assurance and Policy Planning John Van Santen
Managing Director, Library Services and Content Management Jane Sanchez
Managing Director, Business Products and Services/Director, Publications and Information Sales Herbert H. Jackson
Managing Director, Plant Operations Olivier A. Girod
Managing Director, Security and Intelligent Documents Stephen G. LeBlanc
Managing Director, Official Journals of Government Lyle Green
Managing Director, Customer Services R.T. Sullivan, Acting
Chief Human Capital Officer Ginger Thomas
Chief Acquisition Officer Sheree Young
Chief Financial Officer Steven T. Shedd
Chief Information Officer Chuck Riddle
Chief Technology Officer, Programs, Strategy and Technology Richard G. Davis
Director, Labor Relations Neal Fine
Director, Security Service Lamont Vernon
Director, Sales and Marketing Bruce Seger

The Government Printing Office produces, procures, and disseminates printed and electronic publications of the Congress, executive departments, and establishments of the Federal Government.

Organizational Chart

The Government Printing Office (GPO) opened for business on March 4, 1861. GPO's duties are defined in title 44 of the U.S. Code. The Public Printer, who serves as the head of GPO, is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Activities

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with a total employment of approximately 2,200, GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government. GPO is the Federal Government's primary centralized resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government in digital and tangible forms.

While many of our Nation's most important products, such as the Congressional Record and Federal Register, are produced at GPO's main plant, the majority of the Government's printing needs are met through a longstanding partnership with America's printing industry. GPO procures 75 percent of all printing orders through private sector vendors across the country, competitively buying products and services from thousands of private sector companies in all 50 States. The contracts cover the entire spectrum of printing and publishing services and are available to fit almost any firm from the largest to the smallest.

GPO disseminates Federal information products through a sales program, distribution network of more than 1,200 Federal libraries nationwide, and via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys). More than 286,000 Federal Government document titles are available to the public at www.fdsys.gov.

Printed copies of many documents, ranging from Supreme Court opinions to reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, may also be purchased as follows:

To order in person, please visit the GPO Main Bookstore at 710 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC, (corner of North Capitol and H Streets) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., eastern standard time. To order online, visit the GPO Online Bookstore at bookstore.gpo.gov. To order by phone or inquire about an order, call 866-512-1800 or, in the Washington, DC, metro area, call 202-512-1800 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., eastern standard time. To order by fax, dial 202-512-2104. To order by email, send inquiries to contactcenter@gpo.gov. To order by mail, write to Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. All orders require prepayment by VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover/NOVUS credit cards, check, or SOD deposit account.

Source of Information

Congressional Relations

Phone, 202-512-1991. Fax, 202-512-1293.

Public Relations

Phone, 202-512-1957. Fax, 202-512-1998.

Contracts

Commercial printers interested in Government printing contract opportunities should direct inquiries to Customer Services, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20401. Phone, 202-512-0526. Internet, www.gpo.gov/procurement/index.html.

FDsys User Support

Phone, 866-512-1800. In the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, call 202-512-1800.

Regional Offices

For a complete list of Government Printing Office regional offices, go to www.gpo.gov/customers/offices.htm.


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