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  The 9/11 Commission Report: Final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks - Full text version of the 9/11 Commission’s Final Report. It provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. See the Commission's website for more information.
  A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments & Agencies - Part of FirstGov, the official portal to the U.S. Government.
  AGRICOLA - Two bibliographic databases (books and articles) of citations to the agricultural literature, covering all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences, created by the National Agricultural Library. 
  Agricultural Research Service - Conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority.
  Agricultural Statistics - Annual compilation from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, with agricultural production and marketing data.
  Agriculture Department - Works to improve and maintain farm income and to develop and expand markets abroad for agricultural products. 
  Agriculture Fact Book - 300 page overview of the Agriculture Department and sub-agencies.
  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Bureau - Law enforcement agency within the Justice Department. Enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco products, firearms, explosives, and arson, and protecting the public and reducing violent crime.
  Alternative Fuel News - Newsletter, published four times per year, provides information about Clean Cities projects, designations, and conferences, and is dedicated to publishing the most unbiased and up-to-date information about developments in the alternative fuels industry.
  Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America - Magazine published five times a year by the Economic Research Service, USDA.
  American FactFinder - Census Bureau's main interface for retrieving demographic and economic data from the American Community Survey, Decennial Census, Economic Census (every 5 years), and their Population Estimates.
  Annual Energy Review - Annual statistics from the Energy Information Administration, on energy reserves, production, consumption, distribution, prices, technology, and related international, economic, and financial matters.
  March 27, 20070">Area Handbooks/Country Studies - 300+ page books that present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of a particular  country throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Around 100 countries are covered, except Canada and Western European countries. The books were originally written between 1988 and 1998.

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  Beige Book - or the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions. Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. You may browse them back to 1970.
  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.
  Bill Summary & Status (1973-present) - Summary of proposed legislation and what happened to it.
  Bills (1989-present) - Introduced legislation from the House of Representatives or the Senate.
  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.
  Budget of the United States (1996-present) - Searchable text of the proposed budget submitted by the President to Congress.
  Business.GOV - "The official business link to the U.S. Government," this portal, managed by the Small Business Administration, offers information aimed at the business community. Access forms, browse information arranged by type of business or by geographical region, as well as information at various stages of the business cycle.

