GPO Reports Record Visits to Budget App

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) had approximately 53,000 visits in the first 24 hours to the first mobile Web application (app) for the Federal Budget. The number of visits to the Budget FY 2013 app eclipses the total number of visits to GPO's first app, the Mobile Member Guide for the 112th Congress, which has had about 50,000 visits since its release in November. The FY 2013 Budget app is the second app that GPO has developed.

Click here to view the FY 2013 Budget app.

"This record number of visits to the FY 2013 Budget app is an outstanding achievement for GPO and our employees," said Acting Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks. "GPO is committed to Keeping America Informed through any platform that meets the needs of our customers. Apps are the next step in the evolution of accessing information and GPO is here to provide that avenue to the public."

GPO's mobile Budget app provides users with access to the text and images of the FY 2013 Budget, including the Budget Message of the President, information on the President's priorities and budget overviews organized by agency. The app provides links to GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) where summary tables and additional books of the Budget, including the Analytical Perspectives, Appendix and Historical Tables are available. The public can take advantage of this free mobile Web app on major mobile device platforms, including iOS 4.3 and above, Android 2.2 and above, and Blackberry OS version 6.0 and above.

GPO is the Federal Government's primary resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government in both digital and tangible formats. GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies. In addition to publication sales, GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at no charge through GPO's Federal Digital System (www.fdsys.gov) and through partnerships with approximately 1,220 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program.

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