GPO Director Davita Vance-Cooks Departs Federal Service
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Vance-Cooks was nominated by
In 2014, legislation proposed by Vance-Cooks was signed into law modernizing the GPO's name to the Government Publishing Office, in recognition of the agency's successful transition to digital publishing technologies. That law also abolished the outdated title of "Public Printer," renaming GPO's chief executive as the agency's Director.
Continuing her strategy of leading GPO in the digital era, earlier this year Vance-Cooks called for modernizing the laws governing GPO's Federal Depository Library Program, which involves making Government information and documents available to the public through more than 1,100 libraries nationwide.
Vance-Cooks leaves behind a legacy of achievement and fiscal responsibility at GPO. Under her leadership, the agency cut costs while improving services, generating positive net income each year and consistently receiving clean opinions from annual independent audits of GPO's finances. She reversed the previous decade's pattern of requesting ever greater appropriations from
Vance-Cooks championed a strategy of modernization that resulted in expanded public access to digital Government information. GPO diversified its product and service portfolio to include eBooks, mobile apps, and bulk data downloads. The agency moved forward with plans to become the first Federal agency to meet international standards as a trusted digital repository, expanded its product line of secure credentials, and was the first legislative branch agency to move its IT capabilities to the cloud. Vance-Cooks' objective was to move the GPO from a print-centric to a content-centric focus in the digital era, a strategy that was validated by a congressionally-mandated study of GPO by the
She pursued an equally energetic agenda in GPO's production operations, where the agency readied its systems and infrastructure to produce the next generation
Prior to assuming leadership of the GPO, Vance-Cooks held a succession of senior management positions at the agency beginning in 2004. She was the Deputy Managing Director of Customer Services, with the responsibility for overseeing the GPO's liaison with Federal agencies for in-house print production and printing procurement services. She then served as the Managing Director of
Before coming to the GPO, Vance-Cooks held several private sector leadership positions in the health insurance industry. Vance-Cooks holds a B.A. from
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