GPO and eBooks

The USGPO has struck a deal to see government documents via the Apple iBookstore. See more at http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/08/gpo-strikes-a-deal-with-apple-to-sell-federal-ebooks.html

GPO Makes Avaiable the Federal Budget for the 1st Time as an App

The GPO released a mobile app for the FY 2013 budget of the U.S. Government. The app will provide users access to text and images of the budget, including messages of the President, information on the President's priorities, and overviews organized by the agency. In addition, the app is free to the public and be downloaded with the following mobile devices: iOS 4.3 and above, Android 2.2 and above, and Blackberry OS version 6.0 and above. For more information about the GPO App, read here.

GPO Released 1st App

The U.S. Government Printing Office released its first mobile app that will provide access to information on Members of Congress. The app is available on major mobile devices: iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, and Android.

Alert:: Restore Funding for GPO, FDSYS and FDLP Programs

Librarians and Information Specialist, you can contact your Senator about supporting the FY2012 funding of the GPO, FDSYS and FDLP. Here's more.

New Pilot Program to Access Federal Decisions

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Federal Judiciary have launched a one-year pilot program to offer federal court decisions via Federal Digital System, FDsys.

Through FDsys you are able to search, browse, access and download government documents.

For now the courts participating in the pilot include:

1. U.S. Courts of Appeals for the second and eighth circuits


2. District Courts
   Minnesota
   Maryland
   Rhode Island
   Idaho
   Kansas
   Northern District of New York
   Northern District of Alabama


3. Bankruptcy Courts -
   Southern District of New York
   Southern District of Florida
   District of Maine

Of course, you can access court decisions from PACER at no cost.

Health care bill and debate available

Hat tip to BeSpacific for citing this press release.

HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL AND DEBATE AVAILABLE ON GPO’S FEDERAL DIGITAL SYSTEM


WASHINGTON—The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has made available the health care reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this past weekend in electronic form. The House floor debate leading up to the passage of the bill can be found in the Congressional Record. The authentic, electronic versions are available on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys), named by Government Computer News as one of the government’s best Web sites.
 
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Direct links:


H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr3590ENR/pdf/BILLS-111hr3590ENR.pdf

H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr4872EH/pdf/BILLS-111hr4872EH.pdf

Direct links to Congressional Record containing the debate and vote:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/CREC-2010-03-21/CREC-2010-03-21-pt1-PgH1854-2/contentdetail.html

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/CREC-2010-03-21/CREC-2010-03-21-PT2-PgH1891/contentdetail.html

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2010-03-21/pdf/CREC-2010-03-21-PT2-PgH1891.pdf#page=263

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New Federal Register site

Data.gov is now open, as well as FederalRegister.gov. See details in this Washington Post article.

Compilation of Presidential Documents

The GPO has a section devoted to the Compilation of Presidential Documents. More information from their page:

In conjunction with the change of administration in 2009, OFR and GPO are pleased to provide more timely access to Presidential Documents by making materials available in electronic format on a daily basis. The Digest of White House Announcements, Nominations Submitted to the Senate, Checklist of White House Press Releases, and Acts Approved by the President will continue to be made available electronically on a weekly basis.

URL: http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CPD

One stop Federal Register shopping

http://www.federalregister.gov/ - one stop Federal Register shopping.

Their catalog (http://www.federalregister.gov/Catalog.aspx) is pretty neat too, gives a description of each publication, link to the online version, and a picture of the print version or electronic version icon.

Discontinuation of FTC Decisions in Print

From beSpacific today at: http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/015007.html

"The Federal Trade Commission has informed GPO that they will cease the print publication of FTC Decisions. These will be available inelectronic format only beginning with Volume 129. Access to the Decisions is available at: http://www.ftc.gov/os/decisions/index.shtm or via http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS81899. The last volume distributed in print to the FDL's was Volume 128 (FT 1.11:128, item no. 0534) and distributed on Shipping List 2004-0019-S dated 01/12/2004."