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     SUMMARY OF ELECTRONIC PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWSLETTER
                  VOL. 5, NO. 12; June 16, 1995
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INDEX:

1. HOUSE PANEL MOVES TO CHANGE THE FUNDING SCHEME FOR THE DLP
2. COMMERCE DECIDES TO PUT THE COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ONLINE
3. GAO PLANS MAJOR EMPHASIS ON INFORMATION POLICY FOR FY 1995-96

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1. HOUSE PANEL MOVES TO CHANGE THE FUNDING SCHEME FOR THE DLP: The
House Appropriations Committee voted last week (6/15) to cut in
half the legislative appropriation for the Government Printing
Office designated for the Depository Library Program (DLP), reduce
the appropriation for congressional printing and binding, and
eliminate all funding for the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP).
The action was described by a Republican congressional staffer as
a move to encourage the dissemination of electronic information.
The GPO and the nation's library community saw the House action as
a threat to the public's access to government information. 

2. COMMERCE DECIDES TO PUT THE COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ONLINE: The
U.S. Department of Commerce decided last week (6/15) to mount the
Commerce Business Daily (CBD) on the Internet under STAT-USA. Cost
of subscribing to STAT-USA, which includes National Trade Data Bank
(NTDB), Economic, Social and Environmental Database, EBB-lite (the
most commonly used files off the Economic Bulletin Board), and
GLOBUS is $100 a year ($24.95 for three months). The decision was
taken by Gloria Guti‚rrez, Assistant Secretary for Administration.
The CBD will be found under GLOBUS (Global Business Opportunity
System), which contains  government procurement information, both
local and international, and information on international trade,
World Bank statistics, and other international business
opportunities. The web address is: //www.stat-usa.gov

3. GAO PLANS MAJOR EMPHASIS ON INFORMATION POLICY FOR FY 1995-96:
For the fiscal year 1995-96, the General Accounting Office (GAO),
the congressional watchdog, plans to focus on how to improve the
federal government's role as a provider of accesible data. This
emphasis on information dissemination is part of the GAO's Federal
Management issue area plan which will also include: 1) the
integration of management requirements, improvement strategies, and
tools into management framework; 2) management reform initiatives;
3) program implementation strategies that can be used to improve
efficiency and effectiveness, and 4) federal statistical programs
that measure performance.


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