GPO Director Presents FY2024 Appropriations Request to Congress
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial
Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2024 appropriations request before the U.S. House and
Senate Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations in the last week.
Halpern requested appropriations in the amount of $132,488,000, a two percent increase
over GPO’s FY 2023 appropriation. This marks just the third time in a decade that GPO has
requested an increase in appropriated funds. The FY 2024 request will enable GPO to:
- meet projected requirements for congressional publishing;
- fund the operation of the public information programs through which GPO
administers the nationwide Federal Depository Library Program;
- implement the recently enacted Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act;
and
- make capital investments and information technology upgrades.
“I appreciate being able to testify before the House and Senate committees and outline
GPO’s priorities for the coming year. We are hoping to build upon the accomplishments
and progress made during fiscal year 2022,” said Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. “We
closed FY 2022 in the black for the second straight year, with a net positive income of
$26.2 million.”
Director Halpern highlighted GPO accomplishments and initiatives:
- named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes;
- named one of America’s Best Employers for Veterans by Forbes;
- released an ambitious five-year strategic plan covering fiscal year 2023 through
fiscal year 2027;
- conveyed to Congress a set of legislative proposals consistent with those of the Task
Force on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program;
- completed the transition from the production of the ePassport to the Next
Generation Passport;
- produced more than 18 million passports for the U.S. Department of State;
- established a Recent Graduates Program and restarted the Apprenticeship
Program to ensure the future of GPO’s workforce; and
- readied the Agency to execute the requirements of the Congressionally Mandated
Reports Act.
The Director’s Prepared Statements:
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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