United States Trade Representative. Responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and leading or directing negotiations with other countries on such matters.
Agencies and Offices. Includes links to USDA Agencies: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS); Agricultural Research Service (ARS); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP); Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES); Economic Research Service (ERS); Farm Service Agency (FSA); Food and Nutrition Service (FNS); Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS); Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS); Forest Service (FS); Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA); National Agricultural Library (NAL); National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS); Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); Risk Management Agency (RMA); Rural Development (RD)and to USDA Offices: Civil Rights (CR); Departmental Administration (DA); National Appeals Division (NAD); Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA); Office of the Chief Economist (OCE); Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO); Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO); Office of Communications (OC); Office of Congressional Relations (OCR); Office of the Executive Secretariat (OES); Office of the Inspector General (OIG); Office of the General Counsel (OGC).
Economics, Statistics and Market Information System. Contains reports and datasets from agencies of the USDA. Reports are text files that contain time-sensitive information. Most data sets are in spreadsheet format and include time-series data that are updated yearly.
Bureau of the Census. Includes information on population and housing, the economy, and more.
Bureau of Economic Analysis. Produces basic information on national and regional economic development, as well as the Nation's position in the world economy.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), works with industry and government to advance measurement science, develop standards, and support the technology infrastructure.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Contains links to NOAA data services and Program Offices, including the National Weather Service, National Ocean Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Coastal Ocean Program, and others.
Patent and Trademark Office. Homepage of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Go directly to the
U.S. Patent Database search page. Search for patents with a simple search, boolean searching, advanced command-line search, or browse the classifications database.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FERC regulates the transmission of natural gas, oil by pipeline, and electricity in interstate commerce; licenses hydroelectric projects, and oversees related environmental matters.
Southeastern Power Administration. Has the responsibility to market the electric power and energy generated at reservoirs operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Southeastern states.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Special information for consumers, health professionals, patients, industry, state and local officials, women's health, and a Kids' homepage.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Has information on coastal ecosystems, endangered species, environmental contaminants, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife laws, and more. Also has a link to the Virginia Offices.
Geological Survey. Includes topics on geology, mapping, water resources, and a keyword search option for the site.
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Includes statistics, lists of traffickers, fugitives, drugs of concern - listing detailed descriptions, availability, sources, and statistics.
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Overview of the FBI, ongoing investigations -- including a ten most wanted list -- crime statistics, and law enforcement support.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. Compiled by the University at Albany, for the U.S. Department of Justice, this site has 654 data tables, in Adobe Acrobat format, from more than 100 sources. Includes characteristics of the criminal justice system; public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice topics; nature and distribution of known offenses; characteristics and distribution of persons arrested; judicial processing of defendants, and persons under correctional supervision. Searching by keywords.
Department of Labor. Contains "America's Job Bank," labor-related data, grant and contract information, statutory and regulatory information, and links to departmental agencies.
Bureau of Consular Affairs. Has travel warnings and consular info sheets; travel publications, international adoption & child abduction, passport and visa information.
U.S. Coast Guard. Includes links to Coast Guard Areas, including the local Fifth District; programs and services; facts, images, history; a calendar of events, and more.
US Supreme Court Decisions. Full-text Supreme Court Decisions from Cornell University. Access is by date, party name, topic or keyword search.
US Supreme Court Decisions--1937-1975. From the US Air Force Federal Legal Information Through Electronics (FLITE) system, the full text of US Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975 (7,407 decisions from volumes 300 through 422 of US Reports). You may presently search only by case name or keyword.
Federal Courts. List of links for the First through the Eleventh Circuit Courts, plus the DC Circuit Courts, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the US Court of International Trade.
House of Representatives. Provides information about members, committees, and organizations of the House. Also provides information about bills and resolutions being considered in the Congress and about how individual members voted on specific measures.
General Accounting Office. Has full-text of GAO reports and testimony, Comptroller General Decisions and Opinions, policy and guidance materials, special publications and software.
Government Printing Office
Government Printing Office. Includes GPO Access, which includes: the Federal Register, Unified Agenda, Congressional Bills Databases, Congressional Directory, Congressional Documents, Congressional Record, Congressional Record Index, Congressional Reports, History of Bills, Economic Indicators, GAO Reports, GAO Comptroller General Decisions, Government Information Locator Service (GILS), Government Manual, History of Bills and Resolutions, Privacy Act Issuances, Public Laws, and United States Code.
Thomas. Federal legislative information from the U.S. Congress through its Library. Includes full text of House and Senate bills, Congressional Record, "hot legislation," and links to other government sites.
Copyright Office. Has all U.S. Copyright Office application forms, frequently requested circulars, and announcements, proposed and final regulations.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Created by Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's banking system. This site includes the FDIC "Institution Directory," a searchable database with demographic data and financial profiles of each FDIC-insured depository institution. Search by certificate number, bank, geographic location, charter, chartering agency, federal regulator, primary insurance fund, and asset and deposit size. Quarterly and annual data is available.
Federal Election Commission (FEC). Has financial information about candidates, parties, and PACs. This site also has federal elections and voting statistics, news releases, and a downloadable National Mail Voter Registration form.
Social Security Administration (SSA). Includes benefit information, a guide for employers, legislation, disability process, and other public information resources.
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