White House, National Archives and Government Printing Office Achieve Open Government Milestone

FDLP Listserv: “The White House, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Archives’ Office of the Federal Register (OFR) achieved a breakthrough in making Government information available and usable by the public. GPO converted the text of the Federal Register (2000-2009) into XML (extensible markup language) and placed it online in numerous Federal Government portals, which include: GPO’s Federal Digital System, The Federal Register Web site and the Government’s new portal for Government data. This project began when President Barack Obama challenged Federal agencies to create a more open and transparent Government. GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys), a world-class information management system for Federal publications, is instrumental in enabling this enhanced capability for the Federal Register…access to the Federal Register Bulk Data Repository

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