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eBook The U.S. Government Internet Manual, 2005 Edition

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Overview

The United States Government Internet Manual is an indispensable guidebook for anyone who is looking for official U.S. government resources on the Web. The Manual contains more than 2,000 site records that provide descriptions and URLs for each site. Evaluations are given for the most important and frequently sought sites.

U.S. government organization charts are supplemented with URLs for the 16 Cabinet-level departments and agencies, the House and Senate, and the federal judicial branch. Greater detail on the House and Senate are provided in two appendices. Appendix A provides a roster of Congressional Members with Members' Web sites, while Appendix B provides a listing of House and Senate Committees with committee URLs and the names of chairpersons and ranking minority members.

An introductory section on "What to Watch for in 2006" reviews ongoing issues affecting various U.S. government Web resources. This site-by-site overview provides important information relating to the availability, structure, and content of selected sites, along with explanations of how these different situations are expected to change throughout 2006.

Originally published in 2005, this title is now available in eBook format through Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Table of Contents

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
About the Editor.
Preface.
Introduction.
How to Use this Book.
What Can You Find at Agency Web Sites?.
What to Watch for in 2006.
Organization Charts.
1: Finding Aids.
2: Government Sources.
3: Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.
4: Federal Telephone Directories.
5: Fedstats.
6: Fedworld.
7: Firstgov.
8: Firstgov en Espanol.
9: Forms.gov: Federal Forms Catalog.
10: Franklin.
11: Government News and Firstgov Media.
12: Gpo Access Online Resources.
13: Grants.gov.
14: Naval Postgraduate School Resources by Topic.
15: U.S. Blue Pages.
16: U.S. Government Graphics and Photos.
17: U.S. Government News and Press Release Gateway.
18: USA Services.
19: Other Sources.
20: Cybercemetery.
21: Government Information en Español.
22: Government Periodicals.
23: Lsu Libraries Federal Agencies Directory.
24: University of Michigan Documents Center.
25: Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry.
26: Agriculture.
27: AGRICOLA.
28: Agricultural Marketing Service.
29: Agricultural Outlook Archives.
30: Agricultural Research Service.
31: Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC).
32: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC).
33: Amber Waves.
34: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
35: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC).
36: Carl Hayden Bee Research Center.
37: Center for Veterinary Medicine.
38: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES).
39: Economic Research Service.
40: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).
41: Farm Credit Administration.
42: Farm Service Agency Online.
43: FAS Online.
44: Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).
45: GrainGenes.
46: Green Book.
47: Joint Agricultural Weather Facility (JAWF).
48: Journal of Extension.
49: NASD: National Ag Safety Database.
50: National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
51: National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center.
52: National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
53: National Arboretum.
54: National Center for Agricultural Law.
55: National Genetic Resources Program.
56: National Organic Program.
57: National Plant Data Center (NPDC).
58: Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS).
59: PLANTS National Database.
60: PS&D Online.
61: Risk Management Agency.
62: Small Farms @ USDA.
63: SOILS.
64: State Fact Sheets from USDA/ERS.
65: United States Department of Agriculture.
66: USDA Economics and Statistics System.
67: USDA On Line Photography Center.
68: Water Quality Information Center.
69: World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB).
70: Fishing.
71: Aquaculture Information Center.
72: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).
73: Fisheries Information System.
74: Fishing.
75: Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.
76: NOAA Fisheries - National Marine Fisheries Service.
77: Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC).
78: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
79: Forestry.
80: Forest Service.
81: Forestry.
82: Healthy Forests Initiative (HFI).
83: National Symbols Program.
84: USDA National Agroforestry Center.
85: Business and Economics.
86: Business and Industry.
87: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
88: Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP).
89: Business.gov.
90: Center for Veterans Enterprise.
91: Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States.
92: Department of Commerce.
93: E-Stats: Measuring the Electronic Economy.
94: Fed1eral Trade Commission.
95: Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics.
96: Minority Business Development Agency.
97: NAICS — North American Industry Classification System.
98: NTIS Business Collection.
99: Online Women's Business Center.
100: Patent and Trademark Office.
101: Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Center.
102: SBA Office of Advocacy.
