Last Updated: March, 2001

If you need some information that the U.S. Government can provide, the internet is a good place to begin. Many of the federal departments are online and can answer simple questions. Here are a few sites to get you started.

• Almanac of American Politics
  http://www.freedomchannel.com/almanac/almanac_of_amer_pol.cfm
  This very useful resource includes profiles of members of Congress, political histories of every state and congressional district, and information about campaign finance, presidential politics and election cycles.

• Biographical Directory of the US Congress
  http://bioguide.congress.gov
  Covers from 1774 to the present. Search for a brief biographical sketch of a member of Congress by name, position or state.

• Center for Disease Control & Prevention
  http://www.cdc.gov
  News, health information, statistics, publications, etc.

• CIA
  http://www.cia.gov
  This site links you to 6 intelligence sites including the CIA (http://www.odci.gov/cia) and the Freedom of Information Act (http://www.foia.ucia.gov)

• Consumer Information Center
  http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
  Search this site and read the full text of hundreds of government publications and pamphlets. You can print them or order your own copies.

• Core Documents
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/coredocs/index.html
  A basic electronic depository collection that provides direct online access to essential documents. Topics include legislation, public law, regulations, office of the President, demographics and economy.

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
  http://www.uss-salem.org/danfs/
  Currently this site contains over 7,000 ship histories including physical info, commissioning, service record and decommissioning.

• FBI
  http://www.fbi.gov
  See the list of the FBI's 10 most wanted, and get information about FBI operations and the agency.

• Federal Web Locator
  http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl
  Links to Federal departments.

• Fedstats
  http://www.fedstats.gov
  Easy access to public statistics from the US Federal Government.

• FirstGov
  http://www.FirstGov.gov
  "Your first click to the U.S. Government."

• IRS
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
  Tax information and services. If you have Adobe Acrobat on your computer, you can download tax forms from this site. If you don't, come to the library & we can print them out for you.

• National Records and Archives Administration
  http://www.nara.gov
  This is the spot for genealogy information and historical documents.

• Office of Management and Budget
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/omb/
  "A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget" provides information about the budget and teh budget process for the general public.

• Supreme Court of the United States
  http://www.supremecourtus.gov
  

• US Census Bureau
  http://www.census.gov
  News, current US population, economic indicators, statistics and more.

• U.S. Postal Service
  http://www.usps.gov
  Here you can search for zipcodes, read about the history of the Postal Service and look at letters from famous Americans.

• White House
  http://www.whitehouse.gov
  A virtual visit to the white house including links to federal agencies, information about our government, a chance to write to the president and activities for kids.

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