The U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce are considering reviews of their media monitoring and press release dissemination accounts, respectively.
The Labor Dept. said May 16 that is conducting market research ahead of a likely upcoming RFP process, expected around June 11, for monitoring to support its office of public affairs.
That federal agency wants a vendor to track at least 200,000 sources across print, electronic and social media. A contract stretching for five years with options is planned.
The Commerce Dept.’s U.S. Census Bureau, meanwhile, issued a request for information last week for its news distribution efforts to gauge the capabilities of vendors in the field.
Census Bureau releases are currently disseminated by PR Newswire.