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Call to arms: What government information librarians can do to help save critical federal information from being lost
By James R. Jacobs in post on February 5, 2025. Free Government Information
When we depend on pointing instead of collecting
Free Government Info By James A Jacobs in Commentary, Library, post on March 23, 2013.
Science at the Table: The Importance of Federal Advisory Committees in Policymaking.
Jules Barbati-Dajches. The Equation. Union of Concerned Scientists
Deferred Resignation Email to Federal Employees, January 28, 2025 – updated Feb 4, 2025
By Sabrina I. Pacifici, 28 Jan 2025 on LLRX
PEGI Project publishes Environmental Scan of Government Information and Data Preservation Efforts and Challenges
By James R. Jacobs in post on December 19, 2018.
Career civil service across the government fired, programs suspended – list continues to grow
LLRX By Sabrina I. Pacifici, 28 Jan 2025
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
New York Times By Ethan Singer
Published Feb. 2, 2025, Updated Feb. 3, 2025
Includes links to archived pages in WayBack Machine
How federal agencies have already changed their websites under Trump
Washington Post January 31, 2025 By Jeremy B. Merrill, Azi Paybarah and Eric Lau
The government information crisis is bigger than you think it is
By James A Jacobs in Library, post on January 28, 2025.
Federal information scrubbing has begun. Please support the End of Term Archive and Environmental Data Governance Initiative (EDGI)
By James R. Jacobs in post on January 26, 2025.
Why EDGI is Archiving Public Environmental Data
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
Jason Koebler Jan 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Scientists scramble to save climate data from Trump — again
By Chelsea Harvey | 11/22/2024 07:03 AM EST E&E News by Politico
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"Federal databases remained largely intact during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Scientists say the threats are bigger this time."
As Data Goes Off-Line Under Trump, Environmental Researchers Are Uploading Backups
By Ryan Quinn January 29, 2025 Inside Higher Ed
Trump Administration Halts External Communications by Health and Human Services Staff
includes an update
Researchers Funded by Department of Education Ordered Not to Publish Research Results Without Prior Written Approval
HHS Article on Scientific Integrity Blocked from Publication Pending Review by Trump Administration Officials
Attack on Science #1 – Communication Restricted at Federal Agencies
Jacob Carter, Jan 22, 2025, SciLight