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2/22 draft Title 44 “reform” bill now available. Help us dig through it.
We got our hands on a copy of the 2/22 draft “GPO Reform Act of 2018.” So now we can read GPO’s comments on the draft alongside the actual draft. Please help us dig through and let us know where the potential roadblocks and poison pills are at. Our general working assumption is that chapter […]
MSU scholars find $21 trillion in unauthorized government spending. Agencies disable links to key documents
I visited the MSU Today news site for the headline about massive unauthorized spending happening at the Department of Defense and Housing and Urban Development. That in and of itself was troubling. But what really drew my attention was in the 2nd paragraph where it stated that the agencies’ Inspector Generals(!) — which are supposed […]
Digital Deposit And The Biennial Survey: context and actions
It is time for the biennial survey of FDLP libraries and, therefore, a good time to review “digital deposit.” Digital deposit is a very simple concept: It simply means that GPO should treat digital and non-digital government information the same way. In so doing, GPO would allow FDLP libraries to select digital government information and […]
Discussing DLC’s Title 44 Recommendations. Thoughts and questions
Depository Library Council (DLC) released its recommendations for Title 44 reform yesterday. Title 44 Reform Recommendations from the DLC (October 03 2017) [PDF file]. These recommendations will be at the center of discussions at the upcoming Fall 2017 Depository Library Conference. The entire Monday afternoon session (October 16) will be devoted to a discussion of Title 44 […]
New GPO IG report includes troubling findings regarding fugitives and FDLP
November 7, 2017 / Leave a comment
“although the exact number of USDA publications could not be determined, the amount would be a small percentage because GPO focuses most of its efforts on congressional publications.” We just came across this recent report of the GPO Inspector General (IG) called “Additional Information Needed for Ensuring Availability of Government Information Through the Federal Depository […]
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