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.

• MetaLib - Searches over 50 Federal Government databases at one time.

GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) The migration of information from GPO Access into FDsys will be complete in 2010.

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.

Google U.S. Government Search - Searches government and news websites. Searches can be limited to government websites.

Government Information Online: Ask a Librarian - Chat or email a question to government information librarians.

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.

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.

United States Government Documents (Internet Archive) - Collection of full text historical and current government documents.

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
• National Climatic Data Center
  • National Climatic Data Center Online Document Library (NOTE: If off campus, you must be on the Library VPN for this link to work)
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Doing What Works
• Department of Energy
• Office of Environmental Management
• Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information (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
• Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service (INS)
• Ready.Gov
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of the Interior
• National Park Service
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
• Department of Justice
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
• Department of Labor
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• Department of State
• Electronic Archive of Information Released Prior to January 20, 2001
• Department of Transportation
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Federal Highway Administration
• 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.

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Government Corporations are considered part of the executive branch but operate independently.

• United States Postal Service

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).

• Congressional Pictorial Directory: 110th Congress
• U.S.Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives

Legislation

• 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

Library of Congress

• American Memory
• Copyright Office

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)
• United States Courts: Court Locator

Colorado State and Local Governments

Also see the Library's guide to Researching Colorado Statues.

State of Colorado

• Colorado State Publications Library
• Quick Guide to Colorado State Governmental Statistical Information
• Code of Colorado Regulations
• Colorado Legislative Process
• Colorado Department of Revenue TAX UPDATE

Colorado Counties

• El Paso County
• Teller County

Colorado Municipalities

• Colorado Springs

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)
• Foreign and International Law Guide (Cornell Law School)

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)
• UNdata

International Business

• Electronic Embassy
• Doing Business Choose Topic then Economy (Country).
• Globus & NTDB (Department of Commerce)