GovSites - Government Information on the World Wide Web

ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

Americans With Disability Act - Job Accommodation Network: Job Accommodation Network, a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Very good site for full-text documents relating to the law.
Disabilityinfo.gov: U.S. Federal programs, services and resources - consumer oriented - "the site provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights, community life, education, employment,housing, health, income support, technology and transportation."
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, Cases, and Resources: From the Law Librarians" Society of Washington, D.C.
National Council on Disability: Includes an extensive list of links to appropriate Federal agencies
Section 508.gov: Federal accessibility standards
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Independent, bi-partisan commission includes information on filing a complaint
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission: Includes information on how to file a charge of employment discrimination/sections for employers and employees
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities: "Counselors guide individuals through service programs they need to reach their employment goals. Services may include vocational assessment, vocational counseling, assistance with transition from school to the world of work, job training and placement, job follow-up, and other services to support the individual's employment objectives."

Agriculture

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: The Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, administering the Animal Welfare Act, and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell Mann Library: Digital collections including Agriculture Network Information Center,Core Historical Literature of Agriculture and Essential Electronic Agriculture Library
Farmers Markets: Find a farmer's market in your state
Garden Guides
National Agricultural Library
NetVet Veterinary Resources
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station: To advance a sustainable plant agriculture and food system through state-of-the-art research and extension programs that address local and worldwide needs.
New York State Department of Agriculture
New York State Department of Agriculture: Pride of New York - "The Pride of New York Program was developed to promote and support the sale of agricultural products grown and food products processed within New York State." - search for information on specific products, events, recipes.
Safeguarding America's Agricultural Statistics: A Century of Successful and Secure Procedures, 1905 - 2005: April 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Official home page of the United States Department of Agriculture
USDA - Disaster Assistance Programs
USDA - Food Stamps Program
USDA State Fact Sheets: "State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States."

Armed Services

Air Force

Air Force Link - Official Web Site of the U. S. Air Force
Air Force Space Command: "Air Force Space Command, created Sept. 1, 1982, is a major command with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. AFSPC defends North America through its space, cyberspace and missile forces and capabilities - vital to today's fight and the future of U.S. national security."
Air Force Times Online
Air University: "Air University, with headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., is a key component of Air Education and Training Command, and is the Air Force's center for professional military education."
Airman Magazine

Army

Army Field Manuals
Army Times Online
Soldiers: Military journal
U.S. Army
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Medical Department - Reports: Includes Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.
U.S. Army War College/Center for Strategic Studies
U. S. Military Academy, West Point

Marines

Marine Times Online
MarineLINK
Marines: Official Magazine Of The Marine Corps

National Guard

Air National Guard
Army National Guard
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves: Includes "Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st Century Operational Force"
New York Guard Times Newspaper: "Guard Times is a quarterly magazine, "Serving the New York Army and Air National Guard, Naval Militia, New York Guard and Families."

Other Services Sites

ASSIST: "ASSIST - Quick Search provides direct access to Defense and Federal specifications and standards available in the official DoD repository, the ASSIST database"
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: The "Bureau of Political-Military Affairs provides policy direction in the areas of international security, military coordination and peace operations, and arms trade." This site is an electronic archive of information released prior to January 20, 2001. It includes links to the Bureau of Arms Control, Burea of Nonproliferation and the Bureau of Verification and Compliance.
DefenseLINK: "Official Web Site of the U.S. Department of Defense"
Defense Technical Information Center: Scientific and technical information including a link to STINET technical reports with an index to specifications and standards
Department of Veterans Affairs
Family Readiness: "The Department [of Defense]'s ability to assist service members and their families to prepare for separations during short and long term deployments is paramount to sustaining mission capabilities and mission readiness."
Federal Voting Assistance Program: Voting help for Uniformed Service Members, their families, and Citizens living outside the United States
Institute for National Strategic Studies: Publications including Strategic Forum
The Military Chaplins' Association of the United States of America
Military OneSource: "Whether its help with child care, personal finances, emotional support during deployments, relocation information, or resources needed for special circumstances, Military OneSource is there for military personnel and their families... 24/7/365!" Very user friendly.
National Defense University
Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict
Selective Service System
"Stars and Stripes": "A Department of Defense - authorized daily newspaper distributed overseas for the U.S. military community". Started during the Civil War, ended and resumed during WWI and WWII, continuous since 1942.
State-level Lists of Casualties: From the Korean War (1951-1957) and Vietnam Conflict (1956-)
Strategic Forum from the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University: Contains archives back to 1995. "The Strategic Forum series presents original research by members of NDU as well as other scholars and specialists in national security affairs from this country and abroad."
U. S. Casualties in Iraq: Statistics from Globalsecurity.org
U.S. Department of Defense: Latest news from the DOD
The Vietnam Center and Archive: "The mission of the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience; promoting a greater understanding of this experience and the peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia."
World War II Honor List of Dead & Missing

Arts

Art Theft - FBI: The illicit trade in art and cultural artifacts is a major category of international crime. This includes theft of individual works of art, illegal export of objects protected by international laws, and pillaging of archaeological sites." This site provides an overview of U.S. legislation on art theft, an international list of stolen art registered with the FBI, and links to related sites. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities: National Endowment for the Arts, includes link to cultural funding
Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institution

Careers

Career Guide to Industries: Career Guide to Industries tells you about: occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings, expected job prospects, working conditions
Career Voyages: "This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to provide information on high growth, in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs." includes video, in-demand occupations by State, apprenticeships, career links - very user friendly.
CareerOneStop: Gateway site sponsored by the Department of labor, includes links to State Job Banks.
Federal Job Classification Information
InterJob Search: A directory of career resources and job searching websites. Provided by Middletown Thrall Library.
New York State Dept. of Education: Resources for Licensed Professionals: Includes online licenses verifications, a searchable file of disciplinary cases, professional organizations, and more.
Occupational Information Network - O*Net: "The O*NET system is a unique, powerful source for continually updated information on skill requirements and occupational characteristics...O*NET information on related occupational interests and work values helps the public to select career goals and develop education and training plans for work they are likely to find satisfying."
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Online Journal: "Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects"
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
New York State Department of Labor
Plum Book / Federal Employment: "Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform. The Plum Book is used to identify presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government."
Studentjobs.gov: "Your Career in the U.S. Government Starts Here!" Studentjobs.gov provides information on thousands of Federal Government job opportunities. There is no charge for using Studentjobs.gov and users are not required to pre-register to look for a job."
USAJOBS: U. S. Office of Personnel Management

Census

American FactFinder: Tables and maps of the most current census releases
Census 2010: Answers questions about the upcoming census.
Census Bureau Home Page
Census QuickFacts: National, state and county level QuickFacts
CenStats
Current Population Survey
Global Population Profile: "This report is the latest published compendium and analysis of data on population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive use and related demographic topics by the U.S. Census Bureau."
Governments Division Home Page: Census - Federal, State, and local governments including schools
Historical Census Data Browser: from the University of Virginia Library. The data and terminology presented in the Historical Census Browser are drawn directly from historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing.
Ohio State Library - Census Index: "Census Index is designed to improve access to United States Census information in library collections by providing an online index to Census publications."
CensusScope - From the Social Science Data Analysis Network: Includes maps, rankings charts, trends and more. Brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan.

Children

Administration for Children and Families: Includes links for Adoptions and Foster Care, Child abuse and neglect, Child care, Child support, Missing children and more.
Child Welfare Information Gateway: "Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families."
ChildStats: Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Family Assistance - New York State: Includes adoption services
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
National Child Care Information Center: "The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance (TA) center that provides comprehensive child care information resources and TA services to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators and other key stakeholders."
The State of the World's Children
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - Office of Child Support Enforcement: "The child support program provides custodial parents with assistance in obtaining financial support and medical insurance coverage for their children by locating parents, establishing paternity, establishing support orders, and collecting and distributing child support payments."

Congress

General Sites

Architect of the Capitol: "The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities. MORE..."
Center for Strategic and International Studies: Providing strategic insights and policy solutions. "Bipartisan outreach to Congress is critical to the CSIS mission of policy impact. Congressional involvement varies by program but has a considerable influence on every aspect of CSIS research and analysis."
Congressional Budget Office: "Objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses to aid in economic and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the federal budget and the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process." Includes testimony, reports, briefs and more on hot topics.
Congressional Directory
CongressLink: Provides information about the U.S. Congress, how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. CongressLink is directed to teachers of American Government and civics. It is multi-featured, offering original content (including lesson plans and historical materials) and up-to-the--minute information about Congress.
FDSys - Government Printing Office: Good general site for Congressional publications
GovTrack: "GovTrack is open source and supports open knowledge." Very timely, includes links to Bills and Resolutions, Members of Congress, voting records, committees, and Congressional Record. "GovTrack has information on all bills going back to 1993 and follows the status of current pending legislation as it goes through the law-making process."
LegiStorm: The Web's only source for congressional staff salaries." Also includes a "Travel Database" - privately financed trips and who takes them
Library of Congress - Roll Call Votes: Users of the THOMAS system often ask where they can get voting records for their members of Congress. By "voting record," they may mean all the votes cast by a specific member of Congress over a length of time, or only votes by a member of Congress on a specific issue or set of issues, such as affirmative action or environmental protection. It is important to note that only recorded votes can be tracked for individual members. Many votes are taken in the House and the Senate by voice vote or division vote, where individual members' positions are not ascertainable.
Local Representatives
An Overview of The Development of U.S. Congressional Committees: Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. - Legislative SourceBook. July 2008 (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Republican Conference, U.S. House of Representatives: Includes hot topics, floor briefings and index of legislation
Statement of Disbursements United States - House of Representatives: "Since 1964 Congress has been required by law to publish the SOD, which is a quarterly public report of all receipts and expenditures for Members of Congress, Committees, Leadership, House Officers and Offices of the House of Representatives. The book is delivered in three volumes and is over 3000 pages. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House publishes the SOD within 60 days of the end of the quarter based upon the following schedule: January-March, April-June, July-September and October-December."
Thomas Legislative Information: Good general site for current Congressional information as well as publications
U.S. House Of Representatives
United States Senate
United States Senate Democratic Leadership: Includes latest news and links to multimedia.

