US Federal Government

Matters concerning the governing of the United States.

Sub-headings:

Executive Branch

Relating to aspects of the Executive Branch in the U.S. Federal Government. This includes the President, the White House, and Executive Agencies.

Judicial Branch (Courts)

The Courts of the United States Federal Government including the Supreme Court, the Circuit Courts and the District Courts.

Legislative Branch

Activities and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch in the U.S. Federal Government. This includes the Congress, which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

US Military

Resources in this category:

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev

Contains more than 500 federal government acronyms with links to corresponding web sites.

About.Com: U.S. Government Information/Resources
http://usgovinfo.about.com/

"Presents the form and function of federal government through its many Internet resources. Original articles. Huge index of government web sites. News. Much more. Updated daily." Includes an extensive guide to Federal Government Employment Resources.

American Law Sources On-line
http://www.lawsource.com/also/

A collection of free legal resources for the United States (both federal and individual states), Canada, and Mexico. The documents include codes, cases, constitutions, and legislation. Many of the documents are searchable and/or browsable. Some documents, such as municipal codes, are available on the city and county level.

Bureau of the Public Debt
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/

Information from the United States Treasury Department about the Public Debt, Savings Bonds, and Treasury Notes. It includes The Public Debt to the Penny, updated daily.

Catalog of US Government Publications
http://catalog.gpo.gov/F

Search government publications by author, title, subject area, or keywords on this site.

Center for the Study of Intelligence
https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intellig...

CSI is a governmental organization charged with researching the history of the American intelligence community. Their site includes a variety of online texts and documents, most covering the period of the Cold War.

Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html

"The Code of Federal Regulations is the official, subject matter order, compilation of the Federal regulations of a general applicability and legal effect, that are currently in force. In accordance with section 1510(d) of title 44 of the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations is compiled by the Office of the Federal Register of the National Archives and Records Administration. The Code is divided into 50 titles by subject matter. Each title is divided into sections. Sections within a title may be grouped together as subtitles, chapters, subchapters, parts, subparts, or divisions. Titles may also have appendices which may be divided into sections, rules and/or forms." Searchable.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html

Texts of historical and current government documents, including: Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the U.S., Articles of Confederation, Gettysburg Address, Supreme Court Decisions, Economic Indicators, Government Manual, Statistical Abstract of the United States, and the federal budget.

Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/

"The mission of this independent government agency is to encourage competition in all communications markets and to protect the public interest. In response to direction from the Congress, the FCC develops and implements policy concerning interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable" Searchable site includes news, hot topic issues and other communications information.

Federal Courts Finder
http://www.law.emory.edu/caselaw/

Website maintained by Macmillan Law Library at Emory University Law School. Contains links to all Federal Circuit Courts and their past opinions from 1995 - present, searchable by keyword.

Federal Courts Law Review
http://www.fclr.org/content/fclr.htm

Articles are from scholars, judges and distinguished practitioners. The editorial board, composed primarily of United States Magistrate Judges and law school professors. Publication of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association

Federal Government Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/federal.html

Guide to U.S. government resources online, organized by topic, alphabetical index, and searchable.

Federal Government Resources: Historical Documents
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedhis.html

A portal to government documents from throughout American History, hosted by the University of Michigan Documents Center.

Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov/

Has biographies about justices, historical and educational materials about the Supreme Court. Established by Congress in 1967.

Federal Magistrates Judges Association
http://www.fedjudge.org/index.asp

Links and general information about the federal courts. Some content password-accessible only, for federal judges.

Federal Web Locator
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/fedloc.html

"A service provided by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy" and intended to be a comprehensive source for Federal Government information arranged by agency and sub-agency. Lists all known Federal Government web servers.

Finding Statistics
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48530

This IPL pathfinder will help you find statistical information that is available in print publications and on the Web. It focuses on locating statistical information produced by the United States Government.

Google UncleSam
http://www.google.com/unclesam

A version of the popular Google search engine which restricts its results to sites and pages from the United States Federal Government.

GovBot: Database of Government Web Sites
http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/ciirdemo/Govbot/

This is a search engine that has indexed over 600,000 Web pages from U.S. government and military sites. You can search on general terms, and/or restrict to terms in document titles and URLs.

Government Documents
http://www.sosu.edu/lib/govdocs/home.htm

Guides, search tools, reference service and subject guides for government information. Of particular interest to students, faculty and librarians. Includes Especially for Kids and Especially for Teachers sections.

Government Information Locator Service
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/gils/

"The Government Information Locator Service (GILS) is an effort to identify, locate, and describe publicly available Federal information resources, including electronic information resources. GILS records identify public information resources within the Federal Government, describe the information available in these resources, and assist in obtaining the information. GILS is a decentralized collection of agency-based information locators using network technology and international standards to direct users to relevant information resources within the Federal Government." Use this site to search for government documents by subject or keyword.

Government Information Xchange
http://www.info.gov/

A US government site that leads to other commonly requested federal government sites. The Federal Directory portion of the site arranges links by branch of the federal government (executive, legislative, and judicial). The Yellow Pages organizes links by topic, such as applications/forms, health, and money/finance.

Government's 50 Greatest Endeavors
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2000/11governance_light.aspx

"Government¹ s 50 Greatest Endeavors of the Past Half Century is a project on what the United States federal government tried to do and what it achieved. The project began with a cataloging of major laws passed since World War II, followed by the grouping of these statutes by their objective, and the selection of the top 50 endeavors for a national survey of historians and political scientists. The survey results identify government¹s greatest achievements and failures taking success, difficulty and importance into account." See which achievements ranked in the Top 10, read the report of the survey results, read a detailed description of each of the fifty endeavors, and see results of the survey by demographic group.

