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50 States of the United States, The - official mottos, flags, capitals, photos, etc.
American Currency Exhibit - Money hasn't always looked like it does today. Explore the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's American Currency Exhibit online and watch history come alive as you step back in time to our nation's beginning. Learn how our country's rich history is closely tied with our currency.
American FactFinder - U.S. Census Bureau
American Presidents Life Portraits - "The American Presidents web site, created for the television series, contains a complete video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits programming, plus these additional resources: - Biographical facts; - Key events of each presidency; - Presidential places; - Reference material. Pick a president from the pull-down menu above and explore."
America's Most Wanted - "Wanted by the FBI."
Brookings Institution, The
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Consumer Action Handbook - This everyday guide to being a smart shopper is hot off the press and chocked full of helpful tips about buying a car or home, preventing identity theft, understanding credit,filing a consumer complaint, and much more.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document.
CIA World Factbook - "The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map."
CIA: World Leaders - "The CIA publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments regularly. The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States."
Congressional Email Directory
Congressional Record
Consumer Information Center - Mother lode of gov. brochures on topics a-z
Contacting Elected Officials
Department of Education - College loans and grants
Department of Health and Human Services - HHS.gov is the official Web site for the United States Department of Health and Human Services."
Department of Labor - This site includes the agencies of the Dept. of Labor.
Department of State
Department of Transportation - "The Department of Transportation is responsible for planning and coordinating federal transportation projects. It also sets safety regulations for all major modes of transportation. Find tips on moving, how the DOT is preparing for the future of transportation and take the code challenge."
Department of the Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs - Vets benefits from education to home-loan assistance
EconData.net - Site is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. The site aims to be a convenient, comprehensive first stop for anyone searching among the vast, disparate array of public and private data sources on the Web.
Economic Research Service, The: U.S. Department of Agriculture - official source for economic analysis and information on agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America.
Energy.gov - U.S. Department of Energy
FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
FedNet - provides live and archived audio coverage of congressional events including the Floor debates from the House and Senate, hearing coverage and news conferences.
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Depository Library Program - "From the Articles of Confederation to a Statistical Abstract of the United States, if you're looking for an American historical document, you'll probably find it here at the Federal Depository Library System. You'll also be able to access Government information published by the U.S. Congress, Federal agencies and the Federal courts from this site."
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - constantly updated combination of emergency preparedness encyclopedia and up-to-the minute news source on major disasters affecting the United States. Plus you'll soon find photos, fact sheets, maps, reference documents, and links to other emergency-related sites around the world.
Federal News Service
Federal Times
FedStats - easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by more than 70 agencies
Federal Trade Commission - Brochures on subjects from investment schemes to bogus credit repair
Federal Toll-free Numbers
Federal Transit Administration
National Technical INformation Service
FirstGov: Search U.S. Gov Sites One-stop site consolidates 20,000 U.S. government Web sites - some 27 million web pages - into one searchable site.
General Services Administration Home Page
Guide to U.S. Government Sites - site to help you find Web sites sponsored by United States Government departments and agencies. You can browse the site by public policy issues and groups.
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - home page for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The scrolling HUD Highlights lead to updated information about their various programs. The eight main choices lead to links on consumer information such as How to file a housing discrimination suit, a searchable database of homes for sale.
Interactive Constitution of the USA - "On this site, constitutional experts interact with each other to explore the Constitution's history and what it means today. For each provision of the Constitution, scholars of different perspectives discuss what they agree upon, and what they disagree about. These experts were selected with the guidance of leaders of two prominent constitutional law organizations: The American Constitution Society and The Federalist Society. This project is sponsored by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation."
Info Please: Timeline of U.S. Government Shutdowns
Internal Revenue Service
Mayors at a Glance - search for a mayor by name, city, state or by city population. Returns your query with a photo, e-mail address, phone number, fax, election date, and citymWeb site link. Election results for cities over 30,000 are posted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
National Archives and Records Administration - NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records.
National Contact Center - "Have a question about Federal programs, benefits, or services? We handle millions of inquiries from citizens trying to find answers to their questions about government. Pick your favorite way to get out of the government maze!"
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - "The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a combat support agency under the United States Department of Defense and a member of the United States Intelligence Community, with the primary mission of collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence in support of national security."
National Security Archive, The - independent, non-governmental research institute with declassified U.S. documents
National Whistleblower Center, The -a place where government employees can turn when they witness misconduct. It's also involved in environmental protection, nuclear safety and civil rights.
Passport Services - Courtesy U.S. Department of State.
Peace Corps
State and Local Government - "The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments."
Stateline.org - This Web site, staffed entirely by professional journalists, was originally envisioned primarily as a resource for newsmen and newswomen who cover state government. Readership includes thousands of state officials, students of state government and ordinary citizens who want to keep track of what's going on in their state capitol and in other states throughout the country. Stateline.org is an independent element of the Pew Research Center and is based in Washington, DC.
SBA - Small Business Administration
Search Legislation - Search Congress for legislation in progress in the current session, or previous sessions.
Social Security Administratoin - official Web site of the Social Security Administration
State and Local Government on the Net - guide to government sponsored sites.
Statistical Abstract of the United States - The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Surplus US Government Sales
U.S. Budget
US Department of Defense - "The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war, and to protect the security of the United States. Find out how the Navy could use AI to combat swarms of enemy boats."
US Department of Interior - "The Department of the Interior (DOI) conserves and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people, provides scientific and other information about natural resources and natural hazards to address societal challenges and create opportunities for the American people, and honors the Nation's trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated island communities to help them prosper."
US Department of Treasury - "The Department of the Treasury manages Federal finances by collecting taxes and paying bills and by managing currency, government accounts and public debt. The Department of the Treasury also enforces finance and tax laws."
U.S. Dept of Labor: Occupational Outlook Handbook - "The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the government's premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations - such as carpenters, teachers, and veterinarians. Revised every 2 years, the latest version contains employment projections for the 2010-20 decade."
U.S. Energy Information Administration:U.S. Imports of Petroleum by Country of Origin - U.S. EIA lists all of the countries where our petroleum imports originate from in one easy to understand chart.
USA.gov: Contact Public Officials - "Government Agencies and Elected Officials. Find contact information for federal, state, local, or tribal governments and elected officials."
U.S. Government Agencies and Elected Officials - Resources to contact elected officials, learn how the government is organized, and to find the right agency to help.
United States Customs Service - latest enforcement activities, travel information, employment, decisions from the Office of Regulations & Rulings, and press releases.
United States Government Documents
U.S. Government Information Resources
United States Governors - All 50 governors, with political affiliations, terms of office, addresses and phone numbers.
United States Government Publishing Office
United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives: History, Art and Archives - "Here is a list of in-person Annual Message and State of the Union Addresses given by Presidents of the United States before Joint Sessions of Congress. There have been 95 total in-person addresses from 1790 to 2018."
United States Senate
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - "The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection consists of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary. The Compilation of Presidential Documents is published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)."
White House Home Page
World Rulers - search for heads of state and government.

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