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Find Government Information
A directory of government information websites.
Indexes to Government Information
Business.gov - Business Gateway, managed by the Small Business Administration and 21 other agencies, to provide access to government services and information for businesses.
Catalog of United States Government Publications - Provides an index to print and electronic publications created by Federal agencies. When available, links are provided to the full-text of these publications.
Federal Government Agencies Page - Provides links to departments within federal agencies.
FedWorld - Gateway to government information managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
FindLaw - A bibliography of legal resources on the web including state laws, Supreme Court decisions, and a legal subject index.
Forms from the Feds - Forms for copyright, passports, taxes, savings bonds, and many more.
Government Printing Office (GPO) Access - Access to information resources published by the Federal Government.
Government Information Xchange - Includes links to state and local government information.
MarciveWeb Docs UCCS only - Index to U.S. government publications from 1976 to the present.
New Electronic Titles - Includes Web-accessible U.S. Government publications of public interest or educational value.
Regulations.gov - All proposed Federal regulations that are open for public comment and rules as published in the Federal Register.
Science.gov - Science.gov searches databases and selected websites containing U.S. government science information, including research and development results.
U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions ("The Plum Book") - The 2008 edition of listing of government positions.
USA.gov (formerly FirstGov) - The U.S. government's official web portal.
Executive Branch and Executive Agencies
The President. The chief executive of the United States. Presidential duties are defined in the Constitution, assigned by the legislature, and based on custom and tradition. These include leadership of the armed forces, diplomatic relations with foreign countries, administration of the executive offices, appointment of officials, and veto of legislation.
- The Executive Office of the President (EOP or EXOP)
- The White House
- Public Papers of the Presidents
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
The President's Cabinet. The heads (Secretaries) of executive departments advise the President and oversee the operations of the executive departments.
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Independent Regulatory Agencies - usually headed by a board or commission and are not under the President's direct control.
Government Corporations are considered part of the executive branch but operate independently.
Legislative Branch
U.S. Congress. The national legislature of the United States. Consists of two bodies - the Senate (100 members, 2 from each state) and the House of Representatives (435 members, representation based on state population).
- THOMAS - legislative information from the Library of Congress
- Legislative branch resources of Government Printing Office (GPO)
- Laws and Regulations - General Reference
- Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
Judicial Branch
Federal Judiciary. The national system of courts and judges that interpret laws and render judgment.
- The Supreme Court
- U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
- Selected Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court
- Supreme Court Decisions 1937 - 1975
- OYEZ: U.S Supreme Court Media (Multimedia Archive)
- U.S. Federal Courts Finder
Colorado State and Local Governments
- Colorado State Documents Index
- Quick Guide to Colorado State Governmental Statistical Information
- Code of Colorado Regulations
- Colorado Legislative Process
- Colorado Department of Revenue TAX UPDATE
Special Districts in the State of Colorado
International
Government Links
- Law and Government Resources
- Foreign Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
- Governments on the WWW
- General Foreign Government Resources (University of California, Berkeley, Library)
- Government Information: International (University of California, San Diego, Library)
- National Government Information (United Nations)
- Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
Country Information
- Foreign Information by Country (University of Colorado at Boulder)
- International Information (Northwestern University Library)
- The World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)
- Background Notes (U.S. Department of State)
- Country Studies and Profiles (Library of Congress)
"Studies included here were published between 1988 and 1998. Information on some countries may no longer be up to date. See the "Research Completed" date at the beginning of each study or the "Data as of" date at the end of each section of text. Older studies, including some on countries that no longer exist in the same form, such as East Germany and the Soviet Union, may be retained because they continue to offer historical information of value to researchers." - United Nations System Pathfinder
- Country Profiles (BBC)
International Business
- Electronic Embassy
- Doing Business Choose Topic then Economy (Country).
- Globus & NTDB (Department of Commerce)