IPG spoke with new Public Printer Robert Tapella recently to learn more about his vision for the Government Printing Office.

By Bob Neubauer

“It’s not just enough to have all these training opportunities. I would like to see us have individual development plans for each and every one of our employees that helps them build a career path. I think training is very important.”

>>> GPO’s Status as an In-plant

Former Public Printer Bruce James was reluctant to have GPO listed on IPG’s ranking of top in-plants. He felt that defining GPO as an in-plant might undermine his efforts to transform the office into a digital information distribution organization, focused on preserving and ensuring access to government information. Tapella clarifies the issue:

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

A Chat with the New Public Printer