Hearings / Reports

Capitol Hearings.org: From C-SPAN the site allows one to listen to a live ongoing hearing - just check the schedule listed and "click on" the correct "Hearing Room"
Committes of the House of Representatives: News releases, hearing schedules and transcripts, oversight plans
Committes of the Senate: News releases, hearings schedules and transcripts, oversight plans.
Conference Reports from FDSys - Government Printing Office: "A conference report is an agreement on legislation that is negotiated between the House and Senate via conference committees. It is printed and submitted to each chamber for its consideration, such as approval or disapproval."
Congressional Committee Prints: From GPO - "Congressional Committee Prints are publications issued by Congressional Committees that include topics related to their legislative or research activities, as well as other matters such as memorial tributes."
Congressional Documents Online from Rutgers, School of Law: Includes documents from the 1970s to 1998.
Congressional Reports
United State Congress Congressional Hearings
U. S. Senate Bibliographies: "Complied by NC State University. The U.S. Congressional Bibliographies enumerate and describe meetings held by Congressional committees since 1985, those for which printed transcripts are issued, and those that remain unprinted."
Committee on Government Reform & Oversight: Reports
General Accounting Office: GAO Reports

Congressional Research Services

Center for Democracy and Technology: OpenCRS includes links to other sites
CRS Reports: Provided by the University of North Texas Libraries. Includes a large subject index.
CRS Reports on Environmental and Related Topics: from NCSE (National Conference for Science and Environment)
Federation of American Scientists: Links to reports covering Homeland Security
George Washington University CRS Reports: Arranged by broad subject headings. Good general site.
Law Librarians" Society of Washington: "Selected Congressional Research Service Reports on Congress and its Procedures"
Penny Hill Press: Commercial site, reports may be purchased, titles and abstracts only. Arranged by subject.
Thurgood Marshall Law Library: CRS reports covering Homeland Security, Terrorism, Health Law, and Policy.

Consumer Sites

The Better Business Bureau Central Web Server for U.S. and Canada
The Better Business Bureau - New York
Consumer Information Guide: A guide to consumer information, reviews, and related resources. Directory by Middletown Thrall Library.
Federal Citizen Information Center: "A one-stop source for answers to questions about consumer problems and government services. Pueblo, CO."
Federal Trade Commission - Protecting Americas' Consumers: Gateway site to links for health, product safety, money, children, careers, technology and more.

Courts

Federal Judicial Center: The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for the federal courts.
Federal Judiciary Home Page: U.S. courts (U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. court of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Court)
Forms - New York State Unified Court System: Includes Family Court and Divorce Forms
Judge Sonia Sotomayor: Information from the Law Library of Congress.
New York State Unified Court System
New York CourtHelp: Includes court forms and procedures, find a lawyer, addresses, phone numbers and more - also includes a Spanish edition
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District Of New York: Provides links to information concerning Enron Corp and WorldCom, Inc.

Doing Business with the Government

Buying from/Selling to the Government

Bureau of Land Management: "Are There Any Public Lands for Sale?"
Business.gov:The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government: "The Business Gateway to Federal Resources" - includes sections on Business Development, International Trade, Laws & Regulations, Workplace Issues, Buying & Selling and Forms"
Department of Justice's Asset Forfeiture Program: "The Marshals Service administers the Department of Justice's Asset Forfeiture Program by managing and disposing of properties seized and forfeited by federal law enforcement agencies and U.S. attorneys nationwide. The program has become a key part of the federal government's efforts to combat major criminal activities."
Empire State Development: New York State
GovSales.gov: The Official site to buy U.S. Government Property
U.S. General Services Administration: "We help federal agencies better serve the public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services, and management policies."
GovCon: "Want to understand the impact Homeland Security is having on government contracting? Need help in proposal development? Wanting to sell IT products to governments? Need to identify and select suppliers? Then you need the expert advice of GovCon.com, the premier sourcing site for public sector contracting."
GovWorks Federal Acquisition Center: Includes "procurement articles within major trade publications"
National Association of Unclaimed Property: Administration - searchable database organized by State
ProposalWriter.com by Deborah Kluge, Consultant: The site includes links to appropriate agency web sites, valuable tips on writing proposals, a checklist and much more.
Seized Property Auctions - U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Marshals Service: National Sellers List: List of major sites
USASpending.gov: "Have you ever wanted to find more information on government spending? Have you ever wondered where federal contracting dollars and grant awards go? Or perhaps you would just like to know, as a citizen, what the government is really doing with your money. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act) requires a single searchable website, accessible by the public for free."

Economy

Beige Book: "Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. An overall summary of the twelve district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis."
Budget of the United States Government
Citizens Against Government Waste: Includes a link to The Pig Book.
Consumer Price Index - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Council of Economic Advisors: From the WhiteHouse - includes the Economic Report of the President and Economic Indicators.
E-Stats: The U.S. Census Bureau's Internet site devoted exclusively to "Measuring the Electronic Economy." This site features recent and upcoming releases, information on methodology, and background papers.
Economic Census: "Profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level."
Economic Indicators: Providing "timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau."
Executive Compensation Disclosure Database - search by Industry, Company Name or Ticker Symbol
Inflation Calculator: Based on the CPI, just enter an amount, a year and compare its value with 2006 inflation numbers
Recovery.gov: "Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going."
STAT-USA: "A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government." Includes Country Commercial Guides, trade directories, foreign exchange rates and more. Does require a subscription. Federal Depository libraries had access to a password.
Stimulus Watch: "StimulusWatch.org was built to help the new administration keep its pledge to invest stimulus money smartly, and to hold public officials to account for the taxpayer money they spend. We do this by allowing you, citizens around the country with local knowledge about the proposed "shovel-ready" projects in your city, to find, discuss and rate those projects."
United States National Debt Clock

Education

Financial Aid

Federal Student Aid - FAFSA online form: From the U.S. Department of Education.
Federal School Code List: Verify or search for a school code to complete your financial aid forms.

General

Afterschool.gov: Gateway site, primarily for adult support sites for after school programs
College.gov: "College.gov was designed by students for students and features first-person accounts of students who overcame challenges to going to college such as peer pressure, lack of family support, and financial barriers. It provides relevant, comprehensive information about why to go, how to go, and how to pay for college or other postsecondary education programs. Young people who may not have considered higher education a viable option will be engaged, informed, and inspired to create their own 'roadmap' to college." - Sara Martinez Tucker, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
Digest of Education Statistics
Education Commission of the States
Education Reports from ERIC: Provided by GPO. Keyword searchable.
Educator's Reference Desk: Provided by the Information Institute of Syracuse to continue access to the resources of the ERIC database
English Teaching Forum: Online periodical for teachers of English as a foreign or second language
ERIC Database
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: Hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government
Nation's Report Card: Includes subject areas including Civics, Geography, Mathematics, Reading, Science. U.S. History, Writing and more
National Endowment for the Humanities - EDSITEment: Lesson plans and WebSites arranged by subject category, includes K-12.
National Public School and School District Locator
New York State Dept. of Education
New York State Dept. of Education Curriculum Resource Guides: Includes learning standards
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002: Presented by Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. "Need information pertaining to the No Child Left Behind Act? Look no further. We have gathered more information about the NCLBA than you could ever want." Includes newspaper articles, text of the act, research and opinions.
Student Financial Assistance
Students.gov: Student Gateway site. Includes career development, education planning, scholarships & grants, military service, voter registration, community service and more
U.S. Department of Education: Student employment programs in a foreign affairs environment
U.S. Department of State Student Programs: "The Department manages several student employment programs that enable students to get experience in a foreign affairs environment through on-the-job experience. Some of our students work in Washington, DC, and others have the opportunity to work at an embassy overseas. Positions are both paid and unpaid and many are available during spring, summer, or fall."

Energy

Annual Energy Review: Includes all forms of energy (electricity, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, petroleum, renewable energy)
Building Energy Codes: "Your resource for tools to facilitate energy code compliance, development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement."
Department of Energy Home Page
Department of Energy Reports: "At OSTI, you can search vast collections of DOE research results, find out about ongoing research projects, explore significant DOE discoveries, learn about DOE Nobel Prize Winners, access and search e-prints, sign up for alerts, find science conference papers and proceedings, connect with national laboratory education sites, and more."
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Energy Network includes link to latest Fuel Economy Guide
Energy Information Administration: Includes energy information by fuel type, price, geography as well as an alphabetical index of topics, publications, statistics and history
Energy Star: ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership: "To promote nuclear energy as 'clean and safe.'"
Home Energy Saver: "The Home Energy Saver quickly computes a home's energy use on-line based on methods developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. By changing one or more features of the modeled home, users can estimate how much energy and money can be saved and how much pollution prevented by implementing energy-efficiency improvements."
Short-Term Energy Outlook: Online journal
State of Nevada, Nuclear Waste Project Office: Gateway site for Nuclear Power links

Environment

Earth Observatory: The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.
Envirofacts: Provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA - Air and Radiation: Includes acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion, hot topics, environmental health and more
EPA - Climate Change
EPA - Green Communities: Includes case studies, tools, resources and concept overviews.
EPA Science Inventory: a searchable database of science activities and sceintific/technical work
EPA's Superfund Site
Natural Resources Conservation Service: "NRCS's natural resources conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters."
The Right-to-Know Network (RTK NET): "The Right-to-Know Network (RTK NET), a service provided by OMB Watch, provides free access to numerous environmental databases. With the information available on RTK NET, you can identify specific factories and their environmental effects, and assess the people and communities affected."
Quality of Air Means Quality of Life: "The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily AQI forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites."
U.S. Forest Service: Celebrating Wildflowers: "Celebrating Wildflowers is dedicated to the enjoyment of the thousands of wildflowers growing on our national forests and grasslands, and to educating the public about the many values of native plants."
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
USGS Water Science for Schools: "Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools web site! We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge." Parts of the website are also in Spanish.

