Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate William J. Boarman as Public Printer of the United States. The announcement, as well as a description of Mr. Boarman's background, is available here. The Public Printer is the official head of the Government Printing Office (GPO), which is responsible for printing federal government documents including the Supreme Court's U.S. Reports, Congressional materials, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register and other documents from the Executive Office of the President.