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Portals, Gateways & Search Engines
USAGov The official "first step" site for U.S. Government information. Government
agencies and programs.
National Technical
Information Service The "largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. Here you will
find information on more than 600,000 information products covering over 350 subject areas from over 200 federal agencies."
GPO Access US Government Printing Office (GPO) Provides online access to many government
publications.
FedWorld This site maintained by the Department of
Commerce and the NTIS (National Technical Information Service) is another comprehensive location for federal government information.
U.S. Blue Pages Your online directory to the U.S. Government.
Federal Citizen Information Center
USA Services The national contact center for the federal government. Also a great site for "Frequently Asked
Questions" relating to the U.S. government.
Federal Government Resources on the Web From the University of Michigan Library Documents Center.
General Guides to Government
Information from the Library of Congress.
Search
Engines back to top
Google Uncle Sam Use the Google® Search Tool
that ONLY searches for information on websites provided by the U.S. Government.
SearchGov.com
The White House and Congress back to
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The White House Home
Page
The White House Historical
Association For official White House history website.
The
U.S. Senate Home Page
The U.S.
House of Representatives Home Page
THOMAS A clearinghouse for
Legislative Information on the Internet, from the Library of Congress.
Congressional Record The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is
published daily when Congress is in session.
Census back to
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U.S. Census Bureau
Homepage
Census 2000
Gateway
American FactFinder
State and County Quickfacts
For
information on using historical U.S. Census records in genealogical research please see KRL's Genealogy web page.
Countries back to
top
World Factbook Country
information and maps provided by the CIA.
Country
Studies In-depth country profiles from the Library of Congress.
State
Department
Foreign
Consular Offices in the United States
Diplomatic List
Addresses of foreign diplomatic missions in the U.S. and names of staff.
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts
U.S. Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
Bureau of Consular Affairs For travel and passport information.
Foreign Government
Resources on the Web
For Kids and Parents back to
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Kids
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
Kids.gov
NASA Just for Kids
WhiteHouseKids.gov
Parents
AfterSchool.gov Connecting parents to federal resources that
support children and youth during out-of-school hours.
No Child Left
Behind from the U.S. Department of Education.
Forms back to
top
FedForms Online versions of the Federal forms
most-used by the public.
Geography and Maps back to
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National Atlas of the United
States
National Mapping Information
Government Bookstore back to
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U.S. Government Online
Bookstore
Catalog of U.S.
Government Publications
Government Organization and Records back to
top
U.S. Government
Manual
National Archives and Records
Administration
Library of Congress
How Our Laws Are Made
Health, Safety, and the Environment back to
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Social Security Online
Medicare
Medicare Nursing Home Comparison
Assists in researching every
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
DisabilityInfo.gov
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Bioterrorism and Public Health Emergency
Preparedness ) From the Centers for Disease Control.
Food Safety
From the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition.
Ground Water and Drinking Water From the Environmental Protection Agency.
Environmental Protection Agency Homepage
EnviroMapper EnviroMapper is a powerful tool used to map various types of environmental information,
including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites.
Toxics Release Inventory
A publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical
releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities.
For other federal
government health and medicine sites see KRL's Health page.
Military and Veterans back to
top
US Navy Online
US Navy Homeports Find out which ships
are homeported in Bremerton and connect with each ship's homepage.
Veterans Administration
Patents and Trademarks back to
top
U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office
Search the U.S. Patent Bibliographic Database beginning in 1976.
Patent and Trademark Forms
Recreation back to
top
National Park Service
Recreation.gov
Seniors back to
top
FirstGov for Seniors
Statistics back to top
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Fedstats Statistics from more than 70 federal government agencies.
Consumer Price Index
Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Latest Economic
Indicators Find monthly government statistics on business and trade, construction and housing, home ownership, household income, poverty and other statistics
EconomicIndicators.gov From the Department of Commerce
County Business Patterns
Business statistics on any county in the United States, including Kitsap.
National Center for Educational Statistics
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
U.S. Gazetteer Gives you the population, elevation, longitude and latitude, and a map for every town or place in
the U.S.
Workers
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OSHA Workers Page
Office of Personnel Management
Federal Classification Systems Includes descriptions of jobs classified under
the General Schedule and the Federal Wage System.
Pay and Leave
General ScheduleTrades
and Labor Occupations
Zip Codes and Postal
Rates back to top
United States Postal Service
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