Free Government Information (FGI) is a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players (libraries, government agencies, non-profit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc.) who have a stake in the preservation of and perpetual free access to government information. FGI promotes free government information through collaboration, education, advocacy and research.
March 29, 2026 / 3 Comments on FGI’s comment on GPO’s draft policy on preservation (SOD-PPS-4-2026)
GPO has asked for comments on its draft of a new version of its policy statement SOD-PPS-4-2026, “Permanent Public Access to U.S. Government Public Information through Preservation” which will supercede SOD-PPS-2016-4 (effective July 5, 2016). Unfortunately, the comment form had a 4000 character limit, so below is FGI’s complete comment. This policy implies that there […]
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March 4, 2017 / Leave a comment
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has suspended public comment on two proposed consumer-protection measures that the Obama administration put forward during its last months in office. One measure simply requested comments in order to help the Department determine if it should regulate the common airline practice of offering less information to travel vendors such as […]
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FGI’s comment on GPO’s draft policy on preservation (SOD-PPS-4-2026)
March 29, 2026 / 3 Comments on FGI’s comment on GPO’s draft policy on preservation (SOD-PPS-4-2026)
GPO has asked for comments on its draft of a new version of its policy statement SOD-PPS-4-2026, “Permanent Public Access to U.S. Government Public Information through Preservation” which will supercede SOD-PPS-2016-4 (effective July 5, 2016). Unfortunately, the comment form had a 4000 character limit, so below is FGI’s complete comment. This policy implies that there […]
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