Bruce R. James

Bruce James, the United States Public Printer, has announced that he plans to retire from his post on January 3. Bill Turri, Deputy Public Printer, will act as Public Printer until the vacancy is filled. James, recently honored as Civilian Executive of the Year in a ceremony sponsored by Government Computer News, has served as chief executive officer of the Government Printing Office since December 2002. The following tribute from Senator Trent Lott, chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing, appeared last week in the Congressional Record: Mr. President, as chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing, I want to commend and pay tribute to Bruce

I just returned from Washington, D.C. Nothing fascinating about that, I know, but this trip was a bit different than most. Among other things, I spent some time with senators and then visited one of the most high-security places in the nation: CIA headquarters. And it was all in-plant business. First, I attended the swearing-in ceremony of Bruce R. James as the 24th United States Public Printer. Hundreds of guests thronged the Senate Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building, the very room where the Army-McCarthy and Watergate hearings took place. It was an elegant setting in which to welcome