Key Agency Initiatives

A key agency initiative is the development of FDsys - GPO's digital content system for managing the publications of all three branches of the Federal government. FDsys will form the core of GPO's future operation and will include all known Federal government documents within the scope of GPO's FDLP. This content will be entered into the system, authenticated, and cataloged according to GPO metadata standards and best practices in document creation and management. Content may include text and associated graphics, video and sound, and other forms of content. This content will be available for Web searching and viewing, downloading, and printing. To support FDsys, the Chief Information Officer has developed relationships with more than 200 Innovation Associates consisting of leading-edge companies, Federal agencies, organizations, and academic institutions.

GPOExpress^SM provides convenient printing and related services to Federal customers. GPOExpress^SM allows Federal government personnel to order from any FedEx Office^SM print center, day or night, at any of the more than 1,800 locations throughout the United States and around the world. Agencies receive significant discounts on printing and finishing needs at any store location when they use the new GPOExpress^SM card. GPOExpress^SM continues to be used by more Federal customers, with program sales nearly doubling over the last fiscal year.

It is essential that GPO employ process improvement methodologies. Process improvement is driven by demand for greater effectiveness and efficiency throughout our agency. Re-engineering our programs and processes to be less costly, faster, and more effective helps us meet our goals and exceed our performance thresholds.

• Analyze the key characteristics and capabilities of high-performing organizations and identify steps GPO can take to become a higher performing organization.
• Develop tools and methodologies and identify best practices to assess organizational transformation, design, structure, and management.
• Conduct targeted reviews and assessments of management practices in industry and apply best practices and lessons learned.

Several external factors could significantly affect achievement of strategic goals and objectives by altering underlying planning assumptions. Some of these factors include partnering with our stakeholders, leveraging technology, and building a new facility.

GPO is aggressively pursuing ISO 9001 certification. Obtaining certification provides a framework and systematic approach to managing our business processes to produce a product/service that conforms to customer expectations. For our customers, the certification of suppliers to ISO standards means they can be assured the development of their products and services are compliant to reference documents that are globally accepted. We believe becoming certified will improve our processes and save resources, increase business process efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve our product quality.