Finding Government Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) - the CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.USA.gov - the U.S. government's official web portal (previously Firstgov.gov)
FDsys - provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. Replaces GPO Access.
FedWorld.gov - a gateway to government information, managed by the National Technical Information Service
U.S. Government Manual - official handbook of the Federal Government. Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official agencies, boards, commissions, and committees.
Browse Topics - the government categorized
Cross-Agency Portals at USA.gov. Gateways that bring together federal information and services from multiple agencies about a particular topic or for a particular customer group.
Infomine 6 Scholarly Internet Resources: Government Publications - U.S. Federal, state, local, regional and international government resources.
GPO Access Database List- GPO Access Services GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.
EDUCATION
CCD Information On Public Schools & School Districts in the US - Information and Statistics about US Public Schools
National Center for Educatonal Statistics Site Map - the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Encyclopedia of ED Stats - contains many popular education resources such as: The Condition of Education, Digest of Educational Statistics, Indicators of School Crime & Safety and much more.
INTERNATIONAL & COUNTRY INFORMATION
Country Studies - The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
Background Notes - These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
United States Institute of Peace -The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and democratic transformations, and increase peace building capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide.
LABOR & ECONOMICS
Economic Indicators - provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance.
Bureau of Labor Statistics- The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Economy at a Glance - Information & statistics about the US economy.
Economy at a Glance: Pennsylvania - Information & statistics about the state of Pennsylvania's economy.
LAW, LEGISLATION & JUSTICE
Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975 - This system contains the full text of 7,407 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975.
Supreme Court of the United States:Opinions - Supreme Court Opinions, including latest Slip Opinions.
Legal Information Institute: US Code - This version is generated from the most recent official version made available by the US House of Representatives.
United States Congress: Publications
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics - The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet - federal legislative information that is freely available to the public.
POLICY
US Government Policy & Supporting Positions (Plum Book) - The Plum Book is used to identify presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government.
Last Updated: 1/10
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