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  Career Voyages - Portal by the Department of Labor and the Department of Education to information about in-demand careers and what skills/education is needed.
  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.
  Catalog of U.S. Publications (1994-present) - Main source for locating federal publications; if available online, a URL is provided. Created by the Government Printing Office.
  Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion - Develops and coordinates nutrition policy within the Agriculture Department. Assesses the cost-effectiveness of government sponsored nutrition programs on food consumption, food expenditures, food-related behavior, and nutritional status. Prepares periodic updates on the cost of family food plans and of raising children. Investigates techniques for effective nutrition communication for Americans. Evaluates the Nutrient Content of the U.S. food supply.
  Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreak of diseases. With the assistance of states and other partners, it guards against international disease transmission, maintains national health statistics and provides for immunization services and supports research into disease and injury prevention.
  Central Intelligence Agency - Responsible for collecting intelligence, correlating and evaluating intelligence related to the national security and providing appropriate dissemination of such intelligence, and providing overall direction for and coordination of the collection of national intelligence outside the United States.
  Census Bureau - Collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.
  Census of Agriculture - Count of all farms and production for those farms that produced more than $1000 worth of agricultural products. Data compiled for the nation, states and counties every 5 years. Access 2002, 1997, and 1992 censuses.
  Clean Coal Today - Quarterly newsletter on the Clean Coal Technology Compendium - a joint government-industry initiative to test first-of-its-kind coal technology that offers superior environmental performance. May browse all the issues back to 1990.
  Climatological Data Free access from .edu domain computers - NOAA data warehouse of weather information.
  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Administrative rules and regulations of the federal agencies, arranged by subject. For a current but unofficial version, try the e-CFR.
  Commerce Department - Large agency responsible for: promoting job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved living standards; strengthening and safeguarding the nation's economic infrastructure; keeping America competitive with cutting-edge science and technology and an unrivaled information base; and providing effective management and stewardship of the nation's resources and assets to ensure sustainable economic opportunities.
  Committee Prints (1997-present) - Draft legislation, situation reports, statistical information, historical information, or legislative analysis. Not every committee print is online.
  Compensation and Working Conditions - Quarterly periodical includes articles, summaries of major studies, and data tables and charts contributed by Bureau of Labor Statistics economists and statisticians and outside scholars. Articles and summaries are descriptive and analytical, covering a range of topics that include wages and benefits, safety and health, and labor-management relations. Data tables provide information about the Employment Cost Index, Employee Benefits Survey, the National Compensation Survey, major work stoppages, and occupational injuries and illnesses and fatalities.
  Condition of Education - Annual publication summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report is an indicator report intended for a general audience of readers who are interested in education. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available.
  Congressional Directory (1995-present) - Who's who in Congress, as well as directories to agencies, members of the press, and foreign embassies.
  Congressional Pictorial Directory (1995-present) - Who's who in Congress with black & white pictures. 
  Congressional Record (1989-present) - Transcript of floor debates and other inserted materials.
  Congressional Reports (1995-present) - Findings of a House or Senate Committee on bills the Committee passed.
  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.
  Constitution of the United States: Analysis & Interpretation - Annotated version of the Constitution, with summaries of Supreme Court cases that dealt with constitutional issues.
  Consular Information Sheets - Basic information about travel to a particular country, from the State Department. Includes health conditions, crime, unusual currency or entry requirements, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate in the country.
  Consumer Price Index - Links to various reports for the Consumer Price Index, the measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.
  Counterterrorism Office - Part of the State Department, charged with coordinating all U.S. Government efforts to improve counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments and participates in the development, coordination, and implementation of American counterterrorism policy.
  Country Background Notes - Brief guides provide information on a country's leaders, politics, economy, and relations with the U.S. Written by State Department officials. Each country is usually updated once every couple of years.
  Country Reports on Terrorism - Formerly known as the Patterns of Global Terrorism, is an annual report by the State Department submitted to the Congress on detailed assessments of foreign countries where significant terrorist acts occurred, and countries about which Congress was notified pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 1979 (the so-called terrorism list countries that have repeatedly provided state support for international terrorism).

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  Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities. They are jointly issued by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services and updated every 5 years. The 6th edition was released in January 2005.
  DisabilityInfo.gov - Portal to government information on civil rights, employment, housing, transportation, and other issues relevant to people with disabilities.
  Digest of Education Statistics - From the National Center for Education Statistics, statistics on education from kindergarten through graduate schools, e.g. number of schools, teachers, enrollments; educational attainment; finances; libraries; and international education.
  DOE Information Bridge - Source to full text and bibliographic records of Energy Department research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics. The Information Bridge has a growing collection of over 65,800 full text documents produced and made available by Energy Department's National Laboratories and grantees from 1995 forward.
  Drug Enforcement Administration - Enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and brings to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of organizations involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States. Recommends and supports non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets. Part of the Justice Department.

