The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is now several months into the development of a national plan for the future of the more than century-old partnership between FDLP libraries and the Government Printing Office (GPO). As planning progresses, we who support the long-term vitality of the FDLP need to do …
Law libraries have a critical stake in the vitality of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and need to be involved in the forecasts and discussions now underway to chart a secure course for the future of the program. That was the central theme of a webinar sponsored by the …
A new Senate bill to improve public access to congressionally mandated reports would, according to OpenTheGovernment.Org, “make it easier for the public to find information about how well federal agencies are (or are not) fulfilling their respective missions – from ensuring the safety of our drugs and food supply, to …
Administration’s economic report touts stimulus bill’s impact After bleeding over 400,000 jobs per month in 2009, the economy will add an average of 95,000 jobs per month this year and 190,000 per month in 2011, according to the Obama administration’s economic forecast. That projection was part of the Economic Report …
The White House released President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget plan for fiscal year 2011 on February 1. The Office of Management and Budget created a budget website with links to each of the budget documents, and fact sheets about the budget plan’s impact on federal departments, key issues, and each …
Is the relationship between law libraries and the Federal Depository Library Program on the rocks? Not according to the views expressed at a July 28 panel discussion at the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference in Washington, DC. Moderator Sally Holterhoff, Government Information and Reference Librarian at Valparaiso University …
A recent New York Times story sheds some new light on the ongoing efforts to improve public access to the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. The story described how “a small group of dedicated open-government activists teamed up to push the court records system into the 21st …
The first session of the 111th Congress convenes on Tuesday, January 6. The Government Printing Office (GPO) has published an online preliminary version of the New Member Pictorial Directory, listing new office-holders in the House of Representatives. This online title will be superseded by the newest version of the Congressional …