Government Information
A Guide to Government Information Sources
Federal agencies and commissions
There are hundreds of federal agencies and commissions charged with handling such responsibilities as managing America's space program, protecting its forests, and gathering intelligence. Some federal agencies are under the purview of a government department, while others are independent.
Examples of well known federal agencies include:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (independent)
- Social Security Administration (SSA) (independent)
- Federal Drug Administration (FDA) (Department of Health & Human Services)
- Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) (Department of Commerce)
- GovSearch This link opens in a new window
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A directory of federal, state, municipal and county government personnel, officials, offices and programs.
Selected agencies
Many agencies have digitized a number of their documents and make them available from their web sites. Examples of these databases are:
- National Service Center for Environmental PublicationsMany EPA publications are available online and can be searched by title, keyword, or EPA series number.
- United States Department of AgricultureAGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access) is the public catalog of the National Agricultural Library.
