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GPO Deputy Director Becomes First Woman to Lead Bureau of Engraving and Printing
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Deputy Director Patty
Collins has been named the 27th Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) by
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. Collins is the first woman to hold the position in
BEP’s 162-year history. Collins leaves GPO after nearly four years serving as the Agency’s
second-in-command. She led GPO’s Plant Operations, Security and Intelligent
Documents, Official Journals of Government and Customer Services business units. In this
role, Collins oversaw the production of the U.S. passport, materials for Congress, the White
House, and Federal Agencies. GPO Chief of Staff Steve LeBlanc will serve as GPO Acting
Deputy Director.
“While I am sad to lose my partner in the GPO leadership team, I am thrilled for Patty and
congratulate her on making history,” said GPO Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. “I know
from experience Patty’s leadership will be positive for BEP and the Nation. On behalf of the
entire GPO team, we thank Patty for gracing GPO with her leadership, tenacity, and sense
of humor. I know that all of her teammates wish her well in her new role.”
Prior to joining GPO in May 2020, Collins was a Principal consultant at the McChrystal
Group where she focused on leadership development and guiding clients through complex
challenges in the public and private business sectors.
She retired as a Colonel following a 24-year-career in the U.S. Army. She spent seven of
those years within the Joint Special Operations Command. During her military career,
Collins was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans. A pioneer in her field, Collins
was one of a small number of women to serve in Special Operations and was the first
woman in the Department of Defense to complete the Military Free Fall Jumpmaster
Course.
In 2006, following her return to Ft. Bragg, NC from Iraq, she was hit by a car while riding
her bike to work. The injury was so severe Collins elected to have her leg amputated below
the knee. Upon rehabilitation, she continued her military service for nine more years, which included a deployment to Afghanistan. She retired from active duty in 2015. In 2016
she represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil in the sport of triathlon. A native of Hackettstown, NJ, Collins holds a Master of
Science from The Eisenhower School, National Defense University and a Bachelor of Arts
from Rutgers University.
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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