GOVERNMENT: FEDERAL

Agencies & Departments Copyright Laws & Legislation
Auctions & Property Disposal Employment Medicare
Budget General Miscellaneous
Census Immigration Politics
Congress IRS Social Security

General
  • Frequently Asked Questions of the U. S. Government - http://www.faq.gov
    Find an answer to a question that you might have concerning federal programs, benefits, or services.
Agencies & Departments
  • Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov -
    Provides environmental information for citizens, teachers, students, and business/industry.
  • Federal Telephone Directories - http://www.info.gov/ -
    Provides access to the Federal Government Blue Pages, cabinet agencies, directories for the House and Senate, and some toll-free numbers.
  • Food and Drug Administration Home Page - http://www.fda.gov/ -
    Information for both consumers and health professionals about new medicines, research, regulations, and more.
  • OSHA Home Page - http://www.osha.gov/index.html -
    Search this site from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration for information about health and safety on the job, government regulations & compliance, outreach for small businesses, and more.
Auctions & Property Disposal
  • U.S. Marshals Service - http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/ -
    Provides a link to information on the sale of "seized assets," as well as information on the history of the US Marshals, Most Wanted List, etc.
Budget
  • Budget of the United States Government - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget
    Provides full text of the U.S. budget along with analyses, historical tables, and citizen’s guides.
Census
  • U.S. Bureau of the Census - http://www.census.gov/ -
    Provides access to the most comprehensive U.S. demographic data.
Congress
  • CapWeb - A guide to the U.S. Congress - http://www.capweb.net-
    If a congressman has a homepage, this site will help you link to it.
  • Congress.org - http://www.congress.org -
    Provides current information on the 105th Congress. The information includes photo, phone #, fax #, staff assignments.
  • U.S. House of Representatives - http://www.house.gov -
    Provides extensive information on house proceedings, house members, and other government information. Constituents may identify their members of Congress and find mailing information
Copyright
  • Copyright Search - http://www.loc.gov/copyright/search -
    This site is an experimental, alternative search method for first-time and occasional users. You may also still use the traditional LOCIS system.
  • Fairuse - http://fairuse.stanford.edu -
    At this site you can find an overview of copyright law, current legislation pertaining to copyright, and links to other resources on the Internet.
Employment
Immigration
IRS
Laws & Legislation
  • THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov/ -
    Provides access to the full text of bills from the current Congress  as well as the immediate past Sessions.
Medicare
Miscellaneous
  • Catalog of Federal Assistance(FDAC) - http://www.gsa.gov/fdac/ -
    Provides access to a wide range of Federal programs and services that provide financial and nonfinancial assistance to the American public.
  • Core Documents of U.S. Democracy - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
    This site provides access to government documents dealing with American democracy, including the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Code of Federal Regulations and much more.
  • Fedforms - http://www.fedforms.gov/
    FedForms.gov provides "one-stop-shopping" for forms needed for the top 500 Government services used by the public. Index-forms, federal
  • Firstgov - http://www.firstGov.gov
    This is the only official U. S. government portal to 47 million pages of government information.
  • GovSpot.com - the government information portal of the Web - http://www.govspot.com -
    Provides links to local, state, federal government and international information. Find government documents, newspapers, magazines, radio and television.
  • MyMoney.Gov -http://www.mymoney.gov - This site covers the basics of financial education and includes sections on budgeting and taxes, credit, financial planning, home ownership, kids, paying for education, privacy, fraud &scams, retirement planning, saving & investing, and starting a small business.
  • The Smithsonian - http://www.si.edu/ -
    Here you can find out everything about the Smithsonian Institution: events, activities, special exhibits. You can also find out where you might be able to see traveling exhibits.
  • U.S. Blue Pages - http://www.usbluepages.gov
    This online version of the government’s blue pages provides phone numbers for federal government departments and agencies.
  • Vote Smart - http://www.vote-smart.org -
    Valuable citizen participation site tracking the performance and voting records of over 13,000 political leaders. A valuable feature is the ability to search by your zip code to get a list of elected representatives for your area.
  • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html
    Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration and contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week.     
Politics
Social Security
  • Social Security Information - http://www.ssa.gov/ -
    Provides benefit information, rulings, social security handbook, Medicare information, etc.