103: Small Business Administration (SBA).
104: Small Business Development Centers.
105: StopFakes.Gov/Small Business.
106: U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook News.
107: WomenBiz.gov.
108: Consumer Information.
109: Aviation Consumer Protection Division.
110: Consumer Action Website.
111: Consumer Information Security.
112: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
113: Consumer Sentinel.
114: Consumer.gov.
115: EConsumer.gov.
116: FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
117: Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC).
118: FTC for the Consumer.
119: Mymoney.gov.
120: National Do Not Call Registry.
121: OnGuard Online.
122: Recalls.gov.
123: SPAM.
124: Economics.
125: 2002 Economic Census.
126: ALFRED: Archival Federal Reserve Economic Data.
127: Bureau of Economic Analysis.
128: Census Bureau Economic Programs.
129: Economic Indicators.
130: Economic Indicators.gov.
131: Economic Statistics Briefing Room.
132: Economics and Statistics Administration.
133: FRASER — Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research.
134: FRED II — Economic Data.
135: Office of Economic Policy.
136: Quarterly Services Survey.
137: Regional Economic Conditions (RECON).
138: STAT-USA/Internet.
139: Federal Reserve System.
140: Fed in Print.
141: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
142: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
143: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
144: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
145: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
146: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
147: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
148: Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
149: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
150: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
151: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
152: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
153: Federal Reserve Education.
154: Federal Reserve System Board of Governors.
155: Federal Reserve System Publications Catalog.
156: National Information Center—Federal Reserve System.
157: Finance.
158: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
159: Comptroller of the Currency — Administrator of National Banks.
160: EDGAR — SEC Filings and Forms.
161: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
162: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
163: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
164: MSB.gov.
165: National Credit Union Administration.
166: Office of Domestic Finance.
167: Office of Thrift Supervision.
168: Securities and Exchange Commission.
169: International Trade.
170: AESDirect.
171: African Growth and Opportunity Act.
172: BISNIS: Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States.
173: Bureau of Industry and Security.
174: Commercial News USA.
175: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
176: Customs and Border Protection Bureau.
177: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
178: Doing Business in International Markets.
179: Export Administration Regulations.
180: Export.gov.
181: Export.Gov/Iraq.
182: ExportControl.org.
183: Export-Import Bank of the United States.
184: Foreign Trade Statistics.
185: Import Administration.
186: International Trade Administration.
187: International Trade Commission.
188: Manufacturing and Services.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
About the Editor.
Preface.
Introduction.
How to Use this Book.
What Can You Find at Agency Web Sites?.
What to Watch for in 2006.
Organization Charts.
1: Finding Aids.
2: Government Sources.
3: Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.
4: Federal Telephone Directories.
5: Fedstats.
6: Fedworld.
7: Firstgov.
8: Firstgov en Espanol.
9: Forms.gov: Federal Forms Catalog.
10: Franklin.
11: Government News and Firstgov Media.
12: Gpo Access Online Resources.
13: Grants.gov.
14: Naval Postgraduate School Resources by Topic.
15: U.S. Blue Pages.
16: U.S. Government Graphics and Photos.
17: U.S. Government News and Press Release Gateway.
18: USA Services.
19: Other Sources.
20: Cybercemetery.
21: Government Information en Español.
22: Government Periodicals.
23: Lsu Libraries Federal Agencies Directory.
24: University of Michigan Documents Center.
25: Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry.
26: Agriculture.
27: AGRICOLA.
28: Agricultural Marketing Service.
29: Agricultural Outlook Archives.
30: Agricultural Research Service.
31: Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC).
32: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC).
33: Amber Waves.
34: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
35: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC).
36: Carl Hayden Bee Research Center.
37: Center for Veterinary Medicine.
38: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES).
39: Economic Research Service.
40: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).
41: Farm Credit Administration.
42: Farm Service Agency Online.
43: FAS Online.
44: Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).
45: GrainGenes.
46: Green Book.
47: Joint Agricultural Weather Facility (JAWF).
48: Journal of Extension.
49: NASD: National Ag Safety Database.
50: National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
51: National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center.
