Trump Withdraws Nominee to Lead Publishing Office

The White House on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of its nominee to be director of the Government Publishing Office, a year after his initial nomination, and six months after news reports of alleged mismanagement at the agency. No explanation was given for the cancelled nomination, first filed in June 2018 and renewed in January 2019 for the new Congress. GPO posted a press release, but would not comment further on reasons for the change. Robert Tapella was formerly the public printer and more recently was an oversight professional staff member on the House Administration Committee. Staff on the panel said he no longer works there.