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GAO to do some OTA work

On Jan 29, The Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced the launch of a new Science, Technology Assessment and Analytics (STAA) team to provide Congress with "thorough and balanced analysis of technological and scientific developments that affect our society, environment, and economy." GAO had announced its intention to set up this new STAA team back in […]

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How the shutdown is affecting flow of government information

Two things to note this morning as the government shutdown continues. A lot of government information is being affected. Examples: Hampering Climate Efforts weather reports Science and Research data Economic data Consumer protection Climate Data NOAA GDP even Statistics Canada! But, a lot of information was in the pipeline and is still being released. Gary […]

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GPO Gets OAIS Certification!

Congratulation to GPO for getting govinfo.gov certified as a Trusted Digital Repository! This is an important step for ensuring long term preservation and access to the contents of the GPO digital repository. The Government Publishing Office (GPO) announced today that it has received this certification. (For those unfamiliar with certification, check out the “core criteria […]

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Agenda for 2019: Exploring Digital Deposit

As 2018 ends, it is time to start setting the agenda for the FDLP for 2019. This year has a lot of potential despite (or because of) the failure of Title 44 reform, the shutdown of the government, and the general political gridlock of Congress. 2018: The Year of "Modernizing" The biggest FDLP news in […]

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Reference Resource Roundup: Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee

Gary Price at InfoDocket provides a very fine list of documents and other links that provide context for this week’s hearings for Brett M. Kavanaugh, the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for Supreme Court. Reference Resource Roundup: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh

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