Government Agencies

General Agency Sites

Cybercemetery (University of North Texas): Archive of defunct U.S. government agency and commission Web sites"
ExpectMore.gov: "ExpectMore.gov is a new website that provides the public with information on how Federal programs perform. ExpectMore.gov was launched in February 2006 and includes information about every Federal program assessed to date - what its purpose is, how it performs, and what it is doing to perform better. There are nearly 800 assessment summaries and detailed assessments available on ExpectMore.gov. By making candid assessments of programs more accessible to the public, ExpectMore.gov raises awareness of what Federal programs are doing to improve."
Federal Agency Internet Sites: GPO Access
Federal Citizen Information Center/National Contact Center: Federal Toll-free Telephone Numbers
Federal Government Agencies: Directories

Government Commissions/Bureaus/Etc.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Corporation for National Service: Americorps
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
General Accounting Office Comptroller General Decisions
National Technical Information Service (NTIS): "Serves our nation as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today." Also provides a source for purchasing government health information.
Office of Homeland Security
Office of Management and Budget: Federal budget and economic report of the President
Office of Technology Assessment/OTA: (End of 1995)
OTA Legacy: Can look up reports by topic
Peace Corps
Department of State/International Information Programs: Includes Fulbright academic exchanges, other professional, cultural and youth exchanges
United States Postal Service
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Commission on National Security

Food & Nutrition

FDA: Food and Drug Administration
Dietary Supplements Labels Database: Brands, ingredients, and references "offers information about ingredients in more than two thousand selected brands of dietary supplements. It enables users to determine what ingredients are in specific brands and to compare ingredients in different brands. Information is also provided on the health benefits claimed by manufacturers..."
FoodSafety.gov: Gateway site
Fruits and Vegetables Matter: From the CDC. Find out how many fruits and vegetables you need each day; what counts as a cup; search for recipes; "analyze my plate" to get a nutritional analysis of what you eat - have fun and learn.
Make Your Calories Count: "Make Your Calories Count is an interactive learning program that provides consumers with information to help plan a healthful diet while managing calorie intake. The exercises will help consumers use the food label to make decisions about which food choice is right for them." (requires Adobe Flash)
My Pyramid Tracker: "An online dietary and physical activity assessment tool", requires registration, uses the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Nutrition.gov
Pesticides and Food: Includes health issues, "organically grown", regulations
USDA Nutrient Database: Searchable
What's in the Food You Eat: Search Tool, includes a nutrient profile for 13,000 most commonly eaten foods

Government Forms

Federal Forms Catalog for Citizens: Citizens, includes forms for each Government Agency and subagency such as IRS, Business, Social Security, Veterans; searchable by keyword and form number

Government Searches & Publications

Search Engines

FedFlix: "Joint Venture NTIS-1832 between the National Technical Information Service and Public.Resource.Org. Here we feature the best movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from our national parks to the U.S. Fire Academy and the Postal Inspectors, all of these fine flix are available for reuse without any restrictions whatsoever."
Direct Search: Complied by Gary Price at George Washington University. Scroll down to links for Government - U.S. International and Government - U.S State & city
Google - Uncle Sam
GovFresh: Links to numerous live feeds of Government News.
Learning SUDOC Call Numbers: From Michigan State University. "This tutorial is designed to teach staff or student workers the SuDocs classification or call number system. The first section, SuDocs Basics, gives a brief overview of the system and focuses on the three most important things to remember. The second section is an interactive quiz with multiple choice and true/false questions, where even wrong answers teach a lesson. In the third section, you can arrange call numbers in shelving order in four different call number sequences."
Searchmil.com: New search engine exclusively for military sites.
SearchGov.com
USA.gov: Search and browse U.S. government sites and agencies. An official U.S. Government site.

General Sites

Catalog of Government Publications
FDsys - GPO Federal Digital System: Congressional bills and documents, Federal Register, GAO Reports, public laws and more
FedWorld
Federal Citizen Information Center National Contact Center: Includes toll free numbers and FAQ's
U.S. Government Online Bookstore
U.S. Government Subscriptions Catalog

Electronic Only Publications

DocsCite: "a step-by-step guide to putting government publications into proper style format" from Arizona State University
Illinois Institute of Technology, Paul V. Galvin Library: Internet Sites by Sudoc Number
New Electronic Titles from GPO: Click on "New Titles" section at the top of the page.
Publications from Pueblo - Federal Citizen Information Center

Government Printing Office

Catalog of Government Publications
Government Printing Office: "The core mission of Keeping America Informed, dated to 1813 when Congress determined to make information regarding the work of the three branches of Government available to all Americans."
Locate Federal Depository Libraries

Grants / Loans

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: "Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals."
GovBenefits: Provides access to government assistance programs - by answering questions, your eligibility for various programs can be determined.
GovLoans: GovLoans is a portal site linking to government loans for housing, health, education, business, agriculture, disaster relief and veterans.
Grants.gov: "This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Navigation of the site is simple."

Hazardous Materials

ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: "Public Health Satements" - more indepth toxicological Profiles
Chemical/Biological/Radiological Incident Handbook CIA
ChemIDPlus -National Library of Medicine: Chemical Information Database:Search and display of registry number, chemical name, molecular formula, structure, physical and toxicological properties plus locator and classification data.
Environmental Protection Agency - Pesticides
EPA SuperFund sites: "This Web site provides topical information for the general public and for those involved in the Superfund program. On this site, you'll find information about Superfund sites in your area, the health effects of common contaminants, cleanup efforts, and how you can become involved in cleanup activities in your community."
Household Products Database: "Health & Safety Information on Household Products"
MSDS - Safety Information Resources, Inc.
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health: Chemical Safety databases.
OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database: "Available database reports include: "Physical Properties," "Exposure Guidelines," "NIOSH Pocket Guide," and "Emergency Response Information," including the DOT Emergency Response Guide. In addition, an all-in-one report, "Full Report," is available."
ToxFAQs: Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets
TOXMAP - National Library of Medicine: "TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)."
TOXNET: Toxicology data network from the United States National Library of Medicine. Simutanously searches multiple databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.

Health

General Sites/Databases

DailyMed Database: DailyMed provides high quality information about marketed drugs. This information includes FDA approved labels (package inserts). This Web site provides health information providers and the public with a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling as found in medication package inserts."
Health Hotlines: Toll free numbers from the National Library of Medicine.
Healthfinder: Consumer oriented including keyword searching, selected health topics and health care provider information
Hospital Compare: The site includes information on hospitals, quality measures, your rights and more. May be searched using zip code, hospital name or other geographic limits.
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia: "The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations."
National Library of Medicine: Includes links to MEDLINE/PubMed and MEDLINEplus
National Institutes of Health: Consumer site from the "National Institutes of Health." Browse health topics alphabetically.
New York State Attorney General's Office Prescription Drug Price Web Site: "On this site, you can now search and compare the prices for 150 commonly prescribed drugs that state law requires pharmacies to disclose to you upon request."
NIH RePorter (taking the place of CRISP): Medical research funding - "In general, the RePORTER database of research projects is updated weekly. Each update includes not only the addition of newly-funded projects, but also revisions to prior awards (e.g., change of grantee institution or revised award amounts)."
Office of Rare Diseases: "A list of names of more than 6,000 rare diseases and related conditions with links to select government databases."
WebMD: "Published as part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration and WebMD partnership to protect and promote your health." Get the latest consumer updates. "Every day, Americans rely on FDA-regulated products from toothpaste and contact lenses to food and life-saving medicines. WebMD and FDA are partnering to give you fast and dependable answers when you need them most."

Agencies/Bureaus/Administrations/Institutes

Administration for Children & Families: "A federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families."
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: ToxFAQs, hazardous waste sites, asbestos, child health, and more.
Office of Public Health and Science: Includes the office of the Surgeon General, National Vaccine Program, women's health, physical fitness and more
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Includes addiction treatment, mental health services, information clearinghouses, and other resources.
U.S. Administration on Aging: Includes sections on rights, housing, nutrition, volunteer opportunities and health resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Includes links to major headings, such as "Diseases," "Conditions," "Safety and Wellness," and "Drug and Food Information."
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Consumer information, patient and health professional sections, hot topics, information on drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and more.

Centers for Disease Control

CDC WONDER: "WONDER provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data." Includes a Topical and Alphabetic Index
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Includes links to information on SARS, avian flu, influenza, environmental health, traveler's health issues, and more.
National Center for Environmental Health
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health: Links to "Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards"

National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Includes institutes, centers, and offices
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Includes links to "Alcohol Alert," "Alcohol Research & Health"
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: "The NICHD, established by Congress in 1962, conducts and supports research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations. Some of these topics include: Reducing infant deaths; Improving the health of women, men, and families; Understanding reproductive health and fertility/infertility; Learning about growth and development; Examining, preventing and treating problems of birth defects, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities; and Enhancing well-being of persons through the lifespan with optimal rehabilitation research."
National Cancer Institute: Includes links to clinical trials, FAQs, types of cancer treatment, screening and testing.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Human Genome Research Institute: "Human Genome Project," genetic disorders, FAQs, and health issues.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Links to "Environmental Health Perspectives."
National Institute of General Medical Sciences: Link includes "science education booklets on topics such as cell biology, structural biology, genetics, chemistry, computational biology and pharmacology" as well as interactive links such as "Computing Life" and "Biomedical Beat."
National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Includes Conference Proceedings, booklets and brochures and fact sheets on diseases including Parkinson's, Stroke, Epilepsy, Dementia, Hunting's Disease, Headaches, Traumatic Brain Injury and much more.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Includes sections for patients and the public and health professionals
National Institute of Mental Health

New York State

New York State Department of Health: "Child Health Plus," "EPIC for Seniors," "Family Health Plus," "Healthy New York," health insurance for the uninsured.
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services: Addiction treatment centers, information for the public.
New York State Office of Mental Health
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH): A Spanish edition of this site is also available.

Publications

FDA Consumer
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Environmental Health Perspectives
Reports of the Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service

Special Topics

Cancer Statistics
ClinicalTrials.gov
Dietary Supplements Labels Database: "The Dietary Supplements Labels Database offers information about label ingredients in more than three thousand selected brands of dietary supplements. It enables users to compare label ingredients in different brands. Information is also provided on the "structure/function" claims made by manufacturers."
Donate Life: The site answers questions about organ and tissue donation, including myths and facts, stories, frequently asked questions, and a link to organ donor registeries.
EPA - "Lead in Paint, Dust and Soil": Includes basic facts, effects of lead, how to work with an older home as swell as other helpful links.
"F as in Fat: How Obesity Polices are Failing In America 2005": From Trust for Americas Health, a non-profit organization. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
FoodSafety.gov Gateway to Food Safety Information
GirlsHealth.gov: "This site was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned about and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The site gives girls reliable, useful information on the health issues they will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home." From the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Women's Health.
Global Health.gov: Includes topical links, travel tips and regulations, news items, reports, and more.
Insure Kids Now!: "Your state, and every state in the nation, has a health insurance program for infants, children, and teens. The insurance is available to children in working families, including families that include individuals with a variety of immigration status."
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children: Includes funding opportunities, articles, training downloads, an A to Z topic list and more.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National Institue on Drug Abuse: The science of drug abuse and addiction - includes information on individual drugs of abuse, general facts and publications.
Nutrition.gov: Includes the National Nutrient Database
Nutrient Data Laboratory - Nutrient Database
PandemicFlu.gov: "The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza." Includes sections on Frequently Asked Questions, vaccines, reserach, travelers' health, Nationa and State Pandemic Plans.
Smoking and Tobacco Use: From the CDC. Includes links to Surgeon Generals Reports, effects on health, quite smoking, statistics and more
Smokefree.gov: "Smokefree.gov is intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Different people need different resources as they try to quit. The information and professional assistance available on this Web site can help to support both your immediate and long-term needs as you become, and remain, a nonsmoker." Includes studies.
Stem Cell Information
Substance Abuse Statistics: "Latest Data on Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illegal Drugs from the Offices of Applied Studies/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration"
Tools & Resources from the CDC: Includes Body Mass Index Calculator, Growth Charts for children, Childhood Immunization Schedules customized for each child depending on age, how to access Vital Records, e-cards, translation of medical information into other languages and more.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration - Drug Information: Comprehensive description of controlled substances such as cocaine, hydrododone, oxycontin, inhalants, LSD and others. Also includes links to Drug Policy and Drug Prevention.
WomensHealth.gov

