FirstGov

The U.S. Government information portal. "Search more than 51 million web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Most of these pages are not available on commercial websites. FirstGov has the most comprehensive search of government anywhere on the Internet."

United States Government Manual

Sponsored by the Office of the Federal Register, search the manual by phrase or keyword, or browse the documents by year.

Contacting the Congress

An "up-to-date database of congressional contact information for the 108th Congress...", 516 e-mail addresses and 537 www homepages known for the 540 members of the 108th Congress. Mail addresses are also available for all Congress members. You can do an address search, state search, city or zip code search.

Congressional Pictorial Directory of the 108th Congress

Alphabetical list of senators, representatives, and delegates, with the home post office and political affiliation, sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Biographical summaries of congressmen from 1774 to the present. Enter last name, first name, position, state and/or party) into the search engine to produce a biography.

U.S. Census Bureau

Census 2000 information categorized for ease of access to relevant information. "American Factfinder" provides tables and maps, and "State and Country Quick Facts" provides summaries of the most requested information.

Roll Call Online

The online version of the "Newspaper of the Capitol Hill since 1955."

U.S. Department of State

This site is managed by the Bureau of Public Affairs of the US State Department. It provides a biographical list of U.S. Ambassadors and information about departments and organizations at the State Department.

U.S. Department of Labor

"The Economy at a Glance!" The Bureau of Labor Statistics gives a graphic overview of the state of the economy, including the Unemployment Rate and the Consumer Price Index.

Government Resources

The Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center sponsors this excellent site for searching the web sites of government committees categorized by the US Legislative Branch, the US Executive Branch, the US Judicial Branch, the 50 States and Independent Government Agencies.

Social Security Online

Access to US Social Security programs with information and related links.

TRAC - Transactional Research Access Clearing House

Associated with Syracuse University, TRAC is a data gathering organization whose goal is to analyze information and provide nonpartisan and independent reports on such government agencies as the FBI, DEA, INS, IRS and ATF.