U.S. Government    

General Websites
FedWorld Information Network -- From National Technical Information Service
FirstGov -- Search site devoted to finding government resources by topic, not by agency
SciTechResources.gov -- Annotated directory of 700 science & technology resources on U.S. government websites
SearchGov.com -- Search engine devoted to facilitating searches of federal, state, and local government resources
U.S. Blue Pages -- Links to federal agencies and individuals, providing telephone numbers, web sites, and other information

U.S. Government Statistics
American FactFinder -- From the Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Economic statistics from the Dept. of Labor
Census Bureau -- Socio-economic and other data
CensusScope -- Accessible information and graphics, derived from census data
Statistical Abstracts of the United States -- PDF format files, 1995 to present
Fedstats -- Statistical compilations from 70 U.S. government agencies
Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2002 -- Rich collection of data, often in .pdf format, from the BLS
Historical Census Data Browser -- From 1790 to 1970
INS Statistics -- Data from the Immigration & Naturalization Service
National Center for Health Statistics
Stat-USA Internet -- Statistical service of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce
TRAC -- Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, providing "statistics on federal law enforcement, staffing, and spending."
U.S. Economy at a Glance -- Various current statistics in an easy-to-use format


U.S. Congress
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress -- 1774 to the present.
Congress.org -- Membership directory for both houses of Congress; links to members' pages
Thomas -- Law and legislative information sources; from the Library of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate

Departments/Offices/Agencies/Documents
Budget of the U.S. Government -- Covering current and prior budgets
CyberCemetery -- Official site containing the "web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions."
GPO Access -- Government resources, e.g., Congressional Bills; Congressional Record; Federal Register; U.S. Code, and more
Internal Revenue Service -- Tax forms and publications from the IRS
Supreme Court -- Official site, providing docket, calendar, and current opinions
Surgeon General Reports -- Full text PDF copies, covering 1964-2001
U.S. Federal Government Agencies -- Web sites for all U.S. government (and quasi-governmental) agencies; from Louisiana State University
U.S. Government Manual -- Can search the Manual by keyword
U.S. Treasury Department
White House

Laws/Regulations
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
Fair Use Harbor -- Tutorial covering fair use privileges for making single copies in an educational environment
LawCrawler -- Search for text of laws--U.S.; California and other states; other countries.
Thomas -- Law and legislative information sources; from the Library of Congress
U.S. Code

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