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USA Gov, www.usagov.gov
As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.
USA.gov also serves as the catalyst for a growing electronic government.
- USA Search, http://www.usasearch.gov
This search site provides many options, including keyword and phrase searching, limits on file type, state or territory, and lots more.
Notable
sites include:
Benefits.Gov
Search for government benefits you may be eligible
to receive. http://govbenefits.gov
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly Immigration and Naturalization or INS), http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://stats.bls.gov The BLS web site hosts an abundance of information regarding employment, prices and living conditions, compensation and working conditions, productivity, employment projections, The Occupational Outlook Handbook, and international data.
Centers for Medicare, Medicaid
http://cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?fromhcfadotgov=tru
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CPI Calculator Machine, http://minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc
Find out "What is a dollar worth?"
Department of Homeland Security
www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
Edgar, www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
EDGAR is a database of the forms that publicly
traded companies must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its purpose is to allow investors and companies to share information on these companies on an equal basis. Especially good company information can be found in their 10-K reports.
FAFSA on the Web, www.fafsa.ed.gov
The fastest way to apply for federal student aid is through this U.S. Dept. of Education's
site on the web. 
Federal Consumer Information Center, www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Immigration and Naturalization Service, see "Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services".
Internal Revenue Service, www.irs.ustreas.gov
"The Digital Daily" is the entertaining web page of
the IRS, including all federal tax forms and information on electronic filing. 
Library of Congress, www.loc.gov
National Archives and Records Administration, www.nara.gov
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent federal agency that
preserves our nation's history. They present many entertaining and informative features on the web, such as a recent exhibit of WWII posters.
National Do-Not-Call Registry
www.donotcall.gov
Savings Bonds, www.savingsbonds.gov
Social Security Online, www.ssa.gov
 Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet, http://thomas.loc.gov
Texts of bills and their status, the Congressional Record, committee information.
Also of interest:
Benefits Checkup, www.benefitscheckup.org
This site identifies federal and state assistance
programs for older Americans.
Political MoneyLine, www.tray.com/fecinfo
All campaign donations are considered public information,
and the records are available here for public view; campaign
accounting data provided by Federal Election Commission.
Political Graveyard, www.politicalgraveyard.com
This is an incredible site that supplies information
on deceased office holders and links to national convention information dating back to the mid 1800s. |
GPO Access,
www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
Federal government information provided by the Superintendent of Documents and Government Printing Office.
Notable sites include:
Budget of the United States Government , http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/
Code of Federal Regulations, www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
Codification of the general and
permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Congressional Record, www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html
Daily proceedings of the United States Congress.
Core Documents of U.S. History, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
Federal Register, www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies
and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
GPO Access Online Resources (All GPO Databases), www.gpoaccess.gov/databases.html
United States Code,
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
United States Financial Data,
http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/usfd2
United States Government Manual, www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
Find Information Fast...
FedForms.gov, www.fedforms.gov
FedForms.gov provides "one-stop-shopping" for Federal forms most used by the public.
FedStats, www.fedstats.gov
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions of the U.S.
Government , www.faq.gov
History of the Federal Judiciary,
http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, from 1774-present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
How Laws Are Made, http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
Enactment of a law, http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.htm l
First Gov For Kids, www.kids.gov
U.S. Senate: Virtual Reference Desk, www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/b_three_section
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- United States Bureau of the Census, http://www.census.gov
- American Factfinder, http://factfinder.census.gov
Here you can find Quick Tables and Geographic Comparison
Tables for Population and Housing data, Quick Reports for
Economic data, predefined Thematic Maps, and Geographic
Comparison Tables to help you compare data for different
geographic areas. You will also find Data Sets, where
you can access all available tables for the Decennial Censuses
for 1990 and 2000, American Community Survey for each year
it has been conducted, and the Economic Census for 1997.
Factfinder also includes Reference Maps that display the
boundaries of Census geographic areas, and Thematic Maps
that display data items graphically.
- 2000 State and National Profiles based on the American
Community Survey, www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2000/C2SS/index.htm
A supplemental survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census
to provide data about local communities on an annual basis
instead of every ten years. Right now, only state level
data is available, but the bureau plans to release county
and place data soon. Statistics regarding income, poverty,
education, occupations and transportation are provided.
- Census Briefs, www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/briefs.html
Census Briefs contains articles describing newly issued
reports, new data files and software. Developments
in all census statistical areas are highlighted.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics
on social and economic conditions in the United States.
Selected international data are also included.
- Census 2007 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171),
http://www.census.gov/rdo/www/
- Census and Statistical Data for Michigan
www.michigan.gov/census/
- The University of Michigan Census Toolkit, , http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/census2/centool.pdf
- State of the Cities 2000, http://socds.huduser.org
Data for individual metropolitan areas, central cities and
suburbs.
- Historical Census Browser, http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census
Census data from 1790 to 1960.
- Kids Count Census Data Online, www.aecf.org/kidscount/census
Kids Count has compiled indicators of child well-being from
the 2000 U.S. Census and created an interactive database.
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