CRS report on availability of federal data
As soon as I hit “publish” on the ongoing destruction of federal agencies, someone sent this to me. Check out this recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on federal data availability. Availability of Federal Data: Policy Considerations for Disclosure, Preservation, and Governance. CRS Report R48889. March 31, 2026. Throughout 2025, media reports have suggested that […]
The ongoing destruction of executive branch agencies
We have been tracking the loss of government information here at FGI for a long time — following in the footsteps of the monumental ALA publication “Less Access to Less Information by and about the US Government”! We’re starting to see more reporting not about loss of specific government publications or datasets but about the […]
“Preserving government information” Book talk at Stanford Library
Have you ever wondered about how government information was/is preserved for long-term access? Or what are libraries to do with all that government information on the web? What does the future hold for public information? Well you’re in luck! Jim Jacobs and I will be giving a book talk next week (thursday May 7 @ […]
“Unreported documents” and the history of the printing and distribution of Congressional hearings
Those of you who know me know that I’m an “unreported documents” nerd and have LONG advocated that it is every government information librarian’s duty to hunt for and send “unreported documents” to the Government Publishing Office (GPO) so that they can capture and catalog them for inclusion in the National Collection of U.S. Government […]
GPO doubles congressionally mandated reports on govinfo. A policy commentary
May 13, 2026 / Leave a comment
This morning, I received a press release from the Government Publishing Office (GPO) “GPO Doubles Congressionally Mandated Reports on GovInfo.” This is great news indeed, and something that we’ve been advocating for and tracking on for over 10 years. These reports have long been largely “unreported” and difficult for the public to find and use […]
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