How Inkjet and Automation are Shaping the Future of the Government Publishing Office

This article originally appeared in Printing Impressions. Asked why the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) places such a high priority on innovation, Greg Estep gets right to the point. “If you don’t innovate, you won’t be relevant,” Estep, managing director of plant operations at the 163-year-old agency, the federal government’s official printer and publisher, says. “You can’t use the same solutions you used years ago when people were available.” GPO has suffered the same labor shortages as the rest of the printing industry, but has used them as a catalyst…

California Beefs Up Sustainability Requirements

The state has passed legislation requiring manufacturers to address textile waste, closing a loophole on its decade-old plastic bag ban and initiating greenhouse gas emissions reporting by large companies.