GPO Director Presents FY 2023 Appropriations Request to Congress
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial
Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2023 appropriations request before the U.S. House
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations. Halpern requested appropriations in
the amount of $130,904,000, a 5.4 percent increase over GPO’s FY 2022 appropriation.
This marks just the second time in a decade that GPO has requested an increase in
appropriated funds. GPO’s FY 2023 request incorporates increased costs in labor and
materials, while accommodating certain initiatives of importance to Congress and the rest The FY 2023 request will enable GPO to:
- meet projected requirements for congressional publishing;
- fund the operation of the public information programs of the Superintendent of
Documents; and
- make capital investments and information technology upgrades.
“After a year of steady, incremental progress, GPO has rebounded financially,” said
Director Halpern. “In FY 2021 GPO posted a net operating income of $55.6 million versus
the net operating loss of $21.5 million we endured in fiscal year 2020. This income
represents a healthy year on top of recouping our losses from the pandemic. Without the
hard work of my GPO teammates, we wouldn’t have been able to recover so decisively.”
Director Halpern noted that since his testimony last year GPO:
- rolled out 100 percent telework and remote work policies for eligible teammates;
- was named one of the best employers in the country by Forbes in its mid-sized
agencies category;
- passed its fourth annual audit to retain its ISO 16363 Trustworthy Digital
Repository status for govinfo and is currently the only certified digital repository in
the entire world;
- celebrated the nine billionth retrieval of Government information from GPO’s
websites since GPO began publishing Government information online in 1994;
- issued over $401 million in competitive contracts to private sector printing
companies from across the country, supporting thousands of jobs in all 50 states;
and
- produced 14.85 million passports for the State Department.
Read the Director’s Statement: https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/congressionalrelations-pdf-files/testimonies/gpo-director-halpern-hearing-subcommittee--legislativebranch-appropriations-4-27-2022.pdf
GPO is the Federal Government’s resource for publishing trusted information for the
Federal Government to the American people. 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 and partnerships with approximately 1,100 libraries
nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. For more
information, please visit www.gpo.gov.
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