U.S. Government Printing Office, founded in 1813, is the Federal government s centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing and preserving published information for public use. The agency s areas of operation include production and distribution of information products and services for all branches of the Federal Government. It also offers GPO Access service that provides free electronic access to important publication and information products produced by the Federal Government. The agency s Federal Depository Library Program involves the acquisition, format conversion, and distribution of depository materials and the coordination of Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. The additional services offered by the agency include print, Web and design solutions. U.S. Government Printing Office is headquartered in Wash.