Director Testifies on GPO’s Digital Transformation Before Congressional Panel
Washington – GPO Director Davita Vance-Cooks discussed the continued successful transformation of the agency from a print-centric to a content-centric publishing operation before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration. Vance-Cooks laid out current and future digital publishing initiatives for Congress and Federal Agencies at the hearing called: Transforming GPO for the 21st Century and Beyond
Link to full hearing: https://cha.house.gov/hearing/transforming-gpo-21st-century-and-beyond
Link to prepared statement: https://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/congressional/Vance-Cooks_HOUSE_Prepared_Statement_5_17_2017.pdf
GPO is the Federal Government's official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government. The GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services 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 in digital and print formats. GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at no charge through www.govinfo.gov, partnerships with approximately 1,150 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program, and our secure online bookstore. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov.
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