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Senate Confirms Hugh Halpern as GPO Director

12/05/19  The U.S. Senate has confirmed Hugh Nathanial Halpern as the Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director. Halpern will serve as the Chief Executive Officer and lead more than 1,700 employees at GPO. He is the 28th person to lead GPO since the agency opened its doors for business.

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Senate Committee Votes Favorably on GPO Director Nomination

11/19/19  The U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee has voted to report the GPO Director nomination of Hugh Halpern out of committee to the full Senate for consideration.

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GPO Manufacturing Modernization Continues with Ink Jet Presses

11/18/19  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has acquired six new ink jet presses as a part of its ongoing Plant Operations modernization efforts.

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GPO Completes Digitization of 1,300 Congressional Hearings

11/06/19  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has digitized more than 1,300 historical Congressional Hearings dating back to 1958 and made them available on govinfo, GPO’s one-stop site to authentic, published Government information.

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GPO and Law Library of Congress Will Digitize Nation's Most Treasured Publication

10/22/19  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), in collaboration with the Law Library of Congress, has started a large multi-year effort to digitize and make accessible volumes of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set back to the first volume, which was published in 1817.

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President Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Hugh Nathanial Halpern as GPO Director

10/16/19  On October 15th President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Hugh Nathanial Halpern as Director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). The Director serves as the chief executive officer of the agency, which opened on March 4, 1861.

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