Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
WhatTheyThink was notified yesterday by the Senate Rules Committee that: "The Senate Rules and Administration Committee voted to discharge the nomination of William J. Boarman out of committee. It will now go to a vote on the Senate floor." It will be interesting to watch what happens in the ...Sunday, July 11th, 2010
In my ongoing follow-up on the Boarman nomination for U.S. Public Printer in an effort to keep the printing industry informed, I notice that the transcript of his testimony has finally been posted on the web site for the Senate Rules Committee. Meanwhile, another issue has emerged. I received a copy ...Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
As we have been discussing in the Quick Printing thread of this blog, the classifications for our industry are about to be changed to the following lacking any comments to the Office of Budget Management (OMB) as a result of recommendations published in the Federal Register: 323113, Commercial Screen Printing 323117, Books Printing 323119, ...Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
In our rush to embrace iPads, Kindles, and other revolutionary electronic book readers, it’s easy to forget that these devices can seem anything but revolutionary to those who can’t see well enough to discern what’s on their screens. But, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education haven’t forgotten the exclusions ...Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
I have been trying to get information about the status of the confirmation of James Boarman as 26th U.S. Public Printer. There have been comments posted following the hearing (all positive) but I have been unable to get the committee to respond. Silly me, I thought I could do a ...Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Earlier I wrote a blog posting about the seemingly under-the-radar approach being taken in the confirmation process for the President’s nominee for the 26th Public Printer at the Government Printing Office (GPO). The Senate Rules Committee confirmation hearing took place on May 25th as scheduled, and the public has five days ...Thursday, February 11th, 2010
I have been watching CNN reporters trotting around Washington D.C. knocking on doors to empty government buildings for the last couple of days during the government shut-down due to the blizzard. Even the USPS has indicated there are disruptions in service. But not the GPO! Our Government Printing Office has ...
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