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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT


Browse Government Resources

•  Sponsored by Library of Congress
•  Selective but well-chosen links to websites (official and non-governmental) pertaining to the federal government
•  Also provides links to US politics and international governmental/political concerns
•  Searchable only by browsing
•  Primarily useful for quick, but not in-depth, research


Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

•  Links to a wide variety of government sites for financial and non-financial assistance programs
•  Comprehensive data provided for each program
•  Great source for researching government aid


Digital Librarian: Government

•  Sponsored by the Digital Librarian
•  Provides over 130 sites, official and non-governmental, for the federal government
•  Many links have brief annotations
•  Searchable only by browsing


Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC): National Contact Center

•  Sponsored by the Federal Consumer Information Center
•  Many of the sites included here can be found elsewhere, but its value lies in its ease of use for locating popular governmental sites
•  Includes federal yellow pages, federal employment, federal programs/benefits, contact information for members of Congress
•  Contains an FAQ feature
•  Not the place for in-depth research, but useful for quick answers


Federal Government Resources on the Web

•  Sponsored by the University of Michigan Documents Center
•  Excellent, user-friendly site for all types of federal information
•  Related site provides state and local links
•  Related links to political science and statistics
•  Contains excellent annotations


Federal Register

•  Sponsored by the Office of the Federal Register
•  Official publication of Presidential Documents and Executive Orders
•  Also provides access to the Code of Federal Regulations and the U.S. Government Manual
•  Updated daily on weekdays


Fedmarket.com: The Federal Marketplace
•  Sponsored by Wood River Technologies, Inc.
•  Database provides information on more than 500,000 federal contracts
•  Registered users can search by SIC code, contractor name and product/service code
Links to Thomas Register of American Manufacturers


FEDSTATS

•  Maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
•  Most comprehensive and accessible site for federally compiled statistics of all kinds
•  Provides "one-stop shopping" for over 70 federal agencies
•  Data retrievable by agencies, programs and topics
•  Provides links to regional statistics in 8 topical areas
•  Great site for demographic, economic and social statistics


FedWorld Information Network

•  Sponsored by National Technical Information Service, US Department of Commerce
•  Provides access to over 2,000,000 federally-produced reports, studies and documents
•  Accesses the Federal Job Announcement Database
•  Updated daily


Forms From the Feds

•  Sponsored by Government Publications Department, University of Memphis Library
•  Provides links to the most popular downloadable government electronic forms
•  Links to 31 forms/documents, from the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Veterans Administration and Immigration and Naturalization Service
•  Many, but not all, are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format


Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information

•  Sponsored by Federal Documents Task Force and Government Documents Round Table
•  Directory of links to government agencies/departments and topics on the Web
•  Very comprehensive, with annotations accompanying some links


This Nation: The American Government and Politics Portal

•  Created by Professor Jonathan Mott of University of Oklahoma
•  Self-proclaimed as "the most comprehensive guide to American government and politics on the net," this site's claim may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it does deliver a vast array of links to many sorts of governmental and political information
•  "Library" option links to American historical documents, Supreme Court decisions, speeches and more
•  Offers learning tools for citizens, students and teachers
•  Can be searched by browsing or keyword


Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet

•  Sponsored by Library of Congress
•  Provides congressional information to the public
•  Links to full-text of the Congressional Record
•  Full-text of bills for current session of Congress
•  Provides access to voting records of legislators
•  Links to executive and judicial federal sites and to state/local government sites


United States Government Manual

•  Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration
•  This is the federal government's official handbook
•  Provides comprehensive information on the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government as well as on quasi-official agencies, commissions, committees, etc.
•  Best source for official information on the government's organization


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content or stability of any websites linked to this page.


Compiled by Rick Keogh 10/00; updated 3/03; links last checked 12/07

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