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Executive Branch

Federal agencies and resources

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Government executives and directories
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II. Helpful Print Resources:

United States Government Manual, Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1973/74-.
Call # AE 2.108/2: —US Documents Reference, Level 4

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1972-.
Call # PREX 2.20:--Foundation, Level 4

Social Security Handbook, Baltimore, MD: Social Security Administration, 1969-
Call #SSA 1.8/3:—US Documents Reference, Level 4

Code of Federal Regulations, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1949-.
Call # USS—Law, Level 3

Federal Register, 1936-, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1936-.
Call # USS—Law, Level 3

Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, comp. by Robert Matchette, et al, Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
Call #AE 1.108: G94/v.1-3—US Documents Reference, Level 4


 

III. Electronic Databases: subject listing and title listing


Use to locate government information:

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, CGP, 1994-
GPO catalog of publications distributed to depository libraries since 1994.
  Includes searching capability for online titles.

MarciveWeb DOCS, 1976-
 Reports, some full-text, search by subject, title, and author.

Executive Branch Resources on GPO Access

FDsys
The Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies

Government Periodicals Universe, 1988-
 Articles, search by keyword subject, title, author.

GPO ACCESS Databases
 Keyword searching across multiple databases.

Grants.gov
A single access point that allows organizations to find and apply electronically to over 900 competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
 Federal grants, keyword and browse access.

FedBizOpps
Federal procurement opportunities, keyword searching.

USAspending.gov
Provides information about federal government spending.


 

IV. Web sites

Executive Office of the President Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Executive Departments Quasi-Official Agencies
Independent Agencies and Government Corporations Learn More about the Executive Branch

Executive Office of the President

Executive Departments

Learn More About the Executive Branch

Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids

United States Government Manual

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
University of Michigan Library's digitization project provides access to speeches, remarks, and statements of the Presidents, Hoover through Clinton, 1929-2001. Incorporates the privately-published Roosevelt pages.

The American Presidency Project
UC of Santa Barbara's online
archives which contain 77,689 documents related to the study of the Presidency.

Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects

Independent Government Agencies and Government Corporations

Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Quasi-Official Agencies
While not officially executive agencies, quasi-official agencies are required by statute to publish certain information on their programs and activities in the Federal Register.






 


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