Bruce James

MAKING GOVERNMENT information available to the public is the core of GPO’s mission: “Keeping America Informed.” This critically important function sustains one of the keystones of our republic: an informed and enlightened citizenry. No one will dispute the fact that government information is crucial to informed public decision making and the achievement of our national goals. Throughout most of its history, GPO guaranteed public access to government information through printing. Even today we continue to print the majority of our most important documents. But in just the past few years, there have been revolutionary changes in the way the public accesses and uses government