Government Web Resources

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Sources of Government Information of Broad Scope:

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• Embassy.org General information on Washington, D.C. based embassies, as well as pointers to existing embassy Web sites. Embassies and buildings interactive map.
• Embassy Worldwide
• VisaGuide.World
• Fednet Congressional information.
• GovEngine.com
• GovInfo.gov, formerly FDsys. Browse by collection.
• Google
• GovSpot
• i360Gov.com. News about the federal government.
• Military Publications (Knox Library)
• NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
• Science.gov
• ThisNation (historical documents, educational)
• USA.gov, the official portal to the U.S. government. A-Z Index.
• US Government Info (ThoughtCo)

1. Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites

2. Other Sources of Federal Government Information:

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• US Census:
  • Census 2010
  • CensusScope
  • Decennial Censuses. 1790- (Census Bureau)
  • Explore Census Data
  • National Historical Geographic Information System (U of Minnesota)
  • Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts (Census Bureau)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Congress:
  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (from the Clerk Web site).
  • Congress.gov (now includes CRS reports)
  • The Hill
  • House floor proceedings
  • House Votes
  • Roll Call
  • Vital Statistics on Congress (Brookings)
• Congressional Quarterly
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
  • CRS reports, from Congress.gov.
  • CRS reports, a comprehensive article by Stephen Young, with many links (2006).
  • EveryCRSReport.com
  • from the Federation of American Scientists
  • from ProQuest Congressional, if your library has access to this.
  • from the University of North Texas
  • from the University of Oregon
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Justice Department.
• FedinPrint. Federal Reserve research publications.
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Foreign Relations of the United States 1863 through 1958/1960 so far. (U of Wisconsin)
• GAO: U.S. Government Accountability Office
• Government Printing Office-disseminated data and related information:
  • Bookstore (GPO)
  • Budget of the United States
  • Catalog of US Government Publications
  • Claitor's. (Sells GPO documents.)
  • Compilation of Presidential Documents
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (via Cornell)
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (via GPO)
  • Congressional Directory
  • Depository Libraries
  • Federal Register
  • Government Manual
  • GovInfo.gov, formerly FDsys. Browse by collection.
  • Hearings
  • Pictoral Directory of Members of Congress
  • PlumBook
  • Public & Private Laws
  • Public Papers of the Presidents
  • Pueblo.gpo.gov
• Human Rights Reports (State Department)
• LLSDC Legislative Sourcebook
• LegiStorm Congressional salaries, trips, and more
• Military Periodicals, Index to
• Presidential Documents Archive, (American Presidency Project)
• Public Papers of the Presidents, (GPO)
• Savings Bonds
• Supreme Court Decisions (Cornell)
• Supreme Court Opinions Archive. 1991-
• Tax Forms
• Toxics Release Inventory
• Vital Statistics (by State)

US Politics

• American Presidency Project
• FiscalNote Information about members of Congress.
• National Journal.
• Opensecrets.org Has industry-by-industry breakdown of PAC spending, even to the specific firm, has a searchable database by lobbyist, firm, client and candidate. In its section on individual and soft money donors, it also has a searchable database of current Federal Election Commission data.
• Political MoneyLine Campaign financing information.
• Politics 1
• Politicus
• Polling Report
• Public Agenda
• Vote Smart. Tracks the performance of political leaders.

International Information

• International Organizations