Historic Documents

Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
Center for Studies of Intelligence: CIA
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U. S. Congressional Documents and Debates (1774-1873)
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Cybercemetery: The "University of North Texas Libraries and the U.S. Government Printing Office, as part of the Federal Depository Library Program, created a partnership to provide permanent public access to the Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions. This collection was named the "CyberCemetery" by early users of the site."
Foreign Relations of the United States - University of Wisconsin Digital Collections: "The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office."
Government Attic: "Rummaging in the government's attic." Includes documents obtained through FOIA requests not available elswhere.
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights: A partnership of the United States Government Printing Office, The United States Commission on Civil Rights and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library. An historic record of the Commission since its beginning in 1957.
JFK Executive Orders: 1961-1963, from the University of Michigan
National Archives and Records Administration
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on Google Video: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and Google pilot program to provide NARA videos for free through Google - includes newsreels from WWII and NASA videos.
National Security Archive: "The National Security Archive is a non-profit research institute and library in Washington, D.C., which provides unprecedented public access to declassified government documents obtained through extensive use of the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)."
The New York State Archives and Records Administration
New York State Factory Investigating Commission: Preliminary, Second, Third, and Fourth Reports. 13 Volumes. 11,600 pages including photographs and illustrations. The New York State Factory Investigating Commission was established following the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory fire of March 25, 1911.
Our Documents: Includes 100 "milestone documents," related resources and a teacher's toolbox - integrating documents into the classroom
Papers of the War Department: Papers of the War Department is a project of the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. "Fire destroyed the office of the War Department and all its files in 1800, and for decades historians believed that the collection, and the window it provided into the workings of the early federal government, was lost forever. Thanks to a decade-long effort to retrieve copies of the files scattered in archives across the country, the collection has been reconstituted and is offered here as a fully-searchable digital database."
Prints and Photographs Reading Room of the Library of Congress: "Unique in their scope and richness, the prints and photographs collections today number more than 13.7 million images. These include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people."
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Government Graphics and Photos: Provided by USA.gov.
U.S. National Archives Records on "Footnote": "This non-exclusive agreement, beginning with the sizeable collection of materials currently on microfilm,will enable researchers and the general public to access millions of newly-digitized images of the National Archives historic records on a subscription basis from the Footnote web site." Many documents are available for free.
Witness and Respones: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress
The World Trade Center Attacks - Official Documents: Compiled by Columbia University

Homeland Security

Central Intelligence Agency
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point: "The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point contributes relevant scholarly perspectives through education, research and policy analysis to combat terrorist threats to the United States. We maintain expertise in four primary areas: terrorism, counterterrorism, homeland security, and weapons of mass destruction. By developing a curriculum of the highest quality, producing theoretically informed studies, and crafting relevant policy recommendations, we remain an internationally recognized center of excellence dedicated to the advancement of terrorism knowledge and expertise."
Commission of the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism: "Congress established the bipartisan WMD Commission to address the grave threat that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction poses to the United States." "The Commission is a legacy of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, and the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission). Those reports looked at the past, explaining US government failings to anticipate the events of 9/11. This Commission looks to the future."
Country Reports on Terrorism
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Homeland Security - First Responders: Includes grants, training, standards and guidelines and local resources
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and the Responses to Terrorism: Global Terrorism Database based at the University of Maryland - 1970 - 2004 (included domestic and international incidents)
National Security Agency
Homeland Security and Counterrorism: Issue statements from the White House.
New York State Office of Homeland Security: Oncludes "Recent News", training opportunities, publications and more.
Office of the Director of National Security: "The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) serves as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC), overseeing and directing the implementation of the National Intelligence Program and acting as the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to the national security." Includes "National Intelligence: A Consumer's Guide."
Rand Corporation Research: "For over 30 years, RAND has been a world leader in terrorism research and analysis. As a public service, RAND disseminates all unclassified research as printed documents or online. Much of this research is managed by the Homeland Security program of RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment. View all Terrorism and Homeland Security Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore."
Ready.gov: Includes information on how to make a kit of emergency supplies, how to make a plan for what you will do in an emergency and how to be informed.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Behind the Homefront - "A daily chronicle of news in homeland security and military operations affecting newsgathering, access to information and the public's right to know." Covers 2003 - 2007 only.
Secret Service
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: "The border inspection functions of the U.S. Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, along with the U.S. Border Patrol, were transferred to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection."
United Nations Action to Counter Terrorism: Includes specific documents and reports

Hot Documents

Hot Docs - New and Noteworthy Government Documents arranged by publication date:

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2010

2011 Budget of the United States Government: (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy: From the Congressional Research Service. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response from the Congressional Research Service: January 15, 2010. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)

2009

2008 Annual report of the Superintendent of Insurance to the New York Legislature.: 150th Annual Report. Includes a review of New York States Insurances Businesses, major legislation and litigation.
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN): October - November 2009. Congressional Research Service Report on several issues of concern. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Audit Report: The Department's Management of the ENERGY STAR Program: October 19th, 2009. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Controlled Unclassified Information: Recommendations for Information Control Reform: July 2009. From OMBWatch.org. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
"Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009": Of the "Credit Card Act of 2009" H.R. 627
"Getting Beyond Getting Ready for Pandemic Influenza": Committee on Homeland Security - Majority Staff. January 2009. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Gunshow Undercover: Report on Illegal Sales at Gun Shows: "According to ATF, 30 percent of guns involved in federal illegal gun trafficking investigations are connected in some way to gun shows. In response to these concerns, the City of New York launched an undercover investigation of illegal sales at seven gun shows across three states. The investigation shows it is both feasible and easy for criminals to illegally buy guns at gun shows." October 30, 2009.(PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
"Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard Madoff's Ponzi Scheme": August 31, 2009. From the Securities and Exchange Commission. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats: November 2009. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
"Recovery Through Retrofit": October 2009. "A report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient."
State of the State Address 2009 - David A. Paterson, Governor: "Our Time to Lead": (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed to Get Bin Laden and Why It Matters Today: A Report To Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate from John F. Kerry, Chairman, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, November 30, 2009. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
U.S. Department of Treasury - Budget Greenbook General Explanations of the Administrations: Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue Proposals May 2009. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Unclassified Report on the President's Surveillance Program: July 10, 2009. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)

2008

2008 National Drug Control Strategy Annual Report: 2008. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Expert and Consumer Evaluation of Consumer Medication Information: 2008. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
BIG OIL: Where Have All the Profits Gone: U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. May 28, 2008. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: "Facing Deficits, Many States are Imposing Cuts that Hurt Vulnerable Residents": By Iris Lav and Elizabeth Hudgins. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
DiNapoli: Toll Hikes Not Justified: State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released his audit of the State Thruway Authority and said the Thruway Authority should call off its proposed July 2008 toll hike.
FDA - Center For Veterinary Medicine: Animal Cloning Documents.
"The House That You Built": "An interim report into the decision by New York City to subsidize the new Yankee Stadium is entitled, "The house that you built." That catch-phrase is used to distinguish the new stadium from its predecessor, the House that Ruth built. The report was published in September 2008 by the New York State Assembly Committee on Corporations, Commissions and Authorities, Richard L. Brodsky, Chairman."
Iraqi Perspectives Project - Saddam and Terrorism: Emerging Insights: From Captured Iraqi Documents (Redacted) (5 volumes). Institute for Defense Analyses - released 3/2008. Provided by the Federation of American Scientists.
Library of Congress - H.R.5140: Title: To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.
Overview of the Federal Tax System as in Effect for 2008: Joint Committee on Taxation - April 14, 2008. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Report on Intelligence Activities Relating to Iraq Conducted by the Policy Counterterrorism Evaluation Group and the Office of Special Plans within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: 110th Congress 2nd Session Senate Report - June 2008. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Report on Whether Public Statements Regarding Iraq by U.S. Government Official were Substantiated by Intelligence Information.: 110th Congress 2nd Session Senate Report - June 2008. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Report to Congress of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission: November 2008. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Work with Parents & the Community: A Commitment to Quality: National Charter School Policy Forum Report - October 2008.

