Business Management - Government/Governmental

The U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Director Davita Vance-Cooks reports another year of positive financial results for the agency.

BethAnn Telford, special events coordinator at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), isn't your ordinary printing industry marathon runner, she is fighting brain cancer and preparing to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days. It's called the World Marathon Challenge and only 26 people have completed the challenge to date — five of them were women.

The Social Security Administration announced that it will suspend the mailing of Social Security Statements to workers under 60.

A California court ruled that Ratna Ling Retreat Center lawfully expanded its printing operation, but a citizen action group disagrees.

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)’s production facilities in Washington, D.C., have achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.

Verso, Sappi, Appleton Coated and United Steelworkers have welcomed the extension of duties on imports of certain coated paper.

American voters have spoken: Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as America's 45th president in January and the Republican Party will maintain majority control of both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Also of interest is what the election results will likely mean for people who make their livings working in the graphic arts industry. To gain some perspective both from what it means for printing companies, as well as for industry suppliers, Michael Makin, president and CEO of Printing Industries of America and Mark Nuzzaco, government affairs director at NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, weighed in.

Consumers for Paper Options has urged the SEC to rescind proposed Rule 30e-3 which would discontinue the mailing of shareholder reports

NPES is urging Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership this year before the 114th Congress adjourns.

At the quarterly public meeting of the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Commission outlined its plans for the upcoming review of the existing ratemaking system. The Commission is notifying the public so that all interested parties may prepare to fully participate in the review that will start after Dec. 20, 2016.