Government Information

Government Search Engines

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov

The U.S. government’s official portal to government information online offers a subject directory and a search engine that indexes millions of web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.

Google UncleSam
http://www.google.com/unclesam

This government search engine from Google includes federal, military, and state web sites. It covers all the .mil and .gov domains.

Directories of Government Web Sites

Browse Government Resources
http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/extgovd.html

The Library of Congress has created a number of gateways for online information in a variety of subject areas. This page provides links to all branches of the federal government, state and local government, and a number of foreign countries as well.

Government Agencies

Federal Agencies Directory
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

This directory, a partnership of Louisiana State University and the Federal Depository Library Program, lists current, active, or existing U. S. Federal Government agencies as represented in the United States Government Manual. Browse hierarchically or alphabetically, or search by keyword.

Reports

U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Centers Reports
http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/c4564.htm

Free online reports from the U.S. Government and the Congressional Research Service (CRS), as well as Issue Briefs.

Statistics

American FactFinder (1990 - Current)
http://factfinder.census.gov

Provides access to data from the Decennial Censuses, the Economic Censusus, the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Program. Data may be downloaded in customizable tables or viewed in thematic maps.

FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov

A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

Legislation and Regulations

GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov

A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to information products produced by the Federal Government, including the Congressional Record, Bills, Laws, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Catalog of Government Publications, and much more. The information provided is the official, published version.

Congress.org
http://www.congress.org

If you go to this website and type in your zip code, you can find your representatives and senators and send them emails for free.

Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov

Contains federal legislative information, curtesy of the Library of Congress. Includes Bill Text, Congressional Record Text, Bill Summary & Status, Hot Bills (no longer maintained), the Congressional Record Index, and the Constitution (now found, along with other historical Congressional documents, under the "Historical Documents" category on the THOMAS home page).

State Information

State of Connecticut
http://www.ct.gov

Connecticut's official web site offers information for residents, businesses, government employees, students, and tourists. It also serves as a directory to websites for Connecticut executive branch agencies, the legislature, and the courts.

International Documents

Europa
http://europa.eu.int

The portal site of the European Union. Provides up-to-date coverage of EU affairs and essential information on European integration. Provides all legislation currently in force or under discussion, and access to the websites of each of the EU institutions and their policies.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/home/

The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation.

United Nations
http://www.un.org

Though not exhaustive, this site offers a plethora of U.N. materials, including highlights from the daily briefing; radio and television news; general assembly, security council, secretariat and other documents; treaties and publications; and much more.

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