Hello,
I am involved with a group (involved with other groups) working toward saving various kinds of US federal government information (data, reports, web sites, ...), particularly those sources people think might not be around much longer. They are interested in connecting with other people and groups working on some of the same kinds of concerns. These efforts got me wondering about the Wikimedia community, in part because of the commonality of wanting to save and share information. Does anyone know of folks working in these areas already? What about efforts within the Wikimedia community to make sure certain federal government information available today makes it into, say, Wikipedia (as appropriate)?
It seems like every few days, the news reports another federal entity shutting down or at risk of being shut down.
Happy 2025,
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