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Webinar: Federal Government Mapping Resources: Experiences from a Virtual Reference Desk
July 17, 2023
Register to attend the live training webinar, " Federal Government Mapping Resources: Experiences from a Virtual Reference Desk."
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EDT)
Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.
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New Serial Set Project Records Available on GitHub
July 17, 2023
A new group of United States Congressional Serial Set Serial Set Project MARC records is now available in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), and files of the records are available on GitHub. The record set includes 16,498 records (16,402 monographs and 96 serials) in various Congressional publication series, including House and Senate documents and reports…
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Webinar: Should You Consider Crypto?
July 14, 2023
Register to attend the live training webinar, "Should You Consider Crypto?"
Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.
Speaker: Dan Rutherford, Associate Director,…
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New Electronic Titles for June 2023
July 11, 2023
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for June 2023. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
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FDLP eXchange Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange.
Start Date: Monday, July 10, 2023, 10:00 p.m. (EDT)
End Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 1:00 a.m. (EDT)
Total Duration: 3 hours
The site will be unavailable during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.
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Scheduled IT Maintenance: Saturday, July 8, 2023
July 06, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) will perform scheduled IT maintenance on Saturday, July 8, 2023, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (EDT). During the maintenance period, the following GPO services may experience brief, intermittent downtime:
purl.fdlp.gov
permanent.fdlp.gov
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
We apologize for the inconvenience and…
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FDLP eXchange Technical Issue Resolved
July 05, 2023
The recently identified technical issue with FDLP eXchange has been resolved. The site is now fully functional and available for use. Thank you for your patience.
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Dive into Free Webinars from GPO
July 05, 2023
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.
Check out these free, upcoming educational webinars and events from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO):
Data Librarianship; Richard Huffine (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation); Friday, July 7, 2023; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
GovInfo API Overview and Search Service Preview;…
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FDLP eXchange Temporarily Unavailable
July 05, 2023
The FDLP eXchange is temporarily unavailable. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and we will inform the community when it is available for use. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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GPO Director Names Inspector General
June 29, 2023
U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has named Nathan Deahl as the Agency’s Inspector General (IG). As GPO IG, Deahl will oversee the Agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). GPO OIG provides independent and objective oversight of GPO administration and operations and supports Agency’s leadership and Congress’ efforts to improve…
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