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United States Government Information
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Resources web
pages:
- Search Engines/Databases
- Executive Branch
- Legislative Branch
- Independent Agencies/Government Corporations
- Judicial Branch
Search Engines/Databases
Federal Web Locator Maintained by Villanova University Center for Information Law and Policy, this site is an excellent one-stop-shopping catalogue for navigating government departments and agencies on the Web.
FirstGov An official US Government gateway site to government information. Provides searching of government sites as well as browsing by topic or branch of government.
Government Information Locator Service GILS is a decentralized collection of agency-based information locators using network technology and international standards to direct users to relevant information resources within the Federal Government.
Legislative Branch (selected)
- Country Studies
- Services for Researchers
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet full text of the Congressional Record, links to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, C-Span (the Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network) and the full text of the U.S. Constitution
- Congressional Research Services "...a nonpartisan analytical, research, and reference arm for Congress. The CRS mission is to support an informed national legislature." The home page provides employment information only. LLRX has a useful guide to finding CRS Reports. The State Department archives some reports from 1999 to the present.
US Government Printing Office (GPO Access) Links to legislative, executive, judicial and regulatory information including the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Congressional Record, US Code and Catalog of US Government Publications.
Judicial Branch
US Supreme Court Search for information on Lower and Special Courts, Administrative Offices, Federal Judicial Center, and US Sentencing Commission.
Executive Branch (selected)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Formerly known as INS, the Immigration & Naturalization Service.
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Bureau of Industry and Security
- Economics & Statistics Administration
- International Trade Administration
- National Telecommunications & Information Administration
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- National Institute of Standards & Technology
- National Technical Information Service
- Patent and Trademark Office
- STAT-USA A service of the US Department of Commerce, is the site for the US business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal Government.
- Census Bureau
- Economic Indicators
- Foreign Trade Statistics
- International Data Base (IDB) "...a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world."
- Department of Defense (DefenseLINK)
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Press Briefings (current administration only)
- Electronic Reading Room
- Regions/Background Notes
- Topics (pre-1/20/01)
- Office of the Legal Adviser
- US International Information Programs (USINFO) (formerly USIA)
- Department of Transportation
- Department of the Treasury
- Bureaus & Offices
- FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Electronic Reading Room
- Press Releases & Speeches
- Reports & Studies
- Department of Veterans Affairs
White House Links to office of the President, Vice-President and First Lady.
Department of Homeland Security
Executive Agencies
Independent Agencies and Government Corporations (selected)
For more information, see the Security Studies page
- Center for the Study of Intelligence
- Chiefs of State and Members of Foreign Governments
- Electronic Document Release Center
- Press Releases, Statements, Testimony
- Publications
- Edgar Database (SEC filings database)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Federal Reserve System (US Central Bank) This organization oversees the 12 US Federal Reserve Banks. The site contains transcripts of testimony and speeches (including Alan Greenspan's), the Beige Book (aka, the Current Economic Conditions report, with archive), research, data and downloadable reports and publications.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
National Endowment for the Arts
National Security Agency (NSA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) See their Investor's Information Gateway.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
US Agency for International Development (USAID) This site contains extensive information about economic development and humanitarian assistance. Many publications are available in .pdf format.