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Agencies & Commissions
 Websites presented in alphabetical order About FEMA: FEMA History 
 Official page from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the history of the agency, which was created by a 1979 executive order to merge the disaster-related responsibilities of several other agencies: the Federal Insurance Administration, the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration, the National Weather Service Community Preparedness Program, the Federal Preparedness Agency, and the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration. It became part of the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003. http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm Topics: Government, Government, Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Hurricane Katrina, News, Science, Science, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 20, 2005 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Information about the memorials and 24 American burial grounds on foreign soil maintained by this commission. Features listings of individuals interred at the cemeteries and those missing in action from the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Includes an events calendar for observances such as Memorial Day. http://www.abmc.gov/home.php Topics: Agriculture, Death & Dying, Government, Government, History, Military Last updated Aug 9, 2007 The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
Results of a survey of employee satisfaction in federal government agencies. The survey used "responses from more than 212,000 civil servants to produce detailed rankings of employee engagement across 279 federal agencies and subcomponents.quot; Browse rankings by agency, demographic, or "best in class" for categories such as pay and benefits. From the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation (ISPPI). http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/about/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government Last updated May 24, 2009 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The CBO is a "nonpartisan agency that produces policy analyses, cost estimates of legislation, and budget and economic projections that serve as a basis for the Congress's decisions about spending and taxes." The site features publications in areas including disaster assistance (such as consequences of Hurricane Katrina on federal receipts and outlays), environment, health, housing, homeland security, transportation, and more. Also includes cost information about the timing of specific analyses, and links to related sites. http://www.cbo.gov Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Money Last updated Sep 21, 2005 Eurodicautom
"Eurodicautom is the European Commissions multilingual term bank." This searchable multilingual dictionary "covers a broad spectrum of human knowledge, but is particularly rich in technical and specialized terminology (agriculture, telecommunications, transport, legislation, [and] finance)" related to European Union (EU) policy. Languages include Dutch, French, German, Italian, Danish, English, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, and Latin. Includes a user guide. http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQueryEdit.do Topics: Dictionaries, Government, Government, Language, Languages Last updated Jun 12, 2007 Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
The FCIC responds to millions of queries per year about federal agencies, programs, and services via its toll-free number. With this site, it aims to provide a way through the maze of federal agencies from numerous angles: popular subject groupings, a children's page, and sections for federal phone numbers (including toll-free) and Web sites. Some information is also in Spanish. http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government Last updated May 25, 2005 From Director of Central Intelligence to Director of National Intelligence
"Today [December 17, 2004], President Bush signed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act, establishing the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and ending the 57-year reign of the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) as the nation's chief intelligence officer. ... Today, the National Security Archive [at George Washington University] posts ... reports, studies and commentaries from those years that debated the issue of exactly how much authority should be vested with the DCI." http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB144/ Topics: Government, Government, Military Last updated Apr 20, 2005 Government Domain Registration and Services
Site for "domain name registration for the U.S. government." Contains a searchable lising of Web sites with ".gov, -NSN.gov or .fed.US extension[s]," and information on "the process of registering for .gov domain names." From the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). http://www.dotgov.gov/ Topics: Government, Government, Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Aug 23, 2004 Home Office [United Kingdom]
This British government office is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales. The site includes information about the Home Office and its areas of responsibility, such as community and race, crime and policing, justice and victims, and drugs. The terrorism section provides information related to the July 7, 2005, bombings in the London transportation system. Also available in Welsh. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ Topics: Government, Government, Terrorism Last updated Jul 13, 2005 La SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) en Español: Información para los Inversionistas
Provides links to the Oficina de Educación y Asistencia a los Inversionistas (Office of Investor Education and Assistance), Centro de Reclamaciones de la SEC (SEC Complaint Center), and Publicaciones en Línea, en Español (Online Publications in Spanish - this information is also given in English). http://www.sec.gov/investor/espanol.shtml Topics: Government, Government, Languages Last updated Apr 2, 2002 LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory
"The directory lists current/active/existing U.S. Federal Government agencies as represented in the United States Government Manual. ... Not every level of organization will be indexed here. Some organizations (such as the Navy) have numerous sub-organizations and provide excellent indexes from their home pages. If an institution is not represented here, try the parent organization." From Louisiana State University and the Federal Depository Library Program. http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html Topics: Government, Government Last updated Sep 3, 2005 Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
Information about this agency and its projects. Includes a list of state historical markers, by county, giving location and brief description. The Historic Registers section has a list (by city or county) of state designated historic places and a list (by county) of Nevada entries in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/shpo/ Topics: Government, Government, History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 26, 2002 SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
Full-text searchable index to the filings by corporations to the Securities and Exchange Commission that are available to the public (including 10-K reports). Non-electronic filings, filings that are not available to the public, and any data prior to 1994 will not be available here. EDGAR stands for "Electronic Data Gathering Analysis And Retrieval." http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml Topics: Business, Business, Government, Government, Investing Last updated Jun 3, 2006 Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
TRAC presents a "comprehensive non-partisan site with easily accessible statistics on federal law enforcement, staffing and spending. Data on federal employees, spending, prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc." Information is gathered using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). TRAC Web sites are available on selected federal agencies (ATF, Customs, DEA, FBI, INS, IRS). Supporting materials include browsable maps, graphs, tables, and texts. http://trac.syr.edu/ Topics: Crime, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Law, Law Last updated May 23, 2004 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Site includes press releases for all CPSC recalls (back to 1973), information for businesses regarding Consumer Product Safety Act and other issues, information in Spanish, children's safety games, and information on fireworks safety. There are links to the websites of other federal agencies that have responsibilities for products not under the jurisdiction of the CPSC. http://www.cpsc.gov/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Government, Government, Holidays & Observances, Public Health & Safety Last updated Feb 25, 2006 U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Compilation of U.S. Department of Justice audits, inspections, reviews, and other reports on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Some of the topics include the FBI's terrorist watchlist nomination practices, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), security check procedures for immigration applications and petitions, and FBI involvement in detainee interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Reports go back to 1996. http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/FBI/ Topics: Government, National Security Last updated Nov 1, 2009 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC protects investors and maintains the integrity of the securities markets. Its site offers the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) database, which contains reports the SEC requires companies to file, and a tutorial for using it. Other sections include ways to check on brokers and financial advisors, news of litigation, online trading and Internet fraud, trading suspensions, regulatory actions, staff interpretations of disclosure practices, and information for small business. http://www.sec.gov/ Topics: Finance, Government, Government, Investing Last updated Dec 12, 2001 United States 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. The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees." Updated annually. Searchable and browsable from the current year back to 1995. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Politics by Place Last updated May 25, 2005 Virtual Museum & Archive of the SEC and Securities History
"This virtual museum and archive preserves and shares the history of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and of the securities industry from 1929 to the present. It includes a wide range of primary materials, including a timeline, papers, photos, oral histories and original programs broadcast from this site." Include letters, speeches, manuals, annual reports, and many other documents. http://www.sechistorical.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Government, Government, Industries, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 5, 2005 |
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