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  Economic Analysis, Bureau of - Provides the most accurate and relevant GDP and economic accounts data in a timely and cost-effective manner.
  Economic Census - Compiled every 5 years by the Census Bureau, the Economic Census provides a detailed portrait of the economy, from the national to the local level. Covers nearly all of the U.S. economy in its basic collection of establishment statistics. There also are several related programs, including statistics on minority- and women-owned businesses. Can use American FactFinder to access tables of data from 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses.
  Economic Indicators - Monthly statistical compilation, with data on GDP, wages, prices, interests rates, etc. Published by the House and Senate Joint Economic Committee.
  Economic Report of the President - 300+ page annual report by the President's Council of Economic Advisors summarizing the economy of the past year and offering projections. Includes statistical tables.
  Economic Research Service - Inform and enhance public and private decisionmaking on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural development.
  Economic Statistics Briefing Room - Latest economic statistics from a variety of federal agencies from one site.
  Education Department - Responsibilities are: providing national leadership and partnerships to address critical issues in American education; serving as a national clearinghouse of good ideas; helping families pay for college; helping local communities and schools meet the most pressing needs of their students; preparing students for employment in a changing economy; and ensuring nondiscrimination by recipients of federal education funds.
  Education Statistics Quarterly - Gives a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics. Each issue includes short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all publications and data products released during a 3-month period.
  EM State Fact Sheets - Information about the Energy Department Office of Environmental Management's activities in each state. Choose a state, either from the image map or the search box at the bottom.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases - Peer-reviewed journal, issued 6 times a year, on tracking and analyzing disease trends.
  Energy Citations Database - Bibliographic citations to over 2 million energy-related articles, books, conference papers, etc. from 1948 to the present. Courtesy of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI).
  Energy Department - Promotes secure, competitive and environmentally responsible energy sources that serve the needs of the public. Delivers leading edge science and technology that is critical to our mission and the nation's science base. Carries out information collection, analysis and research on energy data & prices to help develop informed decisions on long term energy supply and use.
  Envirofacts Data Warehouse - Retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on air, radiation, waste, water, toxics, etc. Search by location, or jump to a particular database.
  Environmental Health Perspectives - Monthly peer-reviewed journal for the latest environmental health research and information on topics ranging from molecular biology, ecology, and atmospheric physics to regulatory and public policy news and comment. Browse or search articles back to 1972.
  Environmental Protection Agency - Charged to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment--air, water, and land--upon which life depends.
  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Charged with eradicating employment discrimination at the workplace. Interprets employment discrimination laws, monitors the federal sector employment discrimination program, provides funding and support to state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs), and sponsors outreach and technical assistance programs.
  ERIC - World's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. 1966-present and updated monthly. Citations and abstracts only for journal articles, but over 100,000 full text ERIC documents available (1993-present).
  Executive Branch - President George W. Bush & Vice President Dick Cheney & Executive Office of the President 
Archived version of Clinton Administration's website  
Go to the subject pages for relevant Executive Branch agencies.
  Executive Office of the President - List of Offices and Councils, for instance the Office of Management & Budget and the National Security Council.  
  Export America - Monthly magazine of the International Trade Administration. Offers practical export advice and serves as a valuable resource for small and medium-sized exporters. Features regional developments, country- and industry-specific opportunities, trade events listings, technical advice, online marketing tips, and export statistics.

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  Facts for Consumers - List of publications from the Federal Trade Commission with consumer protection information, from Abusive Lending to Travel.
  FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin - Monthly magazine with practical articles for law enforcement personnel.
  FDA Consumer - Official magazine of the Food and Drug Administration, published 6 times a year. FDA Consumer offers you a wealth of new and in-depth information on how to get healthy and stay healthy. Reports on current FDA activities to ensure that the products the agency regulates--food, human and animal drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, radiation-emitting products, biologics--are fit to use. Browse or keyword search issues back to 1989.
  FedBizOps: Federal Business Opportunities - Portal for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community. (Replaces the Commerce Business Daily publication.)
  Federal Bureau of Investigations - Principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice. Upholds the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law. Protects the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities. Provides leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies.
  Federal Courts Websites - Each District or Circuit Court is responsible for disseminating their opinions. Many have published opinions on their websites.
  Federal Forms - Access federal forms by number, agency, or by name. Part of the General Services Administration's FirstGov.
  Federal Judiciary - U.S. District Courts and U.S. Courts of Appeals.
  Federal Register (1994-present) - Daily publication of  rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.  See also the National Archive's page, which offers more explanation as to what the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations are.
  Federal Trade Commission - Enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. The Commission seeks to ensure that the nation's markets function competitively, and are vigorous, efficient, and free of undue restrictions. The Commission also works to enhance the smooth operation of the marketplace by eliminating acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive.
  FedStats - Federal government's centralized source for finding statistics online. Browse an A to Z subject list, or perform a keyword search; also provides links to the agencies' websites.
  FirstGov - Federal government's official search engine, from the General Services Administration.
  FirstGov for Consumers - Portal to government information aimed at consumers from hundreds of federal agencies, on topics such as food, money, children, etc.
  FirstGov for Kids - Portal to government information aimed at children, on a variety of subjects - from arts to transportation. Produced by the Federal Citizen Information Center and the General Services Administration.
  Fish & Wildlife Service - Major responsibilities involve migratory birds, endangered species, certain marine mammals, and freshwater and anadromous fish. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission is to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats.
  Food & Drug Administration - Assures the safety of foods and cosmetics, and the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological products and medical devices.
  Food & Nutrition Research Briefs - Quarterly newsletter from the Agricultural Research Service. Browse or keyword search issues back to 1995.
  Food & Nutrition Service - Increases food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence. Part of the Agriculture Department.
  Foreign Agricultural Service - Part of the Agriculture Department, works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products. Operates programs designed to build new markets and improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace.
  Foreign Relations of the United States - Historical record of American foreign policy is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian. First published in 1861, Foreign Relations of the United States preserves a key part of American history in more than 350 individual volumes. Each volume documents the major foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity of the U.S. Government and contains declassified records from the White House, the State Department, and other foreign affairs agencies.
  Forest Service - Manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service is also the largest forestry research organization in the world, and provides technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies. Part of the Agriculture Department.
  FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Portal to online teaching and learning resources from hundreds of agencies, arranged by subject or keyword searchable. From the Department of Education.
  Frontiers, Argonne National Laboratory, Research Highlights - Annual publication of Argonne National Laboratory, covering basic science, energy resources, and environmental management.

