Happy Birthday, GPO!

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) opened its doors on March 4, 1861, the same day President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office. Today, exactly one hundred and fifty years later, GPO marks a milestone by celebrating 150 years of producing and delivering Government information to Congress, Federal agencies, and the American public. While GPO's past has been about printing, its present and future are being defined by digital information technologies.

To honor the occasion, some members of Congress have recognized GPO today, which has been recorded in the Congressional Record. Representative Robert A. Brady of Pennsylvania honored GPO by saying:

"The work of the GPO is so fundamental to our work that we frequently lose sight of all the services they actually provide. We like to say that all congressional information is on the Internet, but many of us don't seem to know that it's the GPO that puts that information online on its site, GPO Access, and now on the successor site, FDsys . . . . Benjamin Franklin and the Founding Fathers would be surprised and pleased by what the GPO is and does today. On behalf of all us in this House who daily rely and depend on the products and Services the GPO provides, I say congratulations and best wishes to Public Printer Bill Boarman and the men and women of the United States Government Printing Office, and convey our thanks and deepest appreciation for all their hard work."

From the Senate, Senator Harry Reid from Nevada congratulated GPO by saying:

"Since [1861] GPO has used ever changing technologies to produce and deliver government information for Congress, Federal agencies, and the public. GPO plays a vital role in providing the printed and electronic documents necessary for Congress to conduct its legislative business."

On our anniversary, GPO would like to extend its thanks to Federal depository libraries. For over 116 years, your presence and expertise have been instrumental in distributing Federal information to the American public. You have joined GPO "quietly and expertly" as noted by Representative Brady) in service of the Nation.

Economic Report of the President 2011

The Economic Report of the President, 2011 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. It is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers and transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. The Economic Report of the President is available from GPO's Federal Digital System at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionGPO.action?collectionCode=ERP. Documents are available in ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel (XLS).

The Economic Report of the President includes:

1. Current and foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income, and Federal budget outlays;

2. Employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force;

3. Annual numeric goals;

4. And a program for carrying out program objectives.

Also included is the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Each year, the Council of Economic Advisers submits this report on its activities during the previous calendar year in accordance with the requirements of Congress as set forth in section 10(d) of the Employment Act of 1946 as amended by the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978.

The Economic Report of the President, 2011 will be distributed to Federal depository libraries in paper format under:

* Title: Economic Report of the President, Transmitted to the Congress Feb. 2011 Together with the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers
* Class: PR 44.9:2011
* PURL: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS5348


The Economic Report of the President, 2011 is also being shipped as House Document 112-2.

* Title: Economic Report of the President, Transmitted to the Congress Feb. 2011 Together with the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers
* Class: Y 1.1/7:112-2
* PURL: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo4325

President's Budget FY 2012

The President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012 is now available from the United States Government Printing Office (GPO). The public can search or browse the budget, which is accessible from GPO's Federal Digital System at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionGPO.action?collectionCode=BUDGET. FY 2012 Budget documents are available in PDF, with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in xls and comma delimited formats.

The President's budget documents for FY 2012 will be distributed to Federal depository libraries in paper format under:

* Title: Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012
* Class: PREX 2.8:2012
* PURL: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2343

* Title: Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012
* Class: PREX 2.8:2012/APP
* PURL: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS862

* Title: Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012
* Class: PREX 2.8/5:2012
* PURL: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS17351

* Title: Historical Tables, Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2012
* Class: PREX 2.8/8:2012
* PURL: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS17353

Final Report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

Published by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report investigates the causes of the financial and economic crisis of 2007-2010.

On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into law an Act that established the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." During the course of its investigation, the ten person bipartisan committee reviewed millions of pages of documents, interviewed more than 700 witnesses, and held 19 days of public hearings in New York, Washington, D.C., and communities across the country that were hit hard by the crisis.

The final report presents the Commission's findings and conclusions and also contains 126 pages of dissenting views. The Commission terminates sixty days following the release of its final report.

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report (662 pages) will be disseminated to Federal depository libraries as follows:

* Title: The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and
Economic Crisis in the United States. Official Government Edition, January 2011.
* Class: Y 3.2:F 49/2/C 86
* PURL: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo3449

New Resource for Gulf Oil Spill

Published by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling offers the American public and policymakers alike the fullest account available of what happened on April 20, 2010 when the Macondo well blew out. The explosion cost the lives of 11 men and initiated the catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that spilled nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region's economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas.

The Commission's final report explains why the well blew out and proposes actions--changes in company behavior, reform of Government oversight, and investments in research and technology--required as the industry moves forward to meet the nation's energy needs.

