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CIA World Fact Book
Provides a wide body of information from countries around the world.
Congressional Budget Office
Department of Defense Military Commission Order No. 1
This is the order outlining the structure of wartime military commissions.
Department of State - Background Notes
Background notes are information maintained and gathered by the Dept. of State on various regions of the world. The notes are updated as new reports are received.
Department of State - International Information Programs
Contains press releases, texts of speeches, transcripts of radio broadcasts and similar material.
Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources
Federal Election Commission
Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA home page provides data on specific drugs, cosmetics, and food additives, as well as research on toxicology, biochemistry, and other health-related topics.
globalhealth.gov
Created by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, this site addresses global health issues as they relate to the United States.
GPO Access
GPO Access provides online access to the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, and other government information.
IRS Tax Forms
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Country Studies
Provides a variety of information relating to the politics, economics, society, and national security systems and institutions of individual nations.
NASA Homepage
National Archives
National Center for Education Statistics
This home page provides direct access to statistical data on American education. The site includes NCES publications, many of which are available online, such as Digest of Education Statistics.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database
National Library of Medicine
National Technical Information Service
The National Technical Information Service is the U.S. Government's central source for the distribution of scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information. This information is produced by or for the U.S. Government and complementary material from international sources. Nearly 3 million products are available from NTIS in a variety of formats, including microfiche, paper, diskette, audiovisual, CD-ROM, and online.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
NAICS coding provides an updated view of business activity in North America, based on types of production activities performed. Information about NAICS codes, a service of the US Census Bureau, as well as a list of the 1997 codes and their relation to the older Standard Industrial Classification [SIC] codes, is included at this site.
Office of Homeland Security
Reports of the Surgeon General
Science.gov
Science.gov contains reliable information resources selected by the respective agencies as their best science information. Two major types of information are included selected authoritative science Web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials. (The specific content varies by database.) The selected Web sites can be explored from the science.gov homepage. The Web pages and the databases can be searched individually or simultaneously from the search page.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Stat-USA
STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government.
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Thomas Legislative Information
THOMAS provides direct access to legislative and congressional information, including the full texts of bills introduced in both houses of Congress since January of 1994.
U.S. Census Bureau
This home page provides statistics, maps, current economic indicators, information about the 2000 census, and other data from the Census Bureau.
U.S. Dept. of Education
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Dept. of Labor elaws Advisor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Treasury
USA.gov
USA.gov is administered by the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Communications. It provides links and information about the Federal government.
State and Local Government
East Providence, RI
FindLaw Legal Forms
GovSpot
A comprehensive site with links to local, state, federal government sites and information.
Providence Plan
Providence, RI
Rhode Island Government (The Official Web Site of the State of RI)
Rhode Island Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE)
Rhode Island Dept. of Labor and Training
Rhode Island Division of Taxation
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation's primary mission is to assist in the growth and expansion of existing Rhode Island firms and to attract new business and investment to the State.
The site provides information about Rhode Island as well as information about programs and business incentives in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island General Assembly
This home page includes texts of Rhode Island House and Senate bills, legislative calendars, district maps, and biographies and pictures of legislators.
Rhode Island Government Information Locator Service
Provides a search interface to find government records and publications.
Rhode Island Judiciary
Rhode Island State Archives and Public Records Administration
Rhode Island State Government Information Page
Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program: RI Census Data
RI Office of the Secretary of the State
This site lists Rhode Island state officials, legislative meetings and reports, and Rhode Island lobbyists. It includes a tour of the State House and a Rhode Island history section that provides texts of the Royal Charter and the Constitution.
Scituate, RI
State and Local Governments on the Net
Warwick, RI
Woonsocket, RI
Foreign Governments
Canadian Government Information
Foreign Government Resources on the Web
Official Documents: the Stationary Office
This site includes government publications for the United Kingdom.