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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 Director Hugh Halpern will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). To watch the hearing live, click here. Read More

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

Register to attend the live training webinar, "How the National Security Archive Uses the FOIA to Expand Access to Our History." Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

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

GPO recently distributed the publication Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 1. We are extending the Special Selection Offer as we have additional copies available. Libraries not selecting item number 0909-D-01 can request to receive the publication. This newly published first volume offers an introduction to the renowned Handbook series of 16 volumes that… Read More

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

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

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

GPO Director Hugh Halpern will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. (EST). To watch the hearing live click here. Read More