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CFR Browse Page File Accessibility Resolved

April 23, 2010
The previously reported access issues for serving requests for HTML and PDF files that call to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) through the browse feature on GPO Access have been resolved.We apologize for any inconvenience this caused. Read More

Bob Tapella Talks About the White House's Nomination of William Boarman To Be the 26th Public Printer

April 22, 2010
In an interview given after his keynote address at the Annual EFI Connect conference, Public Printer Bob Tapella talked with WhatTheyThink about GPO's achievements and the White House nomination of William J. Boarman to be the 26th Public Printer.Mr. Tapella talked about his role as the Public Printer "The institution itself lives on, and it's not about the Public Printer… Read More

Federal Depository Library Council Invites Responses

April 21, 2010
This message is posted on behalf of the DLC Chair.Folks, in an effort to reach out to the Federal depository library community both before and after the Depository Library Council (Council) meetings, Council has been working with GPO to take advantage of the FDLP Community.I invite everyone to check out the first ever (but humble) blog posting from the chair. The blog… Read More

Spring 2010 DLC Meeting Information

April 21, 2010
Registration: Online registration for the Spring DLC Meeting in Buffalo, New York is now closed. On-site registration will be available at the Meeting, which runs April 26 – 28, 2010.Welcome Reception: Come join GPO staff for a complimentary welcome reception hosted by the Adam’s Mark Hotel. The hotel will be providing hors d’oeuvres with an open bar. The reception will… Read More

FDsys Program Review

April 21, 2010
On April 7, 2010, Bob Tapella, Public Printer of the United States, convened a public meeting to review the status of GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) program. The objective of the meeting was to receive a program status update and to discuss program successes, issues, and opportunities with key stakeholders including GPO’s Library Services and Content Management … Read More

PURL Architecture Migration

April 20, 2010
GPO is pleased to announce that a contract for upgrading the PURL Server architecture and hosting the new solution has been awarded to Zepheira. The new PURL architecture provides greater flexibility, new features, and the scalability to face an increased demand for PURLs. GPO is currently in the process of migrating to this new architecture (PURLS to PURLZ.)This… Read More

Public Printer and Archivist View Historic GPO Document

April 20, 2010
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) was created when President James Buchanan signed Joint Resolution 25 on June 23, 1860. GPO opened its doors for business nine months later on March 4, 1861. As GPO prepares to celebrate 150 years of Keeping America Informed on the documents of our democracy, Archivist David S. Ferriero invited Public Printer Bob Tapella into the… Read More

FDLP and C&I Metrics - March 2010

April 19, 2010
GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for  March 2010 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released. Read More

White House Announces Its Intent to Nominate Public Printer

April 16, 2010
President Barack Obama intends to nominate William J. Boarman as the 26th Public Printer of the United States.Public Printer Bob Tapella Statement"I am very pleased by the President's selection of Bill Boarman to be the 26th Public Printer of the United States. Bill is no stranger to the GPO, as his career took him other places he remained a strong champion and friend of… Read More

Paper Format Distribution of the Bound Congressional Record

April 14, 2010
The bound Congressional Record has been made available to depository libraries in paper format via several item numbers. The bound Congressional Record is comprised of three parts: the Proceedings, the Daily Digest, and the Index. To eliminate confusion deciding which title corresponds to which item number, the following changes have been made to the distribution of the… Read More