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New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for April 2022. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

A live training webinar that was originally scheduled to take place on April 20, 2022, has been rescheduled. “There’s A Month for That: Exploring Federal Government Resources for Diverse Monthly Celebrations," will be presented on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Those that already registered for the original April 20 date do not need to register again for the May 24 webinar… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. Seven new govinfo webcasts on the U.S. Congressional Serial Set are now available. This marks the next installment of a tutorial series that offers guidance in navigating GPO’s govinfo. Recordings are brief—from one to four minutes in length. The newest webcasts focus on the U.S. Congressional Serial… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern testified before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress today about GPO’s process of producing bills for use by the House and Senate. Halpern offered insights about the process from two unique perspectives — as the leader of the agency that has been responsible for this job… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2023 appropriations request before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations. Halpern requested appropriations in the amount of $130,904,000, a 5.4 percent increase over GPO’s FY 2022 appropriation. This marks just the second time in a decade that GPO has… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During the period, users are… Read More

Libraries that added item numbers to their Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS) selection cart will note that they were activated in their item selection profile over the weekend of April 24, 2022. New tangible format selections will begin distribution as content is published under those item numbers. Some titles may have to be shipped short until… Read More

GPO recently distributed the publication A Century of Honor: A Commemorative Guide to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This publication is now being offered as a Special Selection Offer. Libraries not selecting item number 0344-F may request to receive the publication. Cataloging and distribution information: Title: A century of honor: a commemorative guide to… Read More

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern announces the appointment of five new members to the Depository Library Council (DLC). DLC members advise the GPO Director on policy matters relating to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and access to U.S. Government information. In addition to experience working in various types of… Read More

In March 2022, Library Services and Content Management’s (LSCM’s) new authority control contractor, MARCIVE, updated and enhanced most of the bibliographic records in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). All of the following Library of Congress Subject Headings have been replaced as follows: Aliens > Noncitizens Illegal aliens >… Read More