GPO Director Names Managing Director of Library Services & Content Management

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern named Julie Balutis the Agency’s Managing Director of Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) department. In this role, Balutis will oversee the administration of four major Congressionally-mandated programs: the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the Cataloging & Indexing Program, the International Exchange Service, and the By-Law Program. She will provide management support for the implementation of strategic programs and operations in partnership with depository libraries and in collaboration with other GPO business units and Federal agencies. She will oversee 90 teammates.

“We are so excited to have Julie join our GPO Team,” said GPO Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. “We take pride in our 130-year-long partnership with the Nation’s libraries who play a critical role in delivering on our vision of an America Informed. Julie’s private and public sector background will undoubtedly be pivotal in helping GPO continue to enhance our library programs and partnerships.”

Before joining GPO in September 2025, Balutis served as Director of Grants Policy and Management at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Prior to entering the public sector, Balutis was with Ventera Corporation (now Cadmus Group), where she was a management and information technology consultant specializing in organizational change management, process engineering, and solutions architecture in the Federal and telecommunications spaces. Balutis holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Radford University.