Deep Water (380 pages) will be distributed to Federal depository libraries in paper format as follows:

* Title: Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling. Report to the President
* Class: PR 44.8:D 36/G 95
* PURL: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo2978

In addition to the report, the Commission released a Recommendations document for decision makers (63 pages). This document is also being distributed to Federal depository libraries in paper format as follows:

* Title: Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling. Recommendations.
* Class: PR 44.8: D 36/G 95/RECOMM.
* PURL: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo2981


Copies will be distributed to Regionals first and then to all remaining depository libraries within approximately fifteen business days. No action is needed on behalf of depository libraries.

Both the report and recommendations are available on FDsys in PDF format . The report is available for purchase from the U.S. Government Bookstore.

New Electronic Government Documents from the FTC

We have just added several new electronic government documents from the Federal Trade Commission that deal with technology issues that are relevant and current.

VOIP: It's a phone, It's a computer, It's . . .

Social Networking Sites: A Parent's Guide

Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens

Check 21: Substitute Checks, Electronic Processing, and What It Means to You

Electronic Check Conversion

Subastas en Internet: Una guia para conpradores y vendedores [Internet Auctions: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers]

Minimizing the Effects of Malware on Your Computer

Site Seeing on the Internet

Crisis de Identidad: Que hacer si le roban su identidad [Identity Crisis: What to do if your Identity Is Stolen]

To Buy or Not to Buy: Identity Theft Spawns New Products and Services to Help Minimize Risk

Advance-Fee Loan Scams: 'Easy' Cash Offers Teach Hard Lessons

Choosing a Credit Card: The Deal is in the Disclosures

Tarjetas de credito, Debito y ATM: Que hacer si se pierden o son robadas [Credit, ATM, and Debit Cards: What to do if they're lost or stolen]

Fair Credit Billing [also available in Spanish]

Salud Fiscal: Como elegir un consejero de credito [Fiscal Fitness: Choosing a Credit Counselor]

For People on Debt Management Plans: A Must-Do List [also available in Spanish]

Foreclosure Rescue Scams: Another Potential Stress for Homeowners in Distress [also available in Spanish]

Giving the Bounce to Counterfeit Check Scams [also available in Spanish]

How to Manage Your Mortgage if Your Lender Closes or Files for Bankruptcy [also available in Spanish]

Prescreened Offers of Credit and Insurance

Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers

Credit Repair: How to Help Yourself

How to Dispute Credit Report Errors [also available in Spanish]

Your Access to Free Credit Reports [also available in Spanish]

Mortgage Payments Sending You Reeling?: Here's What to Do [also available in Spanish]

Selling Your Home? Tips for Selecting a Real Estate Professional [also available in Spanish]

Discriminacion Contra Los Solicitantes de Hipotecas [Mortgage Discrimination]

Prestamos con Garantia Hipotecaria: Atencion Prestatarios [Home Equity Loans: Borrowers Beware]

Mortgage Servicing: Making Sure Your Payments Count [also available in Spanish]

Necesita un prestamo?: Pienselo dos veces antes de utilizar su casa como colateral [Need a Loan?: Think Twice about Using Your Home as Collateral]

Todo a su debido tiempo: Como comprar y vender tiempos compartidos y planes vacacionales [Time and time again: Buying and selling timeshares and vacation plans]

Considering a Private Residential Treatment for a Troubled Teen?: Questions for Parents and Guardians to Ask

Energyguidance: Appliance Shopping with the Energyguide Label

Basik Lasik: Tips on Lasik Eye Surgery

Test Your Supplement Savvy

Weighing the Evidence on Diet Ads

Oportunidades de facturacion medica: Merecen una segunda opinion [Medical Billing Opportunities: Worth a Second Opinion]

Ofrecimientos de periodo de prueba: Lo importante esta en los detalles [Trial Offers: The Deal Is in the Details]

Paying Final Respects: Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods & Services [also available in Spanish]

Warranties

Warranties for Newly Built Homes: Know Your Options

Como Corregir un error [How to Right a Wrong]

Charitable Donations: Give or Take? [also available in Spanish]

Helping Older Consumers Avoid Charity Fraud

Straight Talk About Telemarketing [also available in Spanish]

You Make the Call: The FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule [also available in Spanish]

Buying Time: The Facts about Pre-Paid Phone Cards [also available in Spanish]

Ofertas de premios: No tiene que pagar para participar [Prize Offers: You Don't Have to Pay to Play]


All of these titles can be found via the library's online catalog. When you click the link, it will open a PDF file for your viewing.

"Plum Book"

The 2008 edition of the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Alternately prepared after each Presidential election by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform, the Plum Book provides comprehensive information on thousands of Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment, nationwide. It provides a current list of data, which includes the following major categories of
positions:

* Executive Schedule and salary-equivalent positions paid at the rates established for levels I through V of the Executive Schedule;
* Senior Executive service "General" positions;
* Senior Foreign Service positions;
* Schedule C positions excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director, Office of Personnel Management, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties;
* Other positions at the GS-14 and above level excepted from the competitive service by law because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.

