Senate Committee Votes Favorably on Public Printer Nomination
WASHINGTON—July 25, 2013—The U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee has voted to report the Public Printer nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks out of committee to the full Senate for consideration. President Barack Obama nominated Davita Vance-Cooks on May 8, 2013 and she testified before the committee confirmation hearing on June 12. She has served as the U.S. Government Printing Office’s (GPO) Acting Public Printer since January 3, 2012.
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About the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
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 our Federal Digital System (www.fdsys.gov), partnerships with approximately 1,200 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program, and our secure online bookstore.
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