Government Information Policy

• Dissemination of Government Information to the Public
  Materials relevant to the NCLIS study of the planned closure of NTIS undertaken in the October 1999 - March 2000 timeframe are posted here under the heading "Preliminary Assessment of NTIS Closure." The current independent review NCLIS is undertaking in the June 2000 - December 2000 timeframe broadens the initial study's scope very substantially, and relevant materials to this follow-on stage of the initial study are posted here under the heading "Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination."
  • Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination
  • Preliminary Assessment of NTIS Closure

• NCLIS Testimony on S.803: The E-Government Act of 2001
  • Transmittal Letter to Senator Lieberman, July 18, 2001
  • Written Testimony to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, July 18, 2001 (in PDF format)

• Assessment of Electronic Government Information Products
  • Assessment of Formats and Standards for the Creation, Dissemination, and Permanent Accessibility of Electronic Government Information Products
    • view this document in PDF format
  • Schedule of Key Events
  • Final List of Participating Agencies in Survey
  • Agency Study Coordinators' Briefing - July 23 and August 4, 1998
  • Agency Coordinators and Other Key Officials
  • Agency Meeting Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Agenda for Agency Meetings
  • Product Respondent Roster Form
  • Coordinator Cover Letter (with data collection procedures)
  • Respondent Cover Letter (with data collection procedures)
  • Final Questionnaire
    • Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
  • Mid-Study Progress Report - October 20, 1998
  • Progress Report - January 30, 1999
  • Final Report Briefing - April 13, 1999
  • Final Report - Executive Summary - March 30, 1999
  • (Final) Report on the Assessment of Electronic Government Information Products - March 1999 (GPO Web Site in PDF and Text formats)
  • How One Agency is Responding to the Phase II Study Findings
    The Case of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Assessment of Electronic Government Information Products
    Phase 2 Follow-up Plan - Revised, July 20, 1999

• Testimony
  • Oral Testimony of Jeanne Hurley Simon - Public Access to Government Information in the 21st Century, June 19, 1996
  • Written Testimony of Jeanne Hurley Simon - Public Access to Government Information in the 21st Century, June 19, 1996

• Letter to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee
  re: A provision of the House FY 2001 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee proposing to cut 25% of the Government Printing Office spending authority.

• Letter to every member of the House of Representatives
  re: A provision of the House FY 2001 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee proposing to cut 25% of the Government Printing Office spending authority.

• Principles of Public Information

• Link to
  • Government Information Locator Service (GILS)
    NCLIS is now listed on GILS. Click on the "Browse GILS records by Agency" button.
  • Federal Government Agencies