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GPO’s Library Technical Services is Now Metadata and Collection Services

August 01, 2024
Effective today, Thursday, August 1, 2024, the business unit in GPO’s Library Services & Content Management, formerly known as Library Technical Services, will now be named Metadata and Collection Services (MCS). This name change was put into place to better reflect the unit’s business operations, which focus on providing metadata analysis and creating metadata for… Read More

Constitution Day Preparations: Order Pocket Constitutions by September 3, 2024

July 31, 2024
Get ready for Constitution Day! You can now order your library’s batch of free Pocket Constitutions. Each Federal depository library may order up to 100 copies. All orders must be placed by September 3, 2024, in order to ensure delivery for Constitution Day, which is on September 17. Don’t delay; place your order soon to ensure delivery. Order Pocket… Read More

GPO Director Names Managing Director Security and Intelligent Documents

July 25, 2024
U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has named David (Dave) Spiers as Managing Director, Security and Intelligent Documents (SID). In this capacity, Spiers will lead the GPO business unit that designs, prints, personalizes, and delivers Secure Federal Credentials for many Government Agencies, which includes the U.S. passport for the U.S… Read More

FDLP.gov Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 22, 2024
FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

FDLP eXchange Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 22, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users are advised… Read More

Retired Army Colonel becomes GPO Deputy Director

July 18, 2024
U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has named Brian Pearl as the Agency’s Deputy Director. In this role, Pearl will serve in the Agency’s second highest-ranking position as its Chief Operating Officer. In addition to other responsibilities, Pearl will oversee GPO’s operations division, which includes Plant Operations, Security and… Read More