Federal Government Information

General

GPO Access: GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government
GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications: The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.
Thomas: The Library of Congress THOMAS site is the source for federal legislative information.
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation consists of a linked set of published congressional records of the United States of America from the Continental Congress through the 43rd Congress, 1774-1875.
FedWorld.Gov: FedWorld was established by The National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, to serve as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government.
USA.gov: As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.
Library of Congress: The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
U.S. Government Manual: As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Economics & Business

Economic Indicators.gov: Provides links to the latest indicators, such as new residential construction and GDP.
Government Databases in Economics, Business & Finances
Industry, Trade & the Economy: Data & Analysis (Export.gov): Contains many pages devoted to U.S. trade. Subjects covered from monthly reports, individual U.S. states, and industry and country data
STAT-USA: Current; statistical releases, data, and online publication from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Ask at a Reference Desk for password.
U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Pric e Indexes (CPI )

Education

National Center for Education Statistics

Is the primary federal organization within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences that is responsible for collecting statistics relating to education in the U.S. and other nations.

Common Core of Data (CCD) contains comprehensive national statistcs relating to public elementary and secondary education.
Fast Facts provides quick data on the most common educational issues.
School District Demographics has data and maps about each district.
Quick Tables and Figures contains easily accessible statistics which are searchable by keyword, topic area, and year.

U.S. Census Bureau

American Factfinder is where you can look for education attainment by location.
Education has general data.

Environment

Energy Statistics from the Energy Information Administration

rovides historical and contemporary data on all kinds of fuel.

Environmental Protection Agency

Toxic Release Data
Superfund contains information about hazardous sites throughout the U.S.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)

Renewable Resource Data Center,

by the Department of Energy, provides publications, data, and maps.

Health

Aging.gov

Forum of different agencies pertaining to aging.

Bureau of Health Professionals

National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses

Data about nurses in U.S.

Cancer Statistics

National Cancer Institute holds a large amount of data and maps about cancer in the U.S.

Center for Medicaid and Medicare Research: Statistics, Data & Research Information

CDC Data & Statistics

Main page for the statistics for the CDC.

Aging Activities contains data about health and aging.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) is a telephone survey on health risks in the U.S.
CDC Wonder has data for epidemological research.
FedStats offers a nice index of data by location and disease.

HCUPnet ( Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project)

National, regional and state data on community hospitals. National and regional HCUP data have OB-GYN, ENT, orthopedic, cancer, pediatric, public, and academic medical hospitals.

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

Data concerning financial aspects of medical care.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)

Online searchable data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concerning substance abuse.

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Data & Statistics

International Relations

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices: is an archive of data from the U.S. Department of State documenting U.S. international trade practices and economic policy.
USAID: is the federal government agency that provides international assistance pertaining to democracy, health, economics, etc. Use the Country Locato r on the right to find how much money is allocated in the budget in assistance for each country.
U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Arms Control - Reports provides statistics and charts on world military expenditures and arms transfer deliveries/trade.
Patterns of Global Terrorism is a collection of charts containing data on various topics relating to terrorist attacks.
The World Factbook: CIA has general information about every country

Law Enforcement / Criminal Justice

Crime in the United States 2004: Detailed statistics on arrests
Bureau of Justice: Crime Statistics: Data on law enforcement and different types of crime.
Uniform Crime Reports (FBI): General crime stats online to the 1990s.

Miscellaneous

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Patents

United States Patent and Trademark Office: Start your search here for patents issued by the United States Government.
GB Esp@cenet: Developed by the European Patent Office, it is a good place to search for patents from countries other than the USA.

Social Policy

Bureau of Justice: Crime Statistics: Data on law enforcement and different types of crime.
Government Databases in Social Sciences
Office of Immigration: Statistics: Recent data on immigration and enforcement. There are also immigration maps.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention: Statistical Briefing Book: Data on juvenile offending, victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system.

Statistics

FedStats: Provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.
State and County QuickFacts: Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography.
American Community Survey: Social, economic and housing characteristics, demographic and housing estimates, and Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) data.
American FactFinder: Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
CenStats: Building Permits, County Business Patterns, International Trade Data, Public Law 94-171 Data, Census Tract Street Locator, Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex, and USA Counties.
US Department of Labor Demographics: Several programs at the Bureau of Labor Statistics make significant amounts of data available for specific demographic categories. Demographic categories used by BLS include sex, age, race, and ethnic origin. The data by age generally are limited to persons of working age, defined as 16 years and older. Data on race generally are for blacks and whites. Data on ethnicity are confined chiefly to information on persons of Hispanic origin.

Transportation

Bureau of Transportation: Statistics

Department's statistics home page.

Transportation Statistics has data about transportation, from bikes to planes.

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