Americans Have Accessed Government Information Through GPO More Than 15 Billion Times
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has surpassed 15
billion retrievals of Government information since the Agency began publishing
content online. In FY 2025 alone, GPO recorded 1.97 billion retrievals of
Government information from GovInfo, the one-stop source for authentic,
published information from all three branches of the Federal Government. This
represents a 16 percent increase compared to FY 2024.
“Americans trusted GovInfo as a reliable source for Government information
nearly two billion times just this year,” said GPO Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern.
“Exceeding 15 billion lifetime retrievals illustrates the growing demand for
accessible, authentic content and affirms GPO’s commitment to ensuring
permanent public access for all.”
The top three collections on GovInfo for FY 2025 outpaced the previous fiscal year:
- U.S. Courts Opinions: 489 million retrievals (75 percent increase compared
to FY 2024)
- Federal Register: 242 million retrievals (60 percent increase compared to FY
2024)
- Code of Federal Regulations: 90 million retrievals (65 percent increase
compared to FY 2024)
On June 8, 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the GPO Electronic Information
Access Enhancement Act into law, enabling GPO to publish Government
information online for the first time. One year later, GPO launched GPO Access, making the Congressional Record and Federal Register digitally available to the public.
In January 2009, GPO introduced the Federal Digital System (FDsys), followed by
the launch of GovInfo in February 2016. In 2019, GPO became the first
organization in the United States—and the second in the world—to achieve the
highest global standard for digital repositories. The Primary Trustworthy Digital
Repository Authorization Body Ltd. awarded GovInfo ISO 16363:2012 certification,
reinforcing its role as a trusted source for the long-term preservation of and access
to official Federal Government information.
About GPO
GPO is the Federal Government’s resource for publishing trusted information for
the Federal Government to the American people. The GPO is responsible for
producing and distributing information products and services for all three
branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department
of State and the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other
Federal agencies in digital and print formats. GPO provides permanent public
access to Federal Government information at no charge through www.GovInfo.gov and partnerships with approximately 1,100 libraries nationwide participating in
the Federal Depository Library Program. For more information, please visit
www.gpo.gov.
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