Last week I had the privilege of attending the Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference in Crystal City, Virginia. I was very excited to hear a presentation from the GPO about the new U.S. Court Opinion Pilot…
Posts Tagged ‘Federal’
FCC Finalizes Net Neutrality Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has finally issued their net neutrality rules by publishing them with the Office of the Federal Register. The three rules listed are relatively simple: To provide greater clarity and certainty regarding the continued freedom and openness…
Budget Control Act Eliminates Subsidized Interest Loans for Graduate Students
The CBO estimates that the Budget Control Act of 2011 will save approximately $26.3 billion over 2012-2021 by eliminating the federal government’s subsidized graduate student loan program: Student Loans. As required under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, most…
Freeing Digitally Conceived Text, Part 1: The Federal Government as Documentation Authenticator, FDsys as a Trusted Repository, and the GPO as a Bulk Distributor of XML Files
For nearly 150 years, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been the official disseminator of Government documents and has assured users of their authenticity. The adoption of digital technology has changed the ways products are created, managed, and delivered…