U.S. Public Printer Resigns, Replacement Named
Bob Tapella, Public Printer of the United States, has announced his resignation as head of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), the largest in-plant in the country. Tapella, the 25th Public Printer, has overseen the 150-year-old agency the last three years.
He will be replaced by William J. Boarman, currently president of the Printing, Publishing & Media Workers Sector of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). President Barack Obama's intention to appoint Boarman was announced by the White House on December 30. Boarman has been in the printing industry for more than 40 years.
In the interim, Deputy Public Printer Paul Erickson has become the Acting Public Printer. Erickson, who worked for many years at RR Donnelley, one of the world’s largest commercial printers, brings nearly three decades of printing industry experience to GPO.
During Tapella's time as Public Printer, the GPO transitioned from a survival mode to the thriving operation it is today. Tapella helped turn GPO’s financial situation from years of significant losses into the positive net operating income the agency enjoys today. Fiscal year 2010 marked the seventh consecutive year of positive results.
The agency also launched GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) during Tapella’s tenure, giving the American people a one-stop site to authentic, published government information.
“It has been a pleasure serving both President Obama and President Bush during the last eight years at GPO,” says Tapella. “I want to thank the hard-working men and women of GPO who have transformed an agency that opened in 1861 into a 21st century printing, digital media, secure credentialing and ISO 9001 premiere manufacturing organization. I believe the successful launch of FDsys positions GPO to meet the challenges of the Digital Age.”
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