2007

Benchmark Assessment Report: Assessment of the situation in Iraq: September 14, 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Government Secrecy: Decisions without Democracy: By David Banisar, from Openthegovernment.org. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Hearing on Private Security Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan: House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform
Hearing on Private Security Firms Standards: Cooperation and Coordination in the Battlefield: Concerning Blackwater (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Initial Benchmark Report: Assessment of the situation in Iraq: July 12, 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
National Intelligence Estimate: Prospects for Iraq's Stability: Some Security Progress but Political Reconciliation Elusive: August 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland: From the National Intelligence Council, July 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza: Produced by Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. August 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
OIG Report on the CIA Accountability With Respect to the 9/11 Attacks.: June 2005. Released August 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Information searches that solve problems: How people use the internet, libraries, and government agencies when they need help: From the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Published December 30, 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
"Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball": George J. Mitchell. December 13, 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Trafficking In Persons Report - June 2007: (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
War At Any Price? The Total Economic Costs of the War Beyond the Federal Budget: A Report by the Joint Economic Committee Majority Staff Chairman, Senator Charles E. Schumer Vice Chair, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney. November 2007. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
The United Nations Secretary General's "World Report on Violence Against Children": (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)

2006

American Bar Association - Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements and the Separation of Powers Doctrine (August 2006): (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement (COPE) Act - 2006: "Addresses network neutrality, e911 and municipal broadband. The group Common Cause offers this take on the newtwork neutrality provisions..."
"The Constituion in Crisis: The Downing Street Minutes and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, Coverups in the Iraq War, and Illegal Domestic Surveillance," August 2006: Final Investigative Report Prepared at the Direction of Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Huricane Katrina: U.S. House of Representatives - February 15, 2006 (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned: February 2006. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
The Future of Emergency Care In the United States Health System - June 2006: From the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities - CRS Report to Congress, May 17, 2006: From the Federation of American Scientists website. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006: (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
A Killer Flu?: From Trust for America's Health - a non-profit organization. "Scientific Experts Estimate that 'Inevitable' Major Epidemic of New Influenza Virus Strain Could Result in Millions of Deaths if Preventive Actions Are Not Taken." (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism, February 1, 2006: (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Network Neutrality Act of 2006
Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence on The Use by the Intelligence Community Of Information Provided By the Iraqi National Congress: 109th Congress 2nd Session Senate Report - September 8, 2006. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Report to Congress - Submitted pursuant to U.S. Policy in Iraq Act, Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20006 (PL-109-163): April 6, 2006. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Quadrennial Defense Review Report: February 6, 2006. Includes chapters on "Fighting the Long War" and "Developing a 21st Century Total Force." (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
State of the Union - George W. Bush: January 31, 2006. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Trafficking in Persons Report, U.S. Department of State includes 2001 report to the current year.: The Secretary of State submits the annual "Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report" to Congress. This report covers "severe forms of trafficking in persons."
United States Institute of Peace - Iraq Study Group: Includes a PDF file
United States National Space Policy (October 2006): (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
White Paper on NSA Legal Authorities: (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)

2005

McCarthy Hearings, 1953-54: from the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
"Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq" October 2005, 2nd report in a series: (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, November 2005: From the Homeland Security Council. (view using Adobe Reader)
Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong on Ohio: Status Report of the House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff, January 5, 2005. (view using Adobe Reader)
Preserving Life and Liberty - the Department of Justice: Website on the US Patriot Act
President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform: Final Report - November 1, 2005.
Sexual Harassment and Violence At the Military Service Academies: June 2005. (requires Adobe Reader)
Report to Congress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq: July 2005. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) "What everyone Should Know...": From the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
SARS bibliography: Created by City College New York
State of the Union Address - George W. Bush: February 2005. Full text transcript provided by CNN
Democrats' Response to the President's State of the Union Address - February 2005: Full text transcript provided by CNN
Secrecy Report Card 2005: Quantitative Indicators of: Secrecy in the Federal Government, A Report by OpenTheGovernment.org

2004

2004 Republican Party Platform: A Safer World and a More Hopeful America: (requires Adobe Reader)
The 9-11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Official Government Edition
Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq's WMD - 30 September 2004
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Report of the Platform Committee: "Strong at Home. Respected in the World": The Democratic Platform for America (requires Adobe Reader)
Senate Intelligence Committee Report on the U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq (July 7, 2004): (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
Strategies for Reducing Chronic Street Homelessness: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development January 2004. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
U.S. Department of Justice - Report From The Field: The USA Patriot Act At Work (July 2004): (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)

2003

Apparatus of Lies: Saddam's Disinformation and Propaganda, 1990 - 2003
Challenger Space Shuttle Accident: Selected Congressional Hearings and Reports
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Addresses the U.N. Security Council: 2/5/2003
Report of the Panel to Review Sexual Misconduct Allegations at the U.S. Air Force Academy: (requires Adobe Reader)
Setting the Record Straight: An Analysis of the Justice Department's PATRIOT Act Website

2002

Child Soldiers: Implications for U.S. Forces: Seminar report November 2002 produced by Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
A Decade of Deception and Defiance: Saddam Hussein's Defiance of the United Nations, September 12, 2002: (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)
In the Matter of Representative James A. Traficant, Jr., July 19, 2002
What Does Disarmament Look Like?

2001

USA Patriot Bill H.R. 3162

2000

To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System: Medical mistakes. (requires Adobe Reader)
Report on the Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children: From the Federal Trade Commission
United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation

1999

Impeachment of President William Jefferson Clinton
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. House of Representative Select Committee on U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China
US State Department: "Erasing History: Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo"

1997

Holocaust Assets
Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1997

Housing and Urban Development

Dynamic Maps of Bank Card and Mortgage Delinquencies in the United States: From the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Can be searched to the County level.
Fannie Mae
Foreclosure Resources for Consumers - Federal Reserve Board: Includes housing counseling agencies and approved credit counseling groups.
National Flood Insurance Program: Learn the basics, find an agent, check your flood risk.
Freddie Mac - HomeSteps: Includes sections for the homebuyer and real estate professional as well as providing a searchable database of homes for sale.
Ginnie Mae: Includes various calculators for potential home buyers - Buy vs. Rent Calculator, Loan Estimator Calculator, Homeownership Mortgage Calculator.
Home Mortgage Disclosure
HUD's Homes and Communities Home Page
New York State Housing
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse: "As called for in the "American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000", the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse is established to collect, process, assemble and disseminate information on the barriers faced in the creation and maintenance of affordable housing. The Clearinghouse is hosted by HUD USER, the primary source for Federal Government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics."
Sierra Club - "Building Better: A Guide to America's Best New Development Projects": How to build a healthy community. (PDF format: view with Adobe Reader)

Immigration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Now under the Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

See also Thrall's Immigration Web Guide

Dept. of Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
U.S. Geological Survey

International Information & Organizations

Annual Report on International Religious Freedom: From the U.S. Department of State.
Background Notes
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Government
Country Reports on Human Rights
Country Studies: From the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
Foreign Relations of the United States: Project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries with the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries
Global Gateway - World Culture & Resources, from the Library of Congress: Includes access to the 21 international reading rooms, Special International Guides, Fellowships in Interantional Studies and Portals to the World.
Global Health: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
International Organizations: Provided by Northwestern University International Documents Collection. Includes links to Foreign Governments.
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Online Version of the Yearbook of the United Nations: Collection includes yearbooks from 1946 - 2005. "Each Yearbook volume provides analysis, is fully indexed, and includes the texts of, and votes on, all major General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions."
Trafficking in Persons Report, U.S. Department of State includes 2001 report to the current year.: The Secretary of State submits the annual "Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report" to Congress. This report covers "severe forms of trafficking in persons."
Travel from the State Department: Includes information on emergencies and warnings, living abroad, passports and visas
UNdata: A World of Information: "The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has launched a new internet-based data service for the global user community. It brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point from which users can now search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN System."
U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (Greenbook): "The Greenbook shows a complete historical record of United States' (U.S.) foreign aid to the rest of the world. The Greenbook reports all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for each fiscal year by purpose and by country."
World FactBook: Current edition
Yearbook of the United Nations - 1946 - current edition: "Comprehensive: Each Yearbook is fully indexed and includes all major General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council resolutions."

International Trade

Export.gov - Market: Research, includes Country Commercial Guides, Industry Overviews, Market Updates, Industry/Regional reports and more.
Export Portal Gateway Site: Includes links to trade stats, tariffs and taxes, market research, trade events and more. Parts of this site require a user name and password.
Foreign Agricultural Service: Includes trade policy, commodities, food aid, export programs, trade events
International Trade Administration
The Official Business link to the US Government: Includes a section on Internatinal Trade with laws & regulations, trade finance, trade leads, exporting and associations and agencies
U.S. Customs Service: Imports/exports, port information, NAFTA, Harmonized Tarrif Schedules, forms and publications
U.S. Trade Commission - Interactive Tariff and Trade Data Web: "The USITC Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb provides international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data to the public full-time and free of charge."

Justice

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency - Electronic Reading Room: Includes how to file and check on an FOIA request, searchable by key word
DNA initiative: "The President's DNA Initiative provides funding, training, and assistance to ensure that forensic DNA reaches its full potential to solve crimes, protect the innocent, and identify missing persons." Includes basic biology of DNA and history of forensic DNA.
FBI's Electronic Reading Room: Includes FBI declassified files
Federal Bureau of Prisons: Includes "Inmate Look Up" search engine for finding inmates.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Information Center (NCJRS)
National Gang Center: "This Web site features the latest research about gangs; descriptions of evidence-based, anti-gang programs; and links to tools, databases, and other resources to assist in developing and implementing effective community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies."
National Institute of Corrections
National Institute of Justice Journal: Research online journal
National Sex Offender Public Registry: from the U.S. Dept. of Justice
New York State Dept. of Corrections: Research Studies and Legislative Reports.
New York State Sex Offender Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA)
New York State Inmate Look-up
Office for Victims of Crime: Directory of Crime Victim Services: Search by location, type of victimization, service needed or agency.
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services - COPS: Includes a link to the e-newsletter "Dispatch" plus lates news, research guides and podcasts.
Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising: 1997
State Laws and Published Ordinances: Firearms
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division: Includes the following special initiatives: The First Freedom Project (religious), Safeguarding the Rights of Servicemembers and Veterans, Operation Home Sweet Home: A Fair Housing Initiative, Information on Human Trafficking, Initiative to Combat Post-9/11 Discriminatory Backlash.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Uniform Crime Reports

