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The U.S. Government Official Edition of the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election (Mueller Report) is now available on govinfo:Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential ElectionClass: J 1.128:R 92/OFFICIAL Item Number: 0717-A-65 PURL: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo119314 CGP:… Read More

In addition to monitoring offers and posting needs in FDLP eXchange, GPO created a LibGuide where we will post GPO Needs Lists. The first GPO Needs Lists posted include selected volumes of the following publications: Federal Register Index SuDoc: AE 2.106   Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications SuDoc: GP 3.8/1, GP 3.8   U.S… Read More

September is National Preparedness Month. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reported in 2017 natural disasters cost the United States $312.7 billion dollars. This total represents near 20% of the costs of all natural disasters since 1980. This month we are featuring the FDLP LibGuide - Natural Disasters. The Natural Disasters LibGuide… Read More

In the fall of 2016, the Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Superintendent of Documents entered into an interagency agreement with the Federal Research Division (FRD) of the Library of Congress to develop and test a methodology for identifying agency digital publishing, dissemination, and preservation policies and practices. The final report, "Disseminating and… Read More

Don’t miss the spring 2016 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting, Wednesday – Friday, April 27 – 29, 2016. View our preliminary schedule, and register to participate in the virtual programs. Each session will include opportunities to collaborate with and provide feedback to the DLC and staff at the U.S. Government Publishing Office. In addition, participate… Read More

Numerous historic military registers have been identified as containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The U.S. Department of the Navy notified the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) that these volumes should no longer be in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Please remove these items from your depository collections immediately and destroy… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) must perform scheduled maintenance on the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS) this weekend: Start Date: Tuesday, September 10, 6:00 p.m. EDT End Date: Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m. EDT Total Duration: Approximately 1 hour Between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00p.m. that day, DSIMS will not be accessible… Read More

Once again the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Library of Congress (LC) have collaborated to increase access to the Congressional Record (CR). At the request of the House Administration Committee, LC created an iPad app that provides access to the daily edition of the CR dating from January 4, 1995. The app uses CR files and associated metadata provided by… Read More

The individual library reports conveying the results of the depository library user survey are now available for downloading. The survey was conducted from October 18, 2010 through March 4, 2011 and responses were received for about 45% of the Federal depository libraries. The reports contain charts that compare the library’s results with the aggregated results for its… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recently announced the retrospective distribution of U.S. Imports of Merchandise (C 3.278/2:) and U.S. Exports of Merchandise (C 3.278/3:), which were formerly distributed to depository libraries under item number 0154-D. As a result of the discrepancies between USA Trade® Online and the U.S. Imports of Merchandise and U.S… Read More