United States Government Printing Office
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The Government Printing Office (GPO) is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The office prints and provides access to documents produced by and for all three branches of the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, and all executive branch agencies. The primary mission of the GPO is to inform citizens by making government publications widely available, by gathering, cataloging, providing, and preserving published information in all forms. GPO provides information to the pubic through GPO Access, which contains searchable databases of government information, and through the Federal Depository Library Program, which is a partnership with hundreds of libraries throughout the country.
GPO began operations in accordance with Congressional Joint Resolution 25 of June 23, 1860. The activities of GPO are defined in the public printing and documents chapters of Title 44 of the U.S. Code. The Public Printer, who serves as the head of GPO, is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
GPO now contracts out much of the federal government's printing but prints the Official Journals of Government in-house. The Official Journals of Government include
- Public and Private Laws
- Code of Federal Regulations
- United States Statutes at Large
- United States Code
- The Federal Register, which is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations.
- The Congressional Record
The GPO also publishes an official style manual to be used for all Government publications. The GPO Bookstore sells these and other publications. The bookstore is located at 710 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is responsible for the printing of United States currency.
See also: National Technical Information Service