Kids Only

America's Story: "This Web site is brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library.... The site was designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, and we hope children and their families will want to explore this site together." - from the Librarian of Congress.
Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids: This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.
Coloring Books for Kids: "This is a listing of coloring books published by Federal government agencies..a great way for kids to learn about the world around them through color. Click on the link for the agency for contact information and availability of print coloring books." Compiled by Evergreen State College in Washington.
Congress for Kids - from the The Dirksen Congressional Center: "Learning about the federal government doesn't have to be boring. Congress for Kids gives you access to interactive, fun-filled experiences designed to help you learn about the foundation of our federal government and how its actions affect you. Although designed for students in grades fourth through high school, other students, teachers, parents, and interested citizens will find helpful, engaging."
Earthquakes for Kids: Includes cool earthquake facts, ask a geologist, animations, science fair projects, puzzles games and other activities.
Energy Kids: Energy Facts, games, history, classroom activities and related links. From the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Environmental Kids Club: "The EPA Environmental Kids Club is our Web site for kids. We'll help you explore your environment and learn how to protect it. We've got games, pictures, and stories." From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
FactFinder - Kid's Corner: "Learn about the U.S. Census, get facts about your state, and have fun with quiz questions." From the U.S. Census Bureau.
FBI for Youth: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation site for Young Adults, grades 6-12. Take the Special Agent challenge, follow a case through the FBI crime lab, check out a day in the life of a Special Agent, learn about working dogs and more.
FBI Kids: The Federal Bureau of Investigations site for Kids, grades K-5. Learn about the FBI agents and working dogs, get some safety tips and play games.
FEMA for Kids: "This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid." From the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Future Diplomats - U.S. Deparatment of State for Youth: "There are many ways for you to explore U.S. foreign affairs and diplomacy. Find out what's happening at the State Department. Maybe you can join in an activity!"
The Globe Program from NOAA: "GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment."
History Mystery Examiner: From the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. "The History Mystery National Detective Agency invites you to Grab your gear, it's time to investigate some of history's coolest mysteries!"
Invent Now: Great for kids interested in inventing! "Calling All Inventors! Do you have a great idea or invention to share? Have you been thinking about the next big thing in skateboards? A car that doesn't use gas? A hands-free hairbrush? Whether it's a re-invention or an idea all your own- send it in to show it off in our Inventors Gallery! But please be careful and learn what it takes to be a Smart Inventor first." Provided by several organizations and the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO).
Kids.gov - The Official Kids' Portal for the U.S. Government: Organized by grade level, resources for educators and popular links such as games, careers, U.S. History, government, animals, environment and more
Learning Web: "The U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life. Discover selected online resources, including lessons, data, maps, and more, to support teaching, learning, education (K-12), and university-level inquiry and research."
NASA for Kids: Find out how to be an astronaut, check out the robots storybook, play games, get homework help and more.
NASA Kids Club: Interactive Space games for Kids.
NGAKids - from the National Gallery of Art: Includes an animated musical story and interactive art that you can make online! Learn about digital photography, abstract art and use the collage machine or visit NGAKids Jungle.
National Park Service - WebRangers: "This is the National Park Service's site for kids of all ages. If you love our National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites, this site is for you. If you are new to our National Parks, we hope this site helps you experience how wonderful they can be." Solve mysteries, play games!
MyPyramid.gov: "An interactive computer game where kids can reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity. 'Fuel tanks for each food group help students keep track of how their choices fit into MyPyramid." Requires Flash Player 7. Be sure to deactivate pop-up blockers for this.
Our Courts: "Our Courts is a free, interactive, web-based program designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. Our Courts is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support. On this site, you will find information and useful teaching resources for an engaging civics curriculum."
Planet Protectors Club for Kids - from the EPA: Be a Planet Protector! As a Planet Protector, your mission is to improve the world around you by making less trash. Planet Protectors also help other people learn to reduce, reuse, and recycle. To carry out this mission, check out the fun activities and games below. The more you learn about reducing wastes and saving resources, the better you become at carrying out the Planet Protector goals."
Read.gov: "Explore new worlds: Read. The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read." "Read a Book in the making" as well as Classics for Kids and Teens with a new, special format.
Smithsonian Education: Includes stories about some of the unusual objects owned by the museum, virtual exhibitions, interactive sites about science, history and culture.
Smokey Bear - Get Your Smokey On: Learn about wildfires, read Smokey's story, play games, explore Smokey's cabin.
Star Child: "A learning center for young astronomers" by NASA
Treasury Kids Page: A gateway site from the U.S. Treasury which includes links to Kids sites from the U.S. Mint, the White House, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, The Alcohol and Tobacco and Tax Trade Bureau.
U.S. Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change: "H.I.P. Pocket Change is all about fun and information, especially coin information. With coins, we literally carry the past in our pockets. But most of us seldom stop and think about the historical riches at our fingertips. This site aims to change that! As we discover the hidden stories behind our coins, we can develop a fascination that can last a lifetime."
White House for Kids: White House 101 - Facts and Fun for all ages. Learn about our Presidents, the First Pets, The President's House and fun facts.

Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Compliance Assistance - Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations: Local prevailing wage information for the construction industry
Department of Labor - BackPay: To help the wage-earner who feels they are owed back pay.
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration: Formerly known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. Covers Pension Rights, types of Pensions, top 20 requested items and more.
FairPay Web site: "It's designed to help you understand the Department's new FairPay rules that strengthen overtime protections".
International Labor Organization: includes online publications
Monthly Labor Review: "Established in 1915, Monthly Labor Review is the principal journal of fact, analysis, and research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...to provide a wealth of research in a wide variety of fields-the labor force, he economy, employment, inflation, productivity, occupational injuries and illnesses, wages, prices, and many more."
New York State Department of Labor: Includes unemployment, wages and hours, veterans' services and more.
Occupational Safety & Health: (OSHA)
Occupational Information Network: O-Net includes links to America's Job Bank and School-to-Work Sites.
Office of Personnel Management for the Federal Government: Salaries and Wages Tables
Pension Benefit Guaranty corporation
Report on the American Workforce

Law & Politics

Law

American Association of Law Libraries - Bill Tracking: Information available for approximately 27 states.
American Association of Law Libraries: Washington Blawg: The Washington Blawg will keep you up-to-date about the policy issues that matter to AALL. We will cover legislative, judicial and regulatory activities on the state, national, and international levels and address important topics such as access to government information, digital authentication, copyright, and open government issues."
Can I Vote: "This site was created by the nation's chief state election officials to help make voting as simple and convenient as possible." Includes where and how to register to vote, find a polling place, information on candidates.
GovPulse: "The Federal Register is the official journal of the federal government of the United States. In it, you'll find any kind of proposal, notification, or solicitation for data that a federal agency puts out. It's the pulse of your government. For much of its existence the Federal Register has had no easily accessible form. govpulse seeks to change this and enable you to respond to your government. We give you a way to browse the Register (from 1994 on) and use filters to decide what is important to you. And then act on it."
GPO's Federal Digital System: "GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes." Includes database for: Budget of the United States Government (Fiscal Year 2010), Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993 to Present), Congressional Bills (103rd Congress to Present), Congressional Calendars (104th Congress to Present), Congressional Committee Prints (105th Congress to Present), Congressional Directory (105th Congress to Present), Congressional Documents (104th Congress to Present), Congressional Hearings (105th Congress to Present), Congressional Record (Bound) (1999 to 2001), Congressional Record (Daily) (1994 to Present), Congressional Record Index (Daily) (1983 to Present), Congressional Reports (104th Congress to Present), Economic Indicators (1995 to Present), Economic Report of the President (1995 to Present), Federal Register (1994 to Present), GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions (1994 to 2008), Government Manual (1995 to Present), History of Bills (1983 to Present), List of CFR Sections Affected (1997 to Present), Public and Private Laws (104th Congress to Present), Statutes at Large (2003 to 2006).
Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.: Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet.
Law Library of Congress: Includes a link to GLIN: "The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) is a public database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
Courts
E-democracy.org: Gateway site - "Minnesota E-Democracy is a non-partisan citizen-based organization whose mission is to improve participation in democracy in Minnesota through the use of information networks. We seek to increase citizen participation in elections and public discourse through the use of information and communication technologies."
Federal Election Commission: About Elections and Voting includes information on the Electoral College
Federal Regulations: "On this site, you can find, review, and submit comments on Federal Register documents..."
Law Resource Web Guide: An annotated guide to law resources on the Internet and in the library system. Provided by Middletown Thrall Library
National Priorities Project: "National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent." "National Priorities Project (NPP) is a 501(c)(3) research organization that analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Located in Northampton, MA, since 1983, NPP focuses on the impact of federal spending and other policies at the national, state, congressional district and local levels."
A Research Guide to the Federal Register and The Code of Federal Regulations: By Richard McKinney. Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC
United States Code: Cornell University Law School
United States Code: "Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code pursuant to section 285b of title 2 of the Code." The site includes "tables show where recently enacted laws will appear in the United States Code and which sections of the Code have been amended by those laws." Keep up with the latest amendments.
United States Statutes at Large: "The laws of the first forty-two Congresses, 1789-1873" from the Library of Congress "A Century of Lawmaking"

Politics

Campaign 2004: C-SPAN coverage
Campaign 2008: C-SPAN coverage
Political Resources on the Net: Political sites sorted by country, with links to parties, organizations, governments, media and more from all around the world.
Opensecrets.org: The online source for money in politics data.
Vote Smart Web: Tracking performance of President, Congress, governors and state legislators

Local Representatives

List of Local Representatives: For Middletown, New York and surrounding areas.

Library of Congress

Library of Congress
Library of Congress E-mail Reference Service
Library of congress Information Bulletin: Online journal

Maps

MapQuest
Mapstats.gov: Statistics and links to additional data sources produced by more than 70 agencies in the United States.
The National Atlas of the United States of America: Atlas of printable maps included Congressional Districts, Federal Landa and Indian Reservations and more
U. S. Gazetter
USGS National Mapping Information: "USGS maps range from detailed local areas to the world. Because they can show many kinds of information, they are excellent for a wide range of uses, including emergency response, outdoor recreation, scientific research, and resource management."

Medicare/Medicaid

Ask Medicare Caregiver Information: A site made specifically to answer questions and provide helpful links for Medicare caregivers.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Includes Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program, HIPAA and CLIA
Fight Back! Medical Identity Theft & Medicare Fraud: Sections include: What Is Medical Identity Theft?, Tips to Avoid Medical Identity Theft, Who to Contact. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General.
HHS Office of the Inspector General Exclusion Program - Searchable Database: The Office of Inspector General's (OIG) List of Excluded individuals/Entities (LEIE) database provides information to the health care industry, patients and the public regarding individuals and entities currently excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and all Federal health care programs.
Kaiser Family Foundation: "A leader in health policy and communications, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies. We serve as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public. Our product is information, always provided free of charge - from the most sophisticated policy research, to basic facts and numbers, to information young people can use to improve their health or elderly people can use to understand their Medicare benefits."
Medicare: The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare.
The Medicare Drug Benefit: An In-Depth Examination of Formularies and Other Features of Medicare Drug Plans: from the Kaiser Family Foundation. (PDF format: Adobe Reader required)
New York State Attorney General's Office Prescription Drug Price Web Site: "On this site, you can now search and compare the prices for 150 commonly prescribed drugs that state law requires pharmacies to disclose to you upon request."
Nursing Home Compare: "To provide detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country."
StopMedicareFraud.gov: Sections include: Protect Yourself from Fraud, How to Spot Fraud, Report Medicare Fraud. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Justics (DOJ).
"Want to learn more about the New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage?"

NASA

Earth Observatory: The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.
Mars Pathfinder Mission
NASA Image Exchange
NASA Quest - Space Exploration: An educational web site
NASA Space Science Missions
National Aeronautics & Space Administration: (NASA)

National Parks

National Park Foundation
National Park Service
Recreation.gov: Recreational opportunities on federal lands.

New York State

See also: NYS (Gov. Info.)

