eBooks at GPO
http://fdlp.gov/377-projects-active/1886-ebooks-gpo
Provides information on how to search or browse E-book titles from the federal government and the available formats. From the U.S. Government Printing Office
Data Inventory Audit
A list of data files maintained by government agencies and made available to the public in compliance with President Obama’s Open Data Executive Order. This link makes the files available in human-readable format. Posted by the Sunlight Foundation
FDsys Tutorials
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsysinfo/instructional_video.htm
Four videos which show how to use the Federal Digital System site to find federal government information. From the Government Printing Office
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background, Legislation, and Policy Issues
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R41933.pdf
Provides background information on the law, analyzes statistics on its administration, and considers several legal and policy issues, including the release of controversial records. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
DARPA Open Catalog
http://www.darpa.mil/OpenCatalog/index.html
Federal agency involved with advanced research opens its catalog of “publically-releasable” material. From the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
S.1947 A Bill to Rename the Government Printing Office the Government Publishing Office, and for Other Purposes
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s1947is/pdf/BILLS-113s1947is.pdf
Redesignates the Government Printing Office as the Government Publishing Office to better cite the range of contemporary responsibilities of the agency. The Public Printer would become the Director of the Government Publishing Office. From the Federal Digital System
Governor Robert McDonnell Administration Collection, 2010-2014
https://archive-it.org/collections/1655
Preserves the documents from the administration of former governor, Robert McDonnell, whose term ended in January 2014. Includes material from the sites of the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and cabinet secretaries. From the Library of Virginia
European Commission’s Joint Research Center Adopts Open Access Policy for Scientific Articles
Announces that JRC funded research in scientific publications will be available to the public beginning in 2014 under gold access (immediate availability) or green access (embargo period of no more than 6 to 12 months). From the European Commission