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Transparency groups call for THOMAS bulk downloads
Transparency watchdogs, goo-goo groups and a few others say it’s time the congressional legislation website known as THOMAS offer bulk downloads of its database so that others might do a better...
House appropriators encourage GPO privatization
The Government Printing Office is among several components facing major cuts under a legislative branch appropriations bill, H.R. 2551 (.pdf), which moved from the appropriations to Rules Committee
Collaborative federal system could provide alternatives for gov 2.0 archiving
Agencies are still struggling to identify the best model for records archiving social media. Even as the National Archives and Records Administration continues to provide guidance, some in the gov
Federal employees warned away from Wikileaks
A number of federal agencies have blocked access to Wikileaks from government computers, referencing a policy requiring the protection of classified information, apparently valid even while the rest
Library launches alliance to preserve digital objects
The Library of Congress is setting up a national organization for the preservation of digital objects, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance. The alliance is a collaborative effort among federal
Tweets for the ages in the Library of Congress
Your tweeted musings about dinner? Ashton Kutcher's tweet at 1:33 a.m., April 13, that he's "so proud of my wife"? The entire profane catalog of sh#tmydadsays ? It's all now set for digital storage in
SPOTLIGHT: GCN IT achievement award winners named
Government Computer News highlights 11 IT projects that are winners of this year's GCN Award for Agency IT Achievement. The list includes Data.gov, the FBI's National Data Exchange, Digital
Copyright office bogged down in paper
The U.S. Copyright Office has a big problem, and it's called paper. Although the agency has a $52 million electronic filing system for applications for new copyrights, it's not being used
Library of Congress embraces online world
There was a time when the Library of Congress was defined by wooden file card cabinets, rows upon rows of books and the Dewey Decimal system. But this cherished government institution has gotten with
