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Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - http://catalog.gpo.gov/
Formerly the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publication, find publications issued through the federal depository program. Coverage begin in July 1976.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs/html
An online database of "a core group of current and historical government publications" ... which "support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government". These are "authenticated versions" of  these core publications.

FedWorld - http://www.fedworld.gov/
A gateway to seveal federal information resources, especially reports from National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

Federal Digital System (Fdsys) --http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action
A digital system providing electronic access to official authentic version of federal government publications.

GPOAccess - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
The U.S. Government Printing Office's resource for the official published version of federal government publication.. Publications in this database are being transferred to GPO's Federal Digital System (FDS) database.

U.S. Government Bookstore
Find publications for sale from the U.S. Government Printing Office

Federal Agency Directory (LSU) - http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/index.html
Alphabetical and hierarchy directory of federal agencies based on the United State Government Manual.

Google U.S. Government Search - http://www.google.com/ig/usgov
Specialized engine for searching .gov, .mil, and .us domains. Site with state filters:Google Govt: State Search

USA.gov - http://www.govusa.gov
Formerly FirstGov.gov, this official portal to access United States government information and services. For spanish version see: GobiernoUSA.gov

Uncle Sam-Who's Who in the Federal Government -http://www.memphis.edu/govpub/whos.php
Biographical information about current United States cabinet officers, Congressional leaders and committee chairs, Supreme Court justices, ambassadors, and heads of some federal agencies.

United States Government Manual. --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/
This is the official handbook of the Federal government, providing information on the agencies of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government. In addition, it includes information on quasi-official agencies, boards, committees, commissions, and international organizations.

Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/presdocs/index.html
"The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection is composed of the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents and its predecessor, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the authority of the Federal Register Act, (44 U.S.C. Ch. 15; 1 CFR part 10)."

Executive Branch Resources on GPO Access -- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html
Regulatory process, Presidential materials, and Executive publications.

Executive Order Dispostion Tables Index --http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/disposition.html
Disposition Tables contain information about Executive Orders beginning with those signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and are arranged according to Presidential administration and year of signature.

Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites - http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html
Listing of executive branch agencies web sites compiled by the Library of Congress.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States -- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/index.html
Official site for public papers and speeches of the President of the United States, beginning with President George H.W. Bush.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/
The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published every Monday and is the official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary.

White House - http://whitehouse.gov

Foreign Relations of the United States (Digital facsimile of print volumes, 1861--1958/1960. The "official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication".
Foreign Relations of the United States(recent online volumes)http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/c1716.htm

Copyright Office - http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/forms/
"Copyright Office application forms are available in PDF format and should be viewed with the latest, free Adobe Acrobat Reader program. For best results, fill in the form on-screen and then print it. To save completed forms, you must use the full version of Adobe Acrobat."

Forms.gov
A portal providing "a common access point to federal agency forms."

Taxes - http://www.irs.gov
The main web site of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Uncle Sam - Forms from the Feds -
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/forms.html
Useful collection of links to the most requested downloadable government electronic forms. Links to Passport Application forms are also provided.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - http://www.cfda.gov
"The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals."

GovBenefits.gov - http://www.govbenefits.gov
Providing access to over 1,000 programs, this is the official site for federal benefit and assistance information.

Grants.gov- http://www.grants.gov
A central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and access to approximately $400 billion in annual awards.

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress from 1774 to Present - http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Provides brief biographical information for member of Congress.

Congressional Directory - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html
Published since 1888, the Congressional Directory is the official directory of Congress presenting short biographies of each member of the Senate and House.

Congressional Documents --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/index.html
Congressional committees documents covering a rnge of topics including reports of executive departments and independent organizations, reports of special investigations made for Congress, and annual reports of non-governmental organizations.

Congressional Record --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html
Published every day that Congress is in session, it is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.

Congressional Research Tutorials (UC Berkley)
Tutorials on finding bills, hearings, debates, and congressional votes. Link to special Google Search Engine for Congressional websites. Requires Flash player to view the tutorials.

Guide to House and Senate Members -- http://www.memberguide.gpoaccess.gov/
A resource for information on House and Senate member compiled from varied sources including the Congressional Biographical Directory and the Congressional Pictorial Directory. Future sources will include the Congressional Directory.

Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access-- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
Legislative process, legislative materials and legislative resources.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html
Produced by the Library of Congress, THOMAS is the principal source for congressional legislative information.

U.S. House of Representatives - http://www.house.gov/
Official web site of the House of Representative.

U.S. Senate - http://www.senate.gov/
Official web site of the Senate.

American Community Survey - http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
Timely, up-to-date profiles of selected American communities each year. Beginning with the 2002 release, data is released annualy for places with a population of 250,000 and selected paces with a population of 65,000 or more.

American Factfinder - http://factfinder.census.gov/
Easy access to some of the Bureau's largest and most widely-used data sets. Users can create a variety of tables, reports, or maps with information on their community, the economy, or American society in just a few steps.

Census Bureau--Main Page - http://www.census.gov/main/

Consumer Price Index - http://stats.bls.gov/cpi/ | CPI-U Historical Tables(1913--)-ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt
For prices of individual products see: Consumer Price Index-Average Price Data.

Economic Census - http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/l
2002 Economic Census: Geographic Area Statistics, Wisconsin --http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/02EC_WI.HTM
The Economic Census is published every 5 years and measures the economic activity of the nation.

Fedstats - http://www.fedstats.gov
Access to statistics produced by 70 federal agencies.

Statistical Abstracts (1878 to present) - http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html/
Also includes: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.

State and Local Government on the Net - http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm (Directory of state and local websites)

State Agency Database (electronic databases of individual state agencies)

State Government Information Index -- http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/index.htm

Stateline --http://www.stateline.org (Information, news, and resources on states); see also: State Data Resources (essential information from government, academia, and think tanks)

BadgerLink - http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/badgerlink
A statewide resource providing access to electronic reference sources including newspapers, periodicals, image files and specialized reference databases.

Demographic Services Center --http://www.doa.state.wi.us/section_detail.asp?linkcatid=11&linkid=64&locid=9
Current and projected population and housing data for the state. Use to get the latest population estimates for cities, towns, villages, counties, and the state.

Wisconsin Blue Books(1853 to present)-- http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WI/subcollections/WIBlueBksAbout.shtml
Access the digitalized version of the complete run of the blue book from 1853 to the present.

Wisconsin.gov - http://www.wisconsin.gov
A starting point to guide you to Wisconsin state agencies and departments.

WisconsinEye:Watch Who we Are -- http://www.wiseye.org
"...a statewide public affairs network whose mission is to present an independent statewide view of community affairs and public policy discussion, beginning with nonpartisan, gavel-to-gavel coverage of state government in Madison."

Wisconsin Legislative Infobase --http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll/?f=templates&fn=default.htm
Find information on bills, statutes, administrative code and other related information.

Wisconsin's Worknet : Information to Grow Wisconsin's Workforce - http://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/default.aspx
Current and projected workforce and economic data for the state.

Wisconsin State Legislature - http://www.legis.state.wi.us.