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Depository Address Changes Delayed
    March 20, 2023
  
  
    
      
              
  Due to a technical error that is being addressed, depository shipment addresses have not updated since February 22, 2023. If you changed your library’s depository shipment address in DSIMS, or alerted GPO to a change via askGPO during that time, your address change was not effective. Shipments mailed during that time may have gone to the previous address. If you cannot…
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GovInfo User Questionnaire: Reply by March 24
    March 17, 2023
  
  
    
      
              
  The team working with GPO from the University of Michigan’s School of Information emailed a GovInfo user questionnaire to FDLP Coordinators on March 9, 2023. Please review and complete the questionnaire by Friday, March 24, 2023.
This assessment of GovInfo user experiences will present GPO with valuable feedback to help improve and enhance GovInfo functionality in the…
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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…
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GPO Director to Testify Before Senate Appropriations Committee
    March 15, 2023
  
  
    
      
              
  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.
          
  
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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…
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Webinar: How the National Security Archive Uses the FOIA to Expand Access to Our History
    March 14, 2023
  
  
    
      
              
  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.
			
		
	
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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…
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Extended Special Selection Offer: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 1 (New Volume)
    March 13, 2023
  
  
    
      
              
  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…
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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…
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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…
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