FirstGov.gov -- Guide to US Government web sites

• E-mail congress and the president
• Bill of Rights
• Bill No of Rights
• CapWeb: Guide to the U.S. Congress
• Census Bureau, population and housing statistics; the economy; geography; latest news; data access tools and search capabilities.
• Centers for Disease Control (CIA), Travel information
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), CIA World Facts, Kids Page
• Consumer Gateway, Know Fraud
• Consumer Information Catalog,
• Constitution of the United States (and Table of Articles)
• Declaration of Independence, Transcription
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), access to agency information as well as environmental data.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Federal Court
• Federal Trade Commission, Consumer alerts and online scams
• FEDIX, Federal Information Exchange, a free information retrieval service can locate funding sources; discover minority opportunities; learn about conferences, new appointments and current events.
• FedWorld, U.S. Government Information online (takes forever to load, but has everything)
• Foreign Embassies in Washington DC, all DC embassies, help and reference center, embassy web sites, press and culture, education, commerce and trade, consular, travel and tourism, and employment.
• Government Printing Office. Search on and download the full text of any publication of the U.S. Government Printing Office. Provided by The University of California at San Diego.
• Information Clearinghouse
• Information Service, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence. Brief histories, an outline of the U.S. economic system, and a breakdown of branches of government.
• Information Sharing
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Tax forms
• Labor Statistics
• Library of Congress, Center for the Book
• NASA Information Services and the NASA Shuttle Web Archives
• NASA Liftoff Information
• NASA Observatorium, the sun, the earth, etc
• National Academy of Sciences and Engineering
• National Science Foundation, program deadlines; grants and program areas; information and publications.
• National Archives and Records Administration
• NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research -- Hurricanes
• Washington -- Driver License Manual
• Passport Services, Application
• Patent Office, general information about patents, patent and trademark depository libraries, and subject index.
• Political Parties
• Post Office, ZIP codes and state abbreviations, Rate calculator
• Satellite Photographs, Declassified Intelligence
• State sales tax rates
• State information, Library of Congress
• Securities and Exchange Commision, (SEC) for information on investments
• Small-Business Administration
• Smithsonian Institution
• Social Security Administration benefits information; forms; rulings; online services; policy forum; statistics; legislation; international; employer information and search capabilities. Calculator. -- AARP -- Socialsecurity.com
• State Department -- Foreign entry requirements -- Travel warnings -- Travel warnings
• Statistics of 70 US agencies
• Supreme Court Decisions
• TechExpo Directory of Government Technical Sites inlcudes scientific societies and their publications
• Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet, reference to current legislation
• Transportation Department (DOT)
• UC Riverside Collection
• United Nations, Maps
• Visa Requirements by Country -- Consular Offices in US
• White House, the First Family; what's new at the Whitehouse; publications and tour information, sign the Whitehouse guest book. Whitehouse.com, Whitehouse.org

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