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  "description": "This week, we discuss support and saying RIP to FPDS.",
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  "textContent": "_This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss support and saying RIP to FPDS._\n\n**JOSEPH:** I think I might make this into a more full article in a couple weeks when it actually happens, but yesterday I realized that _FPDS.gov_ is shutting down. That is the Federal Procurement Data System, a website that includes decades of records showing what the U.S. government bought, from what company, and when. I check it essentially every day, and it has been the basis of countless of my articles at this point. Whether it’s finding an initial lead, or a story in itself, FPDS is behind so many of them.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
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