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Federal Govt. Reopened: Shutdown Impacted Government Information Sites

January 20th, 2018

Update: As of the evening of January 22, 2018, the U.S. Federal Government has reopened.

“The White House has said normal government operations will resume by Tuesday morning,” notes an National Public Radio article.

The Federal Government is shut down due to a funding lapse. The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and its related resources FDLP.gov, FDLP LibGuides, Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government, and other resources available through FDLP.gov are not being updated with new information, but access to these sites will be available. PURLs in the CGP will continue to link to digital content available on govinfo.gov and other servers under the control of GPO and at official partner sites. Links resolving to agency websites may not work depending on the furlough plans at each agency.​¹

The length of the shutdown is unknown. If you need assistance accessing U.S. Government information resources, contact Government Information Librarian Professor Bert Chapman at (765) 494-2837 or via email at chapmanb@purdue.edu.