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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.
  GAO Reports on Terrorism - Hundreds of full text reports on the subject, from the Government Accountability Office.
  Google Unclesam - Use the Google search engine to find government Web sites.
  GovBenefits.gov - Portal to government aid programs. Users can search anonymously what programs are available by type or life circumstance.
  Government Documents in the News - Links to federal documents on the Web relating to current events. From the University of Michigan's Documents Center.
  GPO Access  - Collection of databases to around 33 types of full text resources for law, legislation and the executive branch. Most of the databases are separated by individual years of coverage, so you can limit your search to a particular Congressional year. List of all the databases. Form for searching more than one database.
  Grants.gov - Portal for organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from over 900 grant programs from all 26 federal grant-making agencies. Keyword search or browse by type or date. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
  GrayLit Network -  Portal for technical report information generated through federally funded research and development projects. Developed by the Energy Department's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), in collaboration with DOD/DTIC, NASA, and EPA.
  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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  Health and Human Services Department - Protects health and give a special helping hand to those who need assistance. Provides support and protection to older Americans, infants, and children. Provides aid to people with disabilities, as well as assistance and new opportunity for those in need. Responsible for public health in the United States. Supports the world's largest medical research effort. Assures the safety of foods and health care products. Fights against the ravages of drug and alcohol abuse.
  Health, United States - From the National Center for Health Statistics, data on the nature and extent of the health, illness, and disability of the U.S. population, as well as family formation, growth, and dissolution (marriages and divorces); and vital events (i.e., births and deaths).
  healthfinder® - Guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the Health and Human Services Department.  healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, websites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public. Aimed at the general public.
  Hearings (1997-present) - Committee asked witnesses to testify on a subject. Not every hearing is available online.
  House of Representatives - Official website for the U.S. House of Representatives. Access schedules, roll call votes, member profiles, etc.
  House Rules & Manual - Fundamental source material for parliamentary procedure used in the House of Representatives. It is published during the first session of each Congress. Prior rules and precedents also available: Hinds' Precedents (1789-1907), Cannon's Precedents (1908-1936) and Deschler's Precendents (1936-1986).
  Homeland Security, Department of - Newest federal department charged with preventing terrorist attacks within the United States, reducing America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimizing the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters. 22 agencies from other departments were merged, including the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly Immigration & Naturalization Service or INS).

