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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), in collaboration with the Law Library of Congress, has started a large multi-year effort to digitize and make accessible volumes of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set back to the first volume, which was published in 1817.The United States Congressional Serial Set, commonly referred to as the Serial Set, is a compilation of all… Read More

The National Debate Topic for High Schools, 2019-2020 is being distributed in tangible format as of August 8, 2019. Cataloging and distribution information is as follows:Title: Resolved, the United States federal government should substantially reduce direct commercial sales and/or foreign military sales of arms from the United States : national debate topic for high… Read More

The Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence (Pocket Constitution) will be distributed in tangible format to depository libraries beginning July 2, 2019. Cataloging and distribution information is as follows:The Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence Item Number: 0996-AShipping List: 2019-0270-PCGP… Read More

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