[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                E X T E N S I O N   O F   R E M A R K S


             GLENN H. ROTTMANN--50 YEARS OF FEDERAL SERVICE

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 1994

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Glenn H. Rottmann, a constituent of mine, 
celebrated his 50th anniversary of Federal service on May 2 of this 
year. He has given valuable service not only to his agency, the 
Government Printing Office, but to the entire Federal Government, 
especially to the Congress during his long career. Mr. Rottmann, in his 
role as Director of Production Services, has primary responsibility for 
the timely delivery of the many essential products needed by the 
Congress for its daily operation. These products include, but are not 
limited to, the Congressional Record, House and Senate Calendars, 
bills, reports, and hearings. I know we all wish Mr. Rottmann and his 
family continued good health and good luck in the future. I wish to 
insert a brief biography highlighting some of the many accomplishments 
of Mr. Rottmann at this point.

                               Biography

       Mr. Rottmann began his Federal career 50 years ago on May 
     2, 1944, with a brief stint in the U.S. Army. On July 23, 
     1945, he started his career at the U.S. Government Printing 
     Office [GPO]. His first position was entitled junior offset 
     platemaker. He served in various journeyman and supervisory 
     roles during the first 16 years of his time at GPO.
       In 1971, Mr. Rottmann became the foreman of the offset 
     plate section. Following successive promotions, he was named 
     Superintendent of the Offset Division in 1975.
       In 1981, Mr. Rottmann was promoted to the position of 
     Production Manager of the Government Printing Office. In 
     1993, he was named Director of Production Services by current 
     Public Printer Michael F. DiMario. In this capacity, he 
     manages the activities of the Graphic Systems Development, 
     Electronic Systems Development, Electronic Photocomposition, 
     Press, and Binding Divisions of the Production Department. He 
     is responsible for managing nearly 1,800 employees and for 
     administering a printing budget in excess of $110 million 
     annually. His fundamental responsibility is to ensure that 
     Government information products and services are produced 
     with the highest possible quality, in the most timely manner, 
     and at the lowest possible cost.
       A brief series of accomplishments that demonstrate Mr. 
     Rottmann's leadership include his support of desktop 
     publishing initiatives in Federal agencies through GPO's 
     ``dial-up'' composition system, the continued development of 
     the MicroComp software package, the production and 
     distribution of the Congressional Record in CD-ROM format, 
     the increased utilization of batch and interactive online 
     products, the development of a strategic planning and 
     equipment acquisition program, the expanded utilization of 
     recycled paper in Government printing, and, most importantly, 
     his determination to move GPO from an operation based on 
     traditional print technologies toward an integrated 
     information processing operation utilizing electronic 
     technologies in the creation and replication of information.
       Mr. Rottmann has earned numerous GPO awards, has served as 
     an apprentice training representative, has completed several 
     major personal development programs, and is a graduate of the 
     Federal Executive Institute.

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