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  ICD.9.CM International Classification of Diseases - Used to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most National Center for Health Statistics surveys.
  Indicators Of School Crime and Safety - Crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of sources that include: the National Crime Victimization Survey; the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey; the Youth Risk Behavior Survey; and the School and Staffing Survey. Compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics.
  Instititue of Education Sciences - The research arm of the Department of Education with the mission to expand knowledge and provide information on the condition of education, practices that improve academic achievement, and the effectiveness of Federal and other education programs. (See also the archived site of the Office of Educational Research & Improvement.)
  Interior Department - Principal conservation agency. Mission includes: protecting the environment and preserving the nation's natural and cultural resources; managing natural resources for a healthy environment and a strong economy; and adding to the environmental and physical science knowledge base.
  Internal Revenue Bulletin (1996-present) - Authoritative instrument of the Internal Revenue Service for announcing all substantive ruling necessary to promote a uniform application of tax law.
  Internal Revenue Service - Responsible for determining, assessing, and collecting internal revenue in the United States. This revenue consists of personal and corporate income taxes, excise, estate, and gift taxes, as well as employment taxes for the nation's Social Security system.
  International Energy Annual - Presents information and trends on world energy production and consumption for petroleum, natural gas, coal, and electricity, from the Energy Information Administration.
  International Trade Administration - Promotes world trade and to strengthen the international trade and investment position of the United States. Part of the Commerce Department.
  Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks - 200+ page annual report by the Environmental Protection Agency on estimates of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including methodology and data used to calculate the estimates. Archive copies of the last 4 years, plus other publications on emissions.

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  Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities efore and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: Report of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Together with Additional Views - The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Joint Inquiry into the activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community in connection with the terrorist attacks perpetrated against our nation on September 11, 2001. Report released December 2002. See also Hearings by the two committees, published in 2004.
  Judicial Branch - Supreme Court of the United States and Federal Judiciary, the U.S. District Courts and U.S. Courts of Appeals
  Justice Department - Main agency for criminal justice. Enforces the law and defends the interests of the United States according to the law. Provides Federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime, seeking just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior, administering and enforcing the Nation's immigration laws fairly and effectively, and ensuring fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
  Justice Programs Office - Provided federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims. Composed of a variety of bureaus and offices, including the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.
  Justice Statistics Bureau Bulletins - Alphabetical list of short reports on a variety of topics.

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  Labor Department - Charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. It is responsible for: protecting workers' wages, health and safety, employment and pension rights; promoting equal employment opportunity; administering job training, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation programs; strengthening free collective bargaining and collecting, analyzing and publishing labor and economic statistics.
  Labor Statistics, Bureau of - Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
  Land Management, Bureau of  - Administers 264 million acres of America's public lands, located primarily in 12 western states. Sustains the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for  the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
  Latest Federal Government Statistics - Quick access to the latest economic and social statistics in brief tabular format, with links to the press releases.
  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Documents On-Line - Over 26,000 full text reports on advanced defense technologies, energy, environment, biosciences, and basic sciences. From the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
  Legislative Branch - House of Representatives & Senate

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  Market Research Library - Search for market research reports and/or country commercial guides, prepared by U.S. Commercial Service and the State Department.
  Medicare and You - Annual handbook on Medicare benefits, Medicare plan choices, Medicare health plans around the country, and where to call for help.
  MEDLINEplus Health Information - Provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has web links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials. Created by the National Library of Medicine. Aimed at health professionals and the general public.
  Midwest Economy - Consumer prices and expenditures, compensation, employment and unemployment, and safety and health statistics for the Midwest states and metropolitan areas.
  Monthly Energy Review - Monthly statistics from the Energy Information Administration on energy reserves, production, consumption, distribution, prices, technology, and related international, economic, and financial matters.
  Monthly Labor Review - Principal journal of fact, analysis, and research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency within the Labor Department. Each month, economists, statisticians, and experts from the Bureau join with private sector professionals and State and local government specialists to provide a wealth of research in a wide variety of fields"the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, occupational injuries and illnesses, wages, prices, and many more.

