GPO Remembers The 23rd Public Printer Michael Dimario
WASHINGTON —Michael F. DiMario, who served as Public Printer of the U.S. Government
Publishing Office (GPO) from 1993–2002, passed away on July 5th in Annapolis, MD. He
was 87 years old.
“On behalf of the entire GPO team, I send our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to
Public Printer DiMario’s son Steve, extended family, colleagues, and friends,” said GPO
Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. “His leadership at the dawn of the digital age and GPO’s
implementation of the GPO Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act in the 1990s had a
profound impact on GPO operations and how the public accesses Government
information.”
DiMario served as the Nation’s 23rd Public Printer after being appointed by President Bill
Clinton in 1993. GPO saw one of the Agency’s biggest changes in the distribution of
Government information during DiMario’s leadership with the establishment of
GPOAccess. The website evolved into today’s GovInfo, which provides the public with free
access to information on the three branches of the Federal Government. The landmark
Congressional legislation changed the way GPO produces Government information as well
as how the American people receive Government information. GPO has garnered more
than 12 billion retrievals of Government information since first making Government
information available online in June 1994.
Prior to becoming one of GPO’s longest-serving leaders, DiMario held several management
positions at the Agency including Superintendent of Documents, Assistant Public Printer
for Procurement and Administrative Law Judge. He began his GPO career in 1971.
Before coming to GPO, DiMario served as a counterintelligence officer in the U.S. Air
Force. A resident of Maryland, he served for 13 years as a member of the Bowie City
Council. DiMario is a graduate of Davis and Elkins College and holds a degree from
Georgetown University Law Center.
A public visitation will be held on July 13, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lasting Tributes
Funeral Home, 814 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD.
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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