The Plum Book also provides information on SES appointments.
Additionally, appendices provide information on the positions listed and the Federal salary schedules under which they are paid.

The digital version is available on GPO Access at <http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2008/index.html>. It has been made available in its entirety, as a single PDF file. GPO has refined the
2008 Plum Book by adding bookmarks to it and optimizing it for the web.
The report is also available as a collection of smaller PDFs arranged in a browse table based on the Plum Book's table of contents. You can download entire chapters, or just information on individual commissions, councils, corporations, departments, offices, etc.

In addition to being available on GPO Access, the 2008 the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) is also available through the U.S. Government Online Bookstore and the Federal Depository Library Program.

Copies are available for purchase at: <http://bookstore.gpo.gov> under
S/N: 052-070-07534-1.

In addition, the Plum Book will be distributed to Federal depository libraries under:

Class: Y 4.6 74/9:

Item # 1037-B (Paper)
1037-C (Microfiche)

Shipping list # TBD

A cataloging record will be created for the electronic version which will link to the online version via PURL.

Appalachian Regional Commission

The library selects the electronic publications of many government agencies for inclusion in its depository program. The Appalachian Regional Commission is one of those. Here are some recent additions. If you wish to view one of the titles, visit our online catalog and click on the link for the publication.

Bartfai, Nicole, et al. Collected case study evaluations of the Appalachian Regional Commission's educational projects.

Bernard, Andrew B. / Assessing the impact of trade liberalization on import-competing industries in the Appalachian region.

Bischak, Greg / Foundation funding in the Appalachian region in the 1990s.

Black, Dan A. / Labor market performance, poverty, and income inequality in Appalachia.

Black, Dan A., et al. / Upskilling of Appalachia: earnings and the improvement of skill levels, 1960-2000.

Bradley, David H. / An assessment of labor force participation rates and underemployment in Appalachia.

Brandow Company / Analysis of business formation, survival, and attrition rates of new and existing firms and related job flows in Appalachia.

Economic Development Research Group et al. / Sources of regional growth in non-metro Appalachia.

Evaluation of the early stages of the Appalachian Regional Commission's entrepreneurship initiative: a report to the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Feser, Edward J. / Regional technology assets and opportunities: the geographic clustering of high-tech industry, science and innovation in Appalachia.

Foster, Lucia / The Appalachian economy, establishment and employment dynamics, 1982-1997: evidence from the longitudinal business database.

Galbraith, James K. and Conceicao, Pedro / Manufacturing wage inequality in the Appalachian Region: a report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Glasmeier, Amy and Bell, Tom / Economic development potential of conventional and potential energy alternative energy sources in Appalachian counties.

Haaga, John / The aging of Appalachia.

Haaga, John / Educational attainment in Appalachia.

Halverson, Joel A., et al. / An analysis of disparities in health status and access to health care in the Appalachian Region.

Herzenberg, Stephen / Displacement in Appalachia and the non-Appalachian United States, 1993-2003: findings based on five displaced worker surveys.

Isserman, Andrew M. / Socio-economic review of Appalachia: Appalachia then and now: an update of the "Realities of deprivation" reported to the president in 1964.

Jack Faucett Associates and Economic Development Research Group / Analysis of global competitiveness of selected industries and clusters in the Appalachian region.

Jensen, J. Bradford / Birth and death of manufacturing plants and restructuring in Appalachia's industrial economy, 1963-1992: evidence from the longitudinal research database.

Kleiner, Brian, et al. / Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission's community capacity-building projects.

Kleiner, Brian, et al. / Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission's telecommunications projects, 1994-2000.

Lichter, Daniel T. / Changing patterns of poverty and spatial inequality in Appalachia.

Lichter, Daniel T. / Emerging patterns of population redistribuation and migration in Appalachia.

McCormick, Lynn E. / An analysis of the economic development role of business associations and other intermediary organizations serving Appalachian industries.

Markey, Deborah, et al. / Creating an entrepreneurial Appalachian Region: findings and lessons from an evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission's entrepreneurship initiative, 1997-2005.

Marshall University. Center for Business and Economic Research / Energy efficiency and renewable energy in Appalachia: policy and potential.

Mather, Mark / Households and families in Appalachia.

Mather, Mark / Housing and commuting patterns in Appalachia.

National Community Reinvestment Coalition / Access to capital and credit for small businesses in Appalachia.

Obermiller, Phillip J. / Appalachian migration patterns, 1975-1980 and 1985-1990.

Oden, Michael, et al. / Links to the future: the role of information and telecommunications: technology in Appalachian economic development.

Plishker, Laurie / Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission's vocational education and workforce training projects.

