WASHINGTON—The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) releases a mobile Web application (app) for
President Barack Obama’s Budget for the U.S. Government, FY 2013. This is the first time the Budget is
available as an app. GPO’s mobile Budget app will provide 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. The Budget is also available through GPO’s retail and online bookstore and on
FDsys.
Link to FY 2013 Budget app: http://m.gpo.gov/budget
Link to FDsys: www.fdsys.gov
Link to bookstore: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/budget.jsp
“GPO is very excited to make President Obama’s Budget for the U.S. Government available for the first time
as a mobile Web app,†said Acting Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks. “Through GPO’s role as the digital
information platform for the Federal Government, we continue to explore different ways to make
Government information available to the public and developing apps is just one way we are meeting that
goal.â€
