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Note: Many links are using the Government
Printing Office's PURLs, or Persistent Uniform Resource Locators,
rather than direct links to the federal agencies. This improves
the links accuracy, in case the publication was moved to a different
URL. However, it does take an extra few seconds to retrieve
the website.
Portals & Websites
A lot of the Federal Government's publications are available online. Over 90% of the publications disseminated are on the Internet. However, these are current publications, usually not older than 1995.
Portals & Multiple Agency Websites | Search Engines | Other Selected Resources
Portals & Multiple Agency Websites
Search Engines for Federal Government Websites
Since no search engine covers every website, here are several search engines.
Other Selected Resources
The federal agencies' websites are good starting points when
looking for general information on a relevant topic, or when
looking for specific information that you know the agency handles.
Virtually all of the websites have a site index or a search
engine, if you have difficulty navigating the site.
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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - 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. Also lists other U.S. Government websites developed for kids. Created by the Government Printing Office. |
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Browse
Topics - Selective collection of useful websites on
over 150 different topics, from accounting to zip codes.
Good place to start if you have a general topic and do not
want to be overwhelmed with too many results. |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Government-wide compendium of Federal programs which provide assistance or benefits to state and local governments, organizations, and individuals in the form of grants, loans, direct payments, counseling, training, etc. See also Grants.gov for online portal to federal grants. |
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports - Browse or keyword search thousands of reports on public policy issues. Congressional Research Service is the research arm of Congress. Their reports are not officially distributed, but many have been put on the Internet by members of Congress or other organizations. University of North Texas Libraries' Government Documents Department has captured the online versions and made them searchable. |
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Facts
for Consumers - List of publications from the
Federal Trade Commission with consumer protection information,
from Abusive
Lending to Travel.
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GAO Reports & Testimony (1975?-present) - Full text reports from the Government Accountability Office (formerly called the General Accounting Office). Commonly called the investigative arm of Congress or the congressional watchdog, GAO is independent and nonpartisan, and it studies how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. GAO advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies (such as Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Department of Defense, DOD, and Health and Human Services, HHS) about ways to make government more effective and responsive. GAO evaluates federal programs, audits federal expenditures, and issues legal opinions. When GAO reports its findings to Congress, it recommends actions. (Not all of the reports published between 1975-1980 are online.) You may keyword search GAO Reports back to 1995 via GPO Access. |
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Green Book or Background Material and Data on Programs Within the Jurisdiction of the House Committee on Ways and Means - Provides program descriptions and
historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including
Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance,
the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation. Compiled every 2 to 4 years, available online back to 1996. |
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U.S.
Government Manual (1995-present) - Directory to federal
agencies, with contact information and an explanation of
the agency's mission. |
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