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As the U.S. Supreme Court makes its historic decision on The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act today, the authentic, electronic version of the law is available on the U.S. Government Printing Office’s (GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys). GPO authenticated the document by digital signature. This signature assures the public that the document has not been changed… Read More

Have you missed any of the recent educational webinars on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys)? Would you like to share past FDsys Webinars with your staff? Recent webinars cover introductory information on navigating FDsys, basic and advanced search techniques, working with search results, tracking legislation, and tracking regulations. Visit the new FDsys Webinar… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS).Start Date: Wednesday, June 27, 06:30 p.m. EDTEnd Date: Wednesday, June 27, 07:30 p.m. EDTTotal Duration: Approximately 1 hourDuring this period, DSIMS will be inaccessible. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate… Read More

Back by popular demand, you are invited to a repeat presentation of an educational webinar on Tracking Legislation in GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)! Join the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 2:00 pm EDT as we offer an hour-long course in utilizing FDsys resources to track legislation through basic and advanced search techniques… Read More

Progress on the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Forecast Study is happening at a rapid pace, and the June 30 deadline is quickly approaching for submitting FDLP Forecast Questionnaires. Let your library’s and state’s/region’s views be heard, and be an active participant in building the future of the FDLP. Find out more, and access the important tools you need on… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released statistics for May 2012 regarding the activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing (C&I) Program. Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).Start Date: Thursday, June 21, 6:00 a.m. EDTEnd Date: Friday, June 22, 2012, 12:01 p.m. EDTTotal Duration: 30 hoursDuring the maintenance period, the CGP, the Federal Depository Library Directory, and z39.50 connectivity may experience… Read More

If you missed the opportunity to participate in the June 12th informational webinar about the FDLP Forecast Study, you can hear a recording of the webinar.This Forecast webinar featured a discussion on how to complete an FDLP Library Forecast, a State Forecast, and how to determine state or Federal depository region goals and initiatives which will be documented in a… Read More

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) has had a rich tradition of honoring a depository library each year that goes above and beyond to ensure that the American public has free access to its Government's information with the Federal Depository Library of the Year Award.In October, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will honor, for the first time, TWO… Read More

The House of Representatives approved the FY 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill on June 8, 2012. The bill includes funding for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), which has been appropriated $122.5 million, representing a 3% reduction from GPO's request submitted to the House in February. GPO requested no increase over the level of funding the agency… Read More