INFOMINE - Government Information Resources
http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?govpub

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to United State Federal and California state government. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activities at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Journal of the Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/orders/journal.html

The official minutes of the Supreme Court, published chronologically each day the Court issues or orders an opinion.

Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/

Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler, is a seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes.

LegiStorm
http://www.legistorm.com/browse_by_representative.html

Provides the names, titles and salaries of all the staff members employed by each US Representative and Senator. In addition it provides lists of those employed by committees and administrative offices. You can also find information about state government salaries as well.

National Archive--Our Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/

From the founding fathers to civil rights, see "100 milestone documents" in the history of the United States. View the original documents and transcripts or download free .pdf files (you will need Adobe Acrobat).

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

NCHS is the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency.

The National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/

"The National Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)." View selected documents at this site on topics ranging from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Nixon-Elvis meeting.

The Political Graveyard
http://politicalgraveyard.com/

Amazing directory of over 119,000 former United States Presidents, Congressmen, Cabinet members, federal judges and other national and local political figures giving the location of their final resting place. Numerous entry points: alphabetical, by state or office, by birth or death date, geographic locations, and many others.

Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/

The Federal Judiciary's centralized registration center. Provides electronic access to case and docket information for U.S. District, Bankruptcy and Appellate court records.

SciTechResources.gov
http://www.scitechresources.gov/

"A catalog of government science and technology resources." Created for "the scientist, engineer, and science aware citizen."

SearchGov.com
http://www.searchgov.com/

A seach engine restricted to Web pages in the .gov (U.S. federal government) domain, covering millions of pages. Sorts results via popularity and keeps cached versions of indexed pages (both a la Google).

Senior Citizens' Resources: USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml

Designed "to provide senior citizens, and anyone who works on their behalf, with one site where they can access government services and information." Access to government agencies, including information about social security benefits, health and nutrition, taxes, and consumer protection.

Social Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov/

This site tells you all you need to know about Social Security Administration in the United States. There are social security forms, frequently asked questions and information about how to contact the administration. There is also an option for viewing the site in Spanish.

The Third Branch
http://www.uscourts.gov/ttb/index.html

Newsletter of the federal courts.

ThisNation.com
http://www.thisnation.com/

ThisNation.com offers a free online American government & politics "textbook," a historical & political documents archive and other resources for students, teachers and those generally interested in "this nation." The site includes a library of such items as the text of presidential inaugural addresses, important documents in US political history--i.e. the Constitution, Amendments, important Supreme Court decisions--and image and sound files of important political figures. Site contains a search function.

Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB16/index.html

A National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book containing documents detailing "U.S. government accounts of the infamous military assault by the Chinese government on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989." The previously classified documents also cover "the student demonstrations in late 1985 and 1986 that, in hindsight, were signs of the events to come, the period leading up the PLA's use of force, and post-crackdown assessments of the events and their significance."

U.S. Business Advisor
http://www.business.gov/

"The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions." Sections available include: Common Questions, How-to and News. Searchable.

U.S. Court Forms
http://www.uscourtforms.com/

Court and other legal forms from the U.S. Federal Goverment and the individual states (including Puerto Rico & Washington D.C.). Browse by branch of government and topic, or search within each individual jurisdiction. There are over 40,000 forms in all, available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/index.html

Includes links to opinions issued by this court, and biographical information on Federal Courts and Federal Judges.

U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html

Has links to all circuit courts of appeal, including D.C. and U.S. Bankruptcy courts of appeal, as well as state District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts within each circuit.

U.S. Courts Library
http://www.uscourts.gov/library.html

Contains links to periodicals, publications, reports, statistics and other resources

U.S. Courts: Federal Judiciary Homepage
http://www.uscourts.gov/

Homepage for the Federal Judiciary, with links to the Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Bankruptcy, and District Courts.

U.S. Department of Treasury
http://www.treas.gov/index.html

This official site of the federal Treasury Department provides pages for the IRS, Federal Income Tax, Treasury Forms, Treasury Securities, Savings Bonds, Secret Service, Seized Property Auctions, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and Frequently Asked Questions.

U.S. Government Documents
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48478

This IPL pathfinder describes basic sources used to find United States Federal Government documents. Both print and Internet sources are provided.

United States Department of Labor: Worker's Resource Page
http://www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-workers.htm

"Provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers for workers." Includes a link to compliance assistance information and resources that explain the laws enforced and administered by the DOL.

United States Government Manual
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html

"The United States Government Manual database contains comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial and executive branches. The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions and committees. Documents are available as ASCII text and as Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files." Updated annually.

United States Reports
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/boundvolumes.html

The final version of the Court's opinions, covering from 1991-present online. Provides full text, from cover to index, of the bound volumes, starting with vol. 502.

USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov/

The U.S. Government's official web portal providing links to key information for citizens, businesses and nonprofits, government employees and visitors to the U.S. Includes a government agency index and topical list of available resources.

washingtonpost.com: The Federal Internet Guide
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/fedguide/...

"Directory of federal sites, with related news features." Organized by government branch and alphabetically. Other features include Resources for Federal Workers and Federal Job Finder.

Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/obtainopinions.pdf

Document telling where to find Supreme Court opinions on the web, in print format, and microfilm. Updated annually by Supreme Court staff.