52: National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
53: National Arboretum.
54: National Center for Agricultural Law.
55: National Genetic Resources Program.
56: National Organic Program.
57: National Plant Data Center (NPDC).
58: Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS).
59: PLANTS National Database.
60: PS&D Online.
61: Risk Management Agency.
62: Small Farms @ USDA.
63: SOILS.
64: State Fact Sheets from USDA/ERS.
65: United States Department of Agriculture.
66: USDA Economics and Statistics System.
67: USDA On Line Photography Center.
68: Water Quality Information Center.
69: World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB).
70: Fishing.
71: Aquaculture Information Center.
72: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).
73: Fisheries Information System.
74: Fishing.
75: Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.
76: NOAA Fisheries - National Marine Fisheries Service.
77: Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC).
78: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
79: Forestry.
80: Forest Service.
81: Forestry.
82: Healthy Forests Initiative (HFI).
83: National Symbols Program.
84: USDA National Agroforestry Center.
85: Business and Economics.
86: Business and Industry.
87: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
88: Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP).
89: Business.gov.
90: Center for Veterans Enterprise.
91: Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States.
92: Department of Commerce.
93: E-Stats: Measuring the Electronic Economy.
94: Fed1eral Trade Commission.
95: Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics.
96: Minority Business Development Agency.
97: NAICS — North American Industry Classification System.
98: NTIS Business Collection.
99: Online Women's Business Center.
100: Patent and Trademark Office.
101: Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Center.
102: SBA Office of Advocacy.
103: Small Business Administration (SBA).
104: Small Business Development Centers.
105: StopFakes.Gov/Small Business.
106: U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook News.
107: WomenBiz.gov.
108: Consumer Information.
109: Aviation Consumer Protection Division.
110: Consumer Action Website.
111: Consumer Information Security.
112: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
113: Consumer Sentinel.
114: Consumer.gov.
115: EConsumer.gov.
116: FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
117: Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC).
118: FTC for the Consumer.
119: Mymoney.gov.
120: National Do Not Call Registry.
121: OnGuard Online.
122: Recalls.gov.
123: SPAM.
124: Economics.
125: 2002 Economic Census.
126: ALFRED: Archival Federal Reserve Economic Data.
127: Bureau of Economic Analysis.
128: Census Bureau Economic Programs.
129: Economic Indicators.
130: Economic Indicators.gov.
131: Economic Statistics Briefing Room.
132: Economics and Statistics Administration.
133: FRASER — Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research.
134: FRED II — Economic Data.
135: Office of Economic Policy.
136: Quarterly Services Survey.
137: Regional Economic Conditions (RECON).
138: STAT-USA/Internet.
139: Federal Reserve System.
140: Fed in Print.
141: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
142: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
143: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
144: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
145: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
146: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
147: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
148: Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
149: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
150: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
151: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
152: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
153: Federal Reserve Education.
154: Federal Reserve System Board of Governors.
155: Federal Reserve System Publications Catalog.
156: National Information Center—Federal Reserve System.
157: Finance.
158: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
159: Comptroller of the Currency — Administrator of National Banks.
160: EDGAR — SEC Filings and Forms.
161: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
162: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
163: Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.
164: MSB.gov.
165: National Credit Union Administration.
166: Office of Domestic Finance.
167: Office of Thrift Supervision.
168: Securities and Exchange Commission.
169: International Trade.
170: AESDirect.
171: African Growth and Opportunity Act.
172: BISNIS: Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States.
173: Bureau of Industry and Security.
174: Commercial News USA.
175: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
176: Customs and Border Protection Bureau.
177: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
178: Doing Business in International Markets.
179: Export Administration Regulations.
180: Export.gov.
181: Export.Gov/Iraq.
182: ExportControl.org.
183: Export-Import Bank of the United States.
184: Foreign Trade Statistics.
185: Import Administration.
186: International Trade Administration.
187: International Trade Commission.
188: Manufacturing and Services.