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GPO Director Presents FY2024 Appropriations Request To Congress

March 16, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2024 appropriations request before the U.S. House and Senate Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations in the last week. Halpern requested appropriations in the amount of $132,488,000, a two percent increase over GPO’s FY 2023 appropriation. This marks just the third… Read More

GPO’s Response to Recommendation from the DLC

March 15, 2023
Upon the close of the fall 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference, the Depository Library Council (DLC) began developing a formal recommendation for the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). On December 5, 2022, one recommendation was presented to GPO Director Hugh Halpern. This was reviewed and discussed in detail by GPO staff, and Director Halpern disseminated a… Read More

Webinar: Building a Traveling Exhibit

March 14, 2023
Register to attend the live training webinar, "Building a Traveling Exhibit." Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speakers: Susanne Caro, Government… Read More

Webinar: An Overview of the Affordable Connectivity Program

March 10, 2023
Register to attend the live training webinar, "An Overview of the Affordable Connectivity Program." Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Keyla Hernandez… Read More

President Biden's FY 2024 Budget Now Available At GovInfo

March 09, 2023
Today, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget. GPO works with OMB to produce and distribute the President’s Budget, an annual tradition since the Budget and Accounting Act was enacted in 1921. The Budget is available digitally on www.govinfo.gov and www.omb.gov/budget… Read More

University of Michigan’s Assessment of GovInfo User Experiences

March 09, 2023
GPO is working with the University of Michigan’s School of Information to conduct an assessment of user experiences with GPO’s ISO-16363 certified digital repository, GovInfo. Over the next several months, a team of four students from the School of Information’s Needs Assessment and Usability Evaluation - SI 622 course will conduct virtual interviews, perform virtual… Read More