Pollard, Kelvin M. / Appalachia at the Millennium: an overview of results from census 2000.

Pollard, Kelvin M. / Defining subregions in Appalachia: are there better alternatives?

Pollard, Kelvin M. / Population growth and distribution in Appalachia, new realities.

Price, Mark. Underemployment in Appalachia and the rest of the United States, 1996-2004.

Schwartz, Jeffrey H. / Development and progress of the Appalachian higher education network.

Stensland, Jeffrey, et al. / An analysis of the financial conditions of health care institutions in the Appalachian Region and their economic impacts: final report.

Thompson, Eric C., et al. / A study on the current economic impacts of the Appalachian coal industry and its future in the region: final report.

Underlying socioeconomic factors influencing health disparities in the Appalachian Region: final report.

University of Wisconsin. Applied Population Laboratory / Recent trends in poverty in the Appalachian Region: the implications of the U.S. Census Bureau small area income and poverty estimates on the ARC distressed counties designation; a report presented to the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Wood, Lawrence E. / The economic impact of tobacco production in Appalachia.

Wood, Lawrence E. / Progress and challenges in reducing economic distress in Appalachia: an analysis of national and regional trends since 1960.

Wood, Lawrence E. / Trends in national and regional economic distress, 1960-2000.

Zhang, Zhiwei, et al. / An analysis of mental health and substance abuse disparities & access to treatment services in the Appalachian Region: final report.

FBI Files

Our recent additions to our government documents include many files compiled by the FBI on various individuals. There's a wealth of information available through these files.

For example, did you know that President Richard M. Nixon once worked in a library? His experience is detailed on a job application he made to the FBI.

The files we recently added to our online catalog include information on such people, organizations, and events as:

Jane Addams
The Alcatraz Escape
Spiro T. Agnew
Alcoholics Anonymous
Steve Allen
Elizabeth Arden
Marion Anderson
Desi Arnaz
The Beatles
Black Panther Party
Theodore Robert Bundy
Al (Alphonse) Capone
Roberto Clemente
Cesar Chavez and United Farm Workers
Winston Churchill
Columbine High School
D. B. Cooper
Clarence Darrow
Marlene Dietrich
Sammy Davis, Jr.
The Doors
W. E. B. Dubois
Albert Einstein
Medgar Evers
John Daniel Ehrlichman
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Henry Ford
Clark Gable
Erich Fromm
Jerome "Jerry" Garcia
The Grateful Dead
Greenpeace
Guantanamo Bay Inquiry
Highlander Folk School
William Randolph Hearst, Sr.
Hell's Angels
Ernest Hemingway
The Hindenburg Disaster
Hedda Hopper
Rock Hudson
I Love Lucy
Jonestown
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Kent State University
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ku Klux Klan
Charles Lindbergh
Malcolm X
Joseph McCarthy
Mexican Mafia
Miburn (Mississippi Burning)
Henry Miller
Aristotle Onassis
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Katherine Oppenheimer
Osage Indian Murders
Will Rogers
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roswell
Jackie Robinson
Rowan & Martin Laugh-In
Ruby Ridge Shooting Incident
John Steinbeck
Frank Sinatra
Unidentified Flying Objects
Watergate

There are many more files among our recent additions, but these are just a few of the titles. If you wish to view any of them, search for them in the online catalog and click on the link to view the electronic copy. If you need help, our library staff will be happy to assist you.

Election 2008

GODORT (The Government Documents Roundtable) has put together a page of sources for the 2008 Election.

Guard Deployment

The Defense Science Board has posted a new report on the Deployment of Members of the National Guard and Reserves in the Global War on Terror.
The report can be found at on the DSB reports page -- http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports.htm or directly at

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/2007-11-National_Guard_and_Reserve_in_the_Global_War_on_Terrorism.pdf

The task force examined the question of optimal length and frequency of deployment of members of the National Guard and reserve. According to the report, the task force found "that there is a general consensus that the guidelines for the reserve components satisfy their needs for predictability and sustainability. However, given current levels of operational demand, today's Army active National Guard, and reserve force structure will not support DoD's policy. Nor can it be supported when planned increases in end-strength are reached."

The report also expressed concern about the availability of Guard and reserve personnel and equipment to meet homeland security, civil support and domestic emergency requirements along with the robust overseas deployments.

Various charts and graphs are included.

Maritime Strategy Report & Video

The Navy, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard have released a new cooperative Maritime Strategy. The report entitled "A Cooperative Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower" was released at the International Seapower Symposium at the Naval War College today.



The report can be found at
http://www.navy.mil/maritime/MaritimeStrategy.pdf or from main site http://www.navy.mil/maritime/.



A video of the conference can be found at http://www.navy.mil/media/video/live/newport-webcast.asx