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  NASA Scientific & Technical Information - Collects and analyzes sets of facts and conclusions resulting from scientific, technical, and related engineering research and development efforts of NASA, both basic and applied.
  National Agricultural Statistics Service - Conduct hundreds of surveys and prepare reports covering virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture -- production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm aspects of the industry.
  National Agricultural Statistics Service Database - Keyword search or browse by agricultural commodity the large collection of statistical reports and publications from this agency.
  National Center for Education Statistics - Part of the Office of Educational Research & Improvement, it collects, collates, analyzes, and reports complete statistics on the condition of American education; conducts and publishes reports; and reviews and reports on education activities internationally.
  National Center for Health Statistics - Principal vital and health statistics agency. Provides a wide variety of data with which to monitor the Nation's health. Part of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
  National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database - Contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications, including Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research. May also search a database of 7000 full text reports.
  National Institute of Justice Journal - Quarterly journal with scholarly or research articles.
  National Institutes of Health - With 17 separate institutes, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world's premier medical research organization, supporting some 35,000 research projects nationwide in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments and AIDS.
  National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - Conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service. Part of the Commerce Department.
  National Science Foundation - Independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest in research and education projects in science and engineering.
  National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - From the Office of the President, published in February 2003.
  National Transportation Statistics - From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, data on the national transportation systems including the physical network, economic performance, safety record, energy use, and related air emissions.
  NTIS Electronic Catalog - Locate and order business, technical and scientific government publications and other products issued by the National Technical Information Service, a division of the Commerce Department, since 1990. Publications are from U.S. government agencies, international governments, and the private sector, individuals, firms, and other organizations.
  Nutrition.gov - Portal to food and nutrition information from across the federal government. Managed by the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) and the National Agricultural Library (NAL) in cooperation with a panel of food and nutrition expert advisors from agencies within United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

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  Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review - Quarterly magazine highlighting research and development activities which include: energy production and end-use technologies; biological and environmental science and technology; advanced materials synthesis, processing, and characterization; and the physical sciences, including neutron-based science and technology.
  Occupational Outlook Handbook - From the Bureau of Labor Statistics,  source of career information designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.  Revised every two years, it describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. Prior editions also available, back to 1996.
  Occupational Outlook Quarterly - Provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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  Population Reports - Census Bureau publications on a wide variety of social and economic characteristics of the population, such as household composition, ethnicity, and income and in-depth reports are prepared on important social, economic, and demographic issues.
  President George W. Bush  
[Archived version of Clinton Administration's Web site]
  Projections of Education Statistics - Provides projections for key education statistics. It includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education. For the Nation, the tables, figures, and text contain data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2010.
  Public Laws via GPO Access (1995-present) or Public Laws via Thomas (1973-present) - Individual federal laws.
  Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1993-present) - Searchable text of the papers and speeches issued by the Office of the Press Secretary. Volumes issued bi-annually.
  PubMed - Provides access to over 14 million journal citations back to 1950 on all aspects of medicine, as well as microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology, and environmental health. Can also search a number of other life sciences databases such as Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, and Taxonomy.

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  Regulations.gov - Portal to around 160 different agencies proposed regulations, where you can then comment on the proposal. Also includes links to tutorials and the tools, such as the Federal Register.
  Report on the American Workforce - 200+ page publication from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, issued once every few years. Analyzes employment issues, such as workplace responses to an increasingly competitive global environment, the central role of improved skills for all participants in the labor market, and the balance of work and family. An updated compendium of statistical tables completes the volume.

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  Sales Product Catalog - Online bookstore of government publications for sale by the Government Printing Office.
  School Enrollment in the United States, Social and Economic Characteristics of Students - Collected annually in the October Current Population Survey (CPS) for the Nation by the Census Bureau.
  Science and Technology Review: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory - Quarterly magazine designed to clearly communicate Lawrence Livermore's scientific and technological accomplishments on advanced defense technologies, energy, environment, biosciences, and basic sciences. May browse or keyword search the issues back to 1995, or use their index.
  Science.gov - Portal to 47 million pages of government science information from 1700+ federal agencies. Offers sophisticated, relevance-ranking searching, an alert service, as well as a browse list. Created and maintained by several agencies: the webpage search function is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , and the browse list is maintained by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) . The site is hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI).
  Securities & Exchange Commission - Protects investors and maintain the integrity of the stocks, bonds, and other securities markets. Requires public companies to disclose meaningful financial and other information to the public, which provides a common pool of knowledge for all investors to use to judge for themselves if a company's securities are a good investment.
  Senate, United States - Official website for the U.S. Senate. Access schedules, roll call votes, member profiles, etc.
  Small Business Administration - Provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses.
  Small Business Administration Publications - Fact sheets, workbooks, and other publications on a variety of topics useful for small business owners.
  Small Business Advocate - Monthly or bi-monthly newsletter that details economic developments and regulatory trends related to small business as well as the latest initiatives of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.
  Small Business State Economic Profiles - Provide an overview of the important role smal