Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
Acronyms
of government agencies and programs with links to their web
pages.
Congressional Directories (from 103rd Congress)
Access to Browse Topics, Federal Agency Internet Sites, New Electronic
Titles, Browse Government Internet Sites by Subject, and Sales Product
Catalog,
etc.
FedWorld (NTIS)
An index to locating and ordering extensive government information,
including federal job announcements
and tax forms.
Government Information Xchange
Directories for U.S. House and Senate Members and
Cabinet Agencies.
Government Documents E-Library (University of Denver)
Links
to over 135,000 online government documents.
A list of government periodicals available online.
Migrating Government Publications
Federal publications that are now being distributed in electronic format;
arranged by title and SuDoc number.
MOCAT (Catalog of U.S. Government Publications)
An index to the federal publications published since 1994 and hot-links
to online full-text when available.
Popular Search Engines for Government-related Sites
FirstGov
| Google's
Uncle Sam |
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GovSpot | SearchGov.Com |
Yahoo: U.S. Government
See Also By Agency: U.S. Federal Agency
See Also By SuDoc: Internet Sites by SuDoc Number
See
Also By Subject: Browse
Topics (via GPO Access) | University
of Michigan Document Center |
Government
Information by Subject (Univ. of Vanderbilt)
See Also Search Engines by Search Features
Other Indexes
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
NCJRS Abstracts Databases (Early 1970s to the present)
Scientific
and Technical Information Network (STINET)
Access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to Defense Technical
Information Center (DTIC) documents
from 1974 to present.
Full-Text Online Databases to Government Information
CRS
(Congressional Research Service) Report
Focus on natural resources and the
environment--full-text, updated regularly
via NCSE (National Council for Science
and the Environment)
DOE Information Bridge
Access to DOE sponsored scientific and technical research information
from 1996.
Digital
National Security Archive
Access to declassified government documents that made U.S. Foreign Policy such
as Afghanistan,
Berlin Crisis 1958-1962, Cuban Missile Crisis, Iran Revolution, and Nicaragua,
etc.
EDGAR
Database for US Security and
Exchange Commission (SEC) filings required
for publicly traded companies.
Energy
Information Administration Publications
Access to monthly and annual U.S.
energy reviews and outlook as well as
international profiles and outlook.
Environmental Health Information Service
Access to the online journals including
Environmental Health Perspectives and
National Toxic Program Reports, and
more databases. If specific full-text
files require a password to get in,
please contact librarians.
EPA Publications Source
Access to EPA technical and public
documents with a search and browse
system.
Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Electronic Collection
A list of online full-text databases
to which GPO assures permanent access.
Includes the Department of State
Database (Dosfan), Pubmed, and the
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations Research Collection
(ACIR).
GPO
Access
A gateway to full-text government
information compiled by the
Government Printing Office (GPO).
Includes up-to-date Federal Register,
Congressional Record, Congressional
Bills, Public Laws, and U.S. Code,
etc. mostly published since 1994.
Grafulmed
Search Medical Databases
including Medline.
STAT-USA
Access to full-text reports and statistical
series for up-to-date business,
economic, and international trade
information by the Federal Government.
Includes the entire NTDB database.
The database is limited to GMU
faculty, student, and staff. Please
contact librarians for remote access.
Thomas
Access to legislative information
from the Library of Congress.
Includes U.S. Congressional Documents
and Debates from 1774 to 1873,
House and Senate Roll Call Votes
since 1989, Congressional Bills since
1993, Congressional Record since
1989, Public Laws since 1973, and
much more.
U.S.
Census Bureau and
CenStats
Access to County and Zip Business
Patterns, Census Street Locator,
Consolidated Federal Funds Report,
and U.S.A. Counties, etc.