FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2024 No. 24-08

GPO MEDIA CONTACT: GARY SOMERSET 202.512.1957 | mb 202.355.3997 | gsomerset@gpo.gov 

GPO DIRECTOR PRESENTS FY2025

APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON − The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh 

Nathanial Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2025 appropriations request before the 

U.S. House Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations. Director Halpern 

requested appropriations in the amount of $136,089,000, a 3.1 percent increase 

over GPO’s FY 2024 appropriation. Direct appropriations represent only about 10 

percent of GPO’s total projected revenue for FY 2025 of $1.3 billion. 

The FY 2025 request will enable GPO to:

▪ meet projected requirements for congressional publishing;

▪ fund the operation of the public information programs through which GPO 

administers the nationwide Federal Depository Library Program;

▪ make capital investments and information technology upgrades.

“In recent years, GPO made considerable progress in our efforts to chart a new 

course for the Agency’s future,” said Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. “We closed 

our books for fiscal year 2023 with a net positive income for the third consecutive 

year. All told, we had a net positive income of $61.1 million and did so while 

making the critical investments in human capital and technology needed to thrive 

in the years ahead.”

Director Halpern highlighted GPO accomplishments and initiatives:

▪ named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes for the third 

straight year;

▪ named one of America’s Best Employers for Veterans by Forbes for the 

second consecutive year;

▪ fulfilled statutory requirements of the “Access to Congressionally Mandated 

Reports Act” to build a centralized repository for reports Federal agencies 

are required to submit to Congress or committees;
▪ marked our first full year of production of the state-of-the-art Next 

Generation Passports, producing an impressive 22 million NextGen 

passports for the U.S. Department of State;

▪ initiated the Project Common Press with our congressional partners, the 

first attempt to modernize the look and style of key congressional 

publications since GPO opened its doors in 1861; 

▪ celebrated the 10 billionth retrieval of Government information from our 

websites;

▪ designed our first-ever employee climate survey to assess Agency morale 

and identify challenges, which found that 90 percent of respondents are 

proud of the work they do at GPO; and

▪ accepted recommendations of the Task Force on a Digital Federal 

Depository Library Program (FDLP) to transition the program to one that is 

primarily digital.

The Director’s Prepared Statement: https://www.gpo.gov/docs/defaultsource/congressional-relations-pdf-files/testimonies/gpo_housetestimony_appropriationsfy2025.pdf

GPO is the Federal Government’s resource for publishing trusted information for 

the Federal Government to the American people. 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 www.govinfo.gov

and partnerships with approximately 1,100 libraries nationwide participating in 

the Federal Depository Library Program. For more information, please visit 

www.gpo.gov.

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