The NPES Government Affairs Department focuses on coordinating the interests and activities of U.S. manufacturers and suppliers of printing, publishing and converting technologies, with respect to public policy decision making at all levels of government.

The department seeks to identify public policy issues of importance to the industry and to develop consensus positions on these issues.

Areas of interest include uniform and equitable product liability law, equitable and realistic environmental standards effective safety standards, a competitive economic environment, a strong national research and development policy, flexibility in corporate human resource management, and responsible, open and consistent public policy for publishing on the Information Superhighway.

The department also works with many different industry coalitions to reach many of its goals.

Objectives and Responsibilities:

• To provide central executive level responsibility for coordinating activities between NPES and government at all levels.
• To help identify specific areas of legislative, regulatory, and/or judicial interest to the graphic arts industry, and to develop policy positions on such issues.
• To maintain an early warning and action call system for governmental activities of concern to the graphic arts industry.
• To monitor and report on selective areas of legislative, regulatory, and/or judicial activity of importance to the graphic arts industry in the various states.