The Checklist of Official Publications of the State of New York
Citizen's Access to State Government: New York State - "Locate State Agencies," links to a complete listing.
The Council of State Governments: Includes the periodical "state trends"
Find Out If New York State Is Holding Your Money: New York State Unclaimed Funds
Governor of New York State: Includes key documents, appointments, press releases, contact information with video and audio links.
New York State Assembly
New York State Constitution
New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment: Includes maps of the Senate and Assembly Districts.
New York State Senate
Office of the Attorney General
New York City Reference
New York State Library
New York State Police
New York State Information Guide: A directory of websites about NYS government and other information sources. Provided by Middletown Thrall Library.
Project Sunlight: "Project Sunlight is an effort by my office (Attorney General) to promote your right to know and to monitor governmental decision-making. This website - the first of its kind in New York - allows you to easily access statewide government information that until now has been scattered and difficult to retrieve."
Welcome to New York: Official home page of the New York State government.
Yahoo - New York

OSHA

Occupational Safety & Health: (OSHA)

Patent/Trade/Copyright

Copyright Office: Allows searching of three possible databases (books, music, ect./Serials/Documents)
Invent Now: Great for kids interested in inventing! "Calling All Inventors! Do you have a great idea or invention to share? Have you been thinking about the next big thing in skateboards? A car that doesn't use gas? A hands-free hairbrush? Whether it's a re-invention or an idea all your own- send it in to show it off in our Inventors Gallery! But please be careful and learn what it takes to be a Smart Inventor first."
PatentStorm: "PatentStorm offers full-text U.S. patents and patent applications from the U.S. Patent Office, providing advanced search capabilities and full image retrieval in handy PDF format."
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): Official patents and trademarks website of the United States. Includes a searchable database, basics of patenting inventions, forms, resources for inventors, frequently asked questions (FAQ), intellectual property law and policy, fee schedules, and more.

POW/MIA

Library of Congress POW Database: Viet Nam Era

Presidents

Presidential Elections

Federal Election Commissions: Campaign Finance Reports and Data - includes a searchable "Disclosure Database" - search by name, party, pac
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: Information and news concerning the Presidential Inauguration. Includes a history of Inaugurations.
Presidential Election Law - Electoral College: from the National Archives

United States Presidents

Abraham Lincoln Papers: Library of congress, American Memory Project
The American Presidency Project: Created by UC Santa Barbara, "providing the Public Papers for the presidents: Hoover-Ford, Carter 1977, and G.H.W. Bush.", archives contain almost 40,000 documents.
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
Internet Public Library- Presidents of the United States
National Archives and Records Administration: "Use these links to find information about presidential documents, the U.S. Presidents, and Presidential Libraries."
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection: National Archives and Records Administration
Presidential Inaugurations: American Memory Project
Presidential Libraries of the National Archives and Records Administration
State of the Union: "The State of the Union is an annual address presented before a joint session of Congress and held in the House of Representatives Chamber at the U.S. Capitol. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation, but also allows the president to outline his/her legislative agenda and national priorities to Congress." Includes Presidents George W. Bush, William Clinton and George Bush.
Weekly Compliation of Presidential Documents
Your Seat at the Table: Part of the Change.gov website of the Obama-Biden Transition team. Make comments, submit ideas of documents on important issues. This is a great site for those interested in Open Government.

Public Policy

Center for Democracy & Technology: The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age.
The Center for Public Integrity: A "nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization that conducts investigative research and reporting on public policy issues in the United State and around the world."
The Center for Public Integrity: "a nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization that conducts investigative research and reporting on public policy issues in the United State and around the world".
Federation of American Scientists: "Global security analysis and advocacy"
National Coalition Against Censorship: "Founded in 1974, [NCAC] is an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. United by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended, we work to educate our own members and the public at large about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them."
OMB Watch.org: "OMB Watch is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting government accountability and citizen participation in public policy decisions. This mission centers on four main areas: the federal budget; regulatory policy; public access to government information; and policy participation by nonprofit organizations."
OpenTheGovernment.org: "OpenTheGovernment.org seeks to advance the public's right to know and to reduce secrecy in government."

Ready Reference

U. S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection: Columbia University Lehman Library

Science

Department of Energy - Science Accelerator: "Science Accelerator searches science, including R&D results, project descriptions, accomplishments, and more, via resources made available by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), U.S. Department of Energy. Science Accelerator was developed and is made available by OSTI as a free public service."
Federation of American Scientists: A non-profit organization that "combines the scholarly resources of its member scientists and informed citizens with knowledge of practical politics....FAS is uniquely qualified to bring the scientific perspective to public policy."
NASA home page
National Biological Information Infrastructure: Gateway to biological data
National Technical Information Service (NTIS): "Serves our nation as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today." Also provides a source for purchasing government health information.
National Bioethics Advisory Commission: Archived site. Includes full-text reports
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII): Gateway to biological data from the U.S. Geologocal Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of Science - Department of Energy: Includes the top science accomplishments in energy
Office of Science and Technology Information, Department of Energy (DOE): Includes links to U.S. and Global Science information.
President's Council on Bioethics
Science.gov: "A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results". Includes a topical index. "Science.gov is hosted by the U. S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), within the Office of Science. Science.gov is supported by contributing members of the Science.gov Alliance, including the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, the Interior, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation; and the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives and Records Administration."
Science In Your State: From the United States Geological Survey, includes water, drought, earthquake, mineral, recreation information and more.
Smithsonian Institution
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Seniors

Administration on Aging: Includes sections on rights, housing, nutrition, volunteer opportunities and health resources
AgingStats.gov: Aging Related Statistics including "Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being" as well as various other statistical links
FDA information for Seniors
NIH Senior Health: "This easy-to-use website features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. Use the buttons at the top of each page to make the text bigger, change text color, or hear the text read aloud."
New York State Nursing Homes Profiles: Includes comparisons searchable by zip code.
Seniors.gov: USA.gov for Seniors - Gateway site.
FDA Information for Older Persons: Includes publications, health organizations and special articles
Nursing Home Compare: "To provide detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country."
Older Women Workers

Small Business Resources

Statistics

Acquisitions Central: How to sell to government agencies
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Comprehensive, includes up-to-date news releases
Business.Gov: The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government: Legal and Regulatory Information for America's Small Business includes how to get a Federal ID number, OSHA information and "Plain English Guides" for starting a business, finances, managing employees and more.
Consumer Price Indexes Home Page
The Dismal Scientist: Comprehensive sites for economic statistics.
Edgar: SEC Filings
Export.gov: "Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today's global marketplace." Access to some information requires registration.
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System: New SIC codes
New York State Small Business Development Center: Can only be viewed with Internet Explorer or the very latest Netscape browser.
STAT-USA: Internet Site Economic, Trade, Business Information; some information password protected (available at most Depository Libraries)
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of Compliance Assistance: "Clear and easy-to-access information on how to comply with federal employment laws. This information is often referred to as 'compliance assistance.'"
U.S. Department of State Business Center: State Department

Resources

Business.gov: One of Government Computer News "top ten Agency websites," Business.gov is a great GateWay site offering links to popular topics - Find Small Business Grants and Loans, Register a Business Name (Doing Business As), Learn how to Incorporate a Business, Start a Home-Based Business, Get Started in Government Contracting, Learn Ten Steps to Hiring Your First Employee - plus government forms, State and local information links and more.
EPA - Retail Industry Portal: The Retail Industry Portal provides access to the many programs and resources available to help prevent and resolve environmental issues at retail establishments. Two types of resources are available: Compliance Resources (Help you meet current regulatory obligations. In addition to Federal regulations, state regulations may also apply to your business activities. Not complying with regulatory obligations can result in enforcement actions) and Sustainability Resources (Help you voluntarily go beyond regulatory obligations to protect the environment).
IRS: Market Segment Specialization Program: "The Market Segment Specialization Program focuses on developing highly trained examiners for a particular market segment. A market segment may be an industry such as construction or entertainment, a profession like attorneys or real estate agents or an issue like passive activity losses. An integral part of the approach used is the development and publication of Audit Techniques Guides. These Guides contain examination techniques, common and unique industry issues, business practices, industry terminology and other information to assist examiners in performing examinations."
Minority and Women-Owned Business Development: New York State division of Minority and Women Business Development.
Orange County Partnership
SBA: How to Start a Business on a Shoestring Budget: "The U.S. Small Business Administration and Trump University have developed, under a co-sponsorship agreement, a new FREE online business course. The self-paced course, Start a Business on a Shoestring, is designed to help individuals understand how to create a small business on a very limited budget."
SBA: Office of Advocacy - Small Business State Profiles
SBA: Sample Business Plans
SBA: Small Business Administration Home Page
SBA: Small Business Administration - Management: Managing Your Business
SBA: Women's Business Ownership Home Page: SBA site includes venture capital and funding sources
SCORE Home-Page: Service Corps of Retired Executives
Womenbiz.gov: Gateway site for women-owned businesses selling to the government

Social Media

U.S. Government on Facebook: Become a fan, learn the latest news, read what other people think.

Social Security

Social Security Online
Social Security Online - History: "This section contains the full text of extended remarks by the Presidents on topics related to Social Security. For a selected brief quotation from each of the Presidents since FDR, see our section of Presidential Quotes."
Social Security Retirement Planner

State & Local Government

Census State Data Centers
Chief Information Officers of the States: "NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information resource executives and managers from the 50 states, six U. S. territories, and the District of Columbia. State members are senior officials from any of the three branches of state government who have executive-level and statewide responsibility for information resource management. Representatives from federal, municipal, and international governments and state officials who are involved in information resource management but do not have chief responsibility for that function participate in the organization as associate members. Private-sector firms and non-profit organizations may join as corporate members."
Citizen's Access to Local Government - New York
The Council of State Governments: Includes the periodical "State Trends"
EPA - Green Communities: Includes concept overviews, case studies, tools and resources
50 States: A good directory of information on each of the states. Includes a great deal of statistical and demographic data as well as history, trivia, tourism information. Be sure to scroll to the second half of the opening page for directories of other state information such as newspapers, famous people, colleges and universities and links to the websites of individual towns.
HUD State of the Cities Data System: Includes statistics for demographics, economy, building permits, crime rates, affordable housing, unemployment, jobs and more
LLSDC's Legislative Sourcebook: State legislatures, state laws and state regulations, website links and telephone numbers from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., Inc.
Governors Legacy Project: Created by the National Governors Asociation - includes "general biographical and term information about each state/commonwearlth/territory's governor," features historical list of governors for each area.
Municipal Code Corporation: Limited
National Conference of State Legislators: "The National Conference of State Legislatures was founded in 1975 with the conviction that legislative service is one of democracy's worthiest pursuits. NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. NCSL is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies."
Orange County, New York: Official county government site posts county news, a name and phone directory of county departments, maps, and links to other private county agencies like the Chamber of Commerce.
Piper Resources: Alphabetical by state. Includes links to each branch of government, boards and commissions, counties, cities and libraries.
State Agency Databases Across the Fifty States: Prepared by volunteers from GODORT (Govt Docs Round Table - part of ALA)
State Open Government Guide: Includes information on every state's open records and open meetings laws, such as - what records are available, who has access to them and what fees might be involved.
Stateline.org: State news, state or issue specific
USA State Directory: Use this site along with 50states.com to find most general information and interesting facts about each of the States.

