Government Resources

• Bureau of the Census
  http://www.census.gov
  Your gateway to census data focusing on people, business, and geography.

• Columbia University - Ready Reference Collection of Government Documents
  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/guides.html
  Columbia University provides a subject arrangement of the most frequently used depository document titles at Columbia University Libraries. The topics are broken down by subject and links to the web-sites are provided. This is a good site for links to International/Foreign Country information.

• Federal Forms
  http://www.fedforms.gov/
  This site claims to contain many, but not all, of the FedForms issued by federal agencies.

• Federal Documents on the Internet (Rutgers University)
  http://law-library.rutgers.edu/govdocs/federal.htm
  Great page with links to cabinet agencies, independent agencies, legislative and court decisions, and much more.

• FedStats
  http://www.fedstats.gov/index.html
  Billed as the gateway to statistics to over 100 agencies.

• FirstGov
  http://www.firstgov.gov/
  Considered to be the official portal of the U.S. government, FirstGov.gov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from U.S. local, state and federal government agency websites.

• Government Periodicals on the Web - University of Louisville
  http://library.louisville.edu/government/periodicals/periodall.html
  The U.S. Government publishes journals on topics ranging from employment layoffs to fire management. For current statistics and information, a journal is a good place to start your search.

• MyFlorida
  http://www.myflorida.com/
  This site is sponsored by the State of Florida. Locate Florida information and on-line services through this easy to use site.

• National Center for Education Statistics
  http://nces.ed.gov/index.html
  NCES is the primary governmental agency responsible for gathering statistical information on education topics in the United States and well as in other countries. The annually published Digest of Educational Statistics is available on this site.
  

• National Center for Health Statistics
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
  This site presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory care and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and other health topics.

• Online Sunshine: The Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature http://www.leg.state.fl.us/
  Locate Florida Statutes, budget issues, session summaries, election laws, press releases, committees, and so much more are available via this easy to search site.

• Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  http://www.sec.govCorporations are required to file fiscal and quarterly financial documents electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  

• State and Local Government on the Net
  http://www.statelocalgov.net
  Locate government sites that are organized by state.

• The Federal Web Locator
  http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl
  Looking for the web page to the National Endowment for the Humanities Office, or the American Battle Monuments Commission, how about the good 'ole IRS? Well, surf on over to this site which is a one stop location for links to government agencies.
  

• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Net
  http://thomas.loc.gov/
  Need legislative information? Then Thomas is the place for you to begin your search. Committee reports, bill searches, and the Congressional Record are all here for you to use.
  

• United Nations
  http://www.un.org/
  The official site of the United Nations. Learn more about issues on their agenda, locate contact information, and even watch live webcasts of UN events.
  
  
• U.S. Government Printing Office
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov
  U.S. Code, private and public laws, the House Journal, and links to hundreds of other information sites are here for your use