State Department

Electronic Research Collection: Includes "full text reports, publications and serials issued by the State Dept", archived agency sites, Country Background Notes and an alphabetic index by topic. Created by the University of Illinois at Chicago Library.
U.S. Department of State
Key Officers List by Country or Post

Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics
ChildStats
Data.gov: "The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. As a priority Open Government Initiative for President Obama's administration, Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. The data catalogs will continue to grow as datasets are added. Federal, Executive Branch data are included in the first version of Data.gov."
Department of Education Statistics
Fedstats: One Stop Shopping Federal Statistics
Justice Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Where to Write for Vital Statistics

Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court Collection: Decisions: 1990 to the Present
Supreme Court Decisions: 1937 to 1975
U.S. Constitution with Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 29, 1992

Taxes

Cumulative List of Organizations: "Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, is a list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. This online version is offered to help you conduct a more efficient search of these organizations."
For Better or for Worse: Marriage and the Federal Income Tax
Forms And Publications - IRS: Downloadable and printable federal tax forms and instruction booklets from the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Bulletin
Internal Revenue Service: Internal Revenue Service" Free File - "Free File allows taxpayers with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $52,000 or less in 2006 to e-file their federal tax returns for free."
STAR Program: Application for School TAx Relief (STAR) Exemption
State Tax Forms: Links to the tax forms for each of the 50 states.
The Taxpayer Advocate Service is Your Voice at the IRS!: TAS can help you if your tax problem is causing financial difficulty or hasn't been resolved through normal IRS channels.

Technology

Defense Technology Information Center: "The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®) serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today."
Government Executive Magazine: "GovernmentExecutive.com is government's business news daily and the premier Web site for federal managers and executives"
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Technical Information Service (NTIS): "The National Technical Information Service serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. For more than 60 years NTIS has assured businesses, universities, and the public timely access to approximately 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas."
National Technology Transfer Center: "The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) has entered its 20th year of providing technology transfer services for federal facilities of our nation. Our work has provided clients with technical and market research expertise dedicated to meeting the complex needs of technology transfer organizations, while providing close support focusing on customer service. NTTC is inspired by the technologies developed at our federal R&D institutions, and is proud of our work commercializing and disseminating federal innovation for the betterment of our nation's economy."
Science & Technology Review: Online journal

Transportation (DOT)

Fuel Economy.gov: Find and Compare - Gas mileage (MPG), greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, and safety information for new and used cars and trucks
Federal Aviation Administration: Check out safety and on-time records, use an interactive map to "zoom in" on specific airports with aerial photos.
Federal Highway Administration: Includes links by topics such as Roads and Bridges, Highway Funding, Environment, Road Operations and Congestion and Road Users.
GSA Fleet Vehicles Sales: "GSA offers a wide variety of select cars, truck and vans equipped with the most popular options and features, including air-conditioning, power steering, power windows, and AM-FM radios. These vehicles have been well maintained in compliance with manufacturers' specifications and are usually operated by a single driver throughout their history."
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Public Roads Magazine
Transportation Security Agency: Under the Department of Homeland Security - "protects the Nation's transportation systems", including airports, ports, railroads, highways, public transportation.
U.S. Department of Transportation

Telecommunications

FCC's Guide to Digital Television
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Radio: From the FCC - includes How to file a complaint, How to start a radio stations, what to do about radio interference and many consumer publications.
Usability.gov: Created by the National Cancer Institute "this site was developed to specifically assist NCI Web managers, designers, and authors improve their overall communications and design efforts. However, since the general principles of good design and usability are applicable to anyone who works with information Web sites, we decided to make the site available to other federal agencies and to the general public."
WebContent.gov: "Webcontent.gov is a practical guide to help you manage your agency's website. Everything you need to know as a web content manager is here, including: information about federal website requirements, guidance on how to fulfill OMB's web policies, common web content practices, staffing and governance issues, website design and usability, performance measures."

Treasury

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Bureau of Public Debt: Savings bonds, treasury bills, government securities. Includes "Monthly Statement of the Public Debt"
Daily Treasury Statement
FED101: Introduction to the Federal Reserve System presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas - includes teacher's guide
The Federal Reserve Board: Monetary Policy, includes Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Semiannual review by the Board, - Beige Book, Informal survey by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts.
How to File a Consumer Complaint About a Bank: From the Federal Reserve
Monthly Treasury Statement
Personal Financial Education: From the Federal Reserve includes a video, web links, curriculum, newsletters, booklets and more for free.
U. S. Treasury Department
U. S. Mint

UFOs

Department of Defense on UFOs: "This issue is no longer being investigated by the Defense Department. As you may know, the United States Air Force began investigating UFOs in 1948 under a program called Project Sign. Later the program's name was changed to Project Grudge, and in 1953 it was changed again to Project Blue Book. On December 17, 1969, the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of Project Blue Book. The decision to discontinue UFO investigations was based on a number of factors, including reports and studies by the University of Colorado and the National Academy of Sciences, as well as past UFO studies and the Air Force's two decades of experience investigating UFO reports."
FBI Files: Unusual Phenomena
Roswell Report: Case Closed - Executive Summary
Roswell Report: Fact Versus Fiction In The New Mexico Desert

Veterans

American Legion: "The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is a not-for-profit community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members, men and women, in nearly 15,000 American Legion posts worldwide."
Department of Veterans Affairs
Hire Vets First: Includes links to Military skills transfer, resume writer, career centers and more
Homeless Veterans: "VA offers a wide array of special programs and initiatives specifically designed to help homeless veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible."
Labor Dept Veteran Training & Education
MyHealthEVet: The gateway to veteran health benefits and services. It provides access to: trusted health information, links to Federal and VA benefits and resources, the Personal Health Journal, online VA prescription refill.
National Resource Directory: "An online partnership of "shared care" providing information on, and access to, services and resources for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, their families and families of the fallen, and those who support them from recovery and rehabilitation to community reintegration."
New York State Division of Veterans Affairs
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Information Center
State-level Lists of Casualties from the Korean Conflict (1951-1957): Includes State-level Lists of Casualties from the Vietnam Conflict (1957-)
VFW National Headquarters

Volunteerism

Peace Corps
Corporation for National and Community Service: Americorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America
Service Corps of Retired Executives
Take Pride In America: "Take Pride in America, is a nationwide partnership program authorized by Congress to promote the appreciation and stewardship of our nation's public lands. The Take Pride in America program is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior for the benefit of all public lands."
Serve.gov: "Serve.gov is your online resource for not only finding volunteer opportunities in your community, but also creating your own. Use Serve.gov to help you do your part. America's foundation will be built one community at a time - and it starts with you."

Watchdog Organizations & Whistleblowers
Accountability & Transparency in Government

Capitol Tweets: "Keep up on the latest tweets from members of Congress who use Twitter."
Capitol Words: "Word frequency from the Congressional Record."
Citizens Against Government Waste: "CAGW's mission is to eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in the federal government."
Congressional Votes Database: From the Washington Post. Search by Congressman's Name, zip code, or state. Browse by members of the House or Senate, voting records, and more.
Earmark Watch: "Bringing Citizen Oversight to Congressional Spending"
GAP: Government Accountability Project: "The Government Accountability Project's mission is to protect the public interest by promoting government and corporate accountability through advancing occupational free speech and ethical conduct, defending whistleblowers, and empowering citizen activists."
Healthcare Lobbyist Complex
FedSpending.org: Contains "spending data for federal contracts" back to FY 2000.
Foreign Lobbying Influence Tracker
LegiStorm: Transparency's Sidekick - Congressional Staff Salaries and More: "Our web site is dedicated to providing a variety of important information about the US Congress."
LOUISdb: "Welcome to LOUIS - the Library Of Unified Information Sources, a project of the Sunlight Foundation, and an effort, to paraphrase Justice Louis Brandeis, to illuminate the workings of the federal government. Our ultimate goal is to create a comprehensive, completely indexed and cross-referenced depository of federal documents from the executive and legislative branches of government."
MapLight.org: "MAPLight.org, a groundbreaking public database, illuminates the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes in unprecedented ways. Elected officials collect large sums of money to run their campaigns, and they often pay back campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws. This common practice is contrary to the public interest, yet legal. MAPLight.org makes money/vote connections transparent, to help citizens hold their legislators accountable."
OMBwatch.org: "OMB Watch exists to increase government transparency and accountability; to ensure sound, equitable regulatory and budgetary processes and policies; and to protect and promote active citizen participation in our democracy."
OpenCongress.org: "OpenCongress brings together official government data with news and blog coverage, social networking, public participation tools, and more to give you the real story behind what's happening in Congress."
OpenSecrets.org: "OpenSecrets.org is your nonpartisan guide to money's influence on U.S. elections and public policy."
PEER: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: "PEER works nation-wide with government scientists, land managers, environmental law enforcement agents, field specialists and other resource professionals committed to responsible management of America's public resources. Resource employees in government agencies have unique responsibilities as stewards of the environment. PEER supports those who are courageous and idealistic enough to seek a higher standard of environmental ethics and scientific integrity within their agency."
Project Vote Smart: Described as "thousands of citizens (conservative and liberal alike) working together, spending endless hours researching the backgrounds and records of thousands of political candidates and elected officials to discover their voting records, campaign contributions, public statements, biographical data (including their work history) and evaluations of them generated by over 100 competing special interest groups."
PublicMarkup.org: "PublicMarkup.org gives you the opportunity to review and comment on proposed bills before they are even introduced - or while they are pending - in Congress."
ReadtheBill.org: Encouraging Congress to read bills completely before proceeding with any legislation.
Sunlight Foundation: "Our work is committed to helping citizens, bloggers and journalists be their own best government watchdogs, by improving access to existing information and digitizing new information, and by creating new tools and Web sites to enable all of us to collaborate in fostering greater transparency."


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