LibGuides: Government Information: Other Useful Internet Resources

Other Useful Government Websites

Census
Bureau of Census U.S. census information on people, business, geography, news and special in-depth topics.
Central Intelligence Agency Provides access to press-releases, speeches, full-text articles and economic information such as the Handbook of International Economic Statistics.
Cities Official city sites.
Copyright Office Library of Congress

Government Information Online Free online information service supported by nearly twenty public, state and academic libraries throughout the United States

Indians (American) National Congress of American Indians.
International affairs resources News, travel warnings, per diem rates and regional information compiled by the U.S. State Department. Index is excellent.
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Commercial Service, trade development, market access and compliance and import administration

Policy and Election Sites
Brookings Institution Nonprofit organization devoted to independent research.
Center for Democracy and Technology Promotes internet decentralization to promote democracy worldwide. In-depth articles on free speech, data privacy, access to government information and more.
The Center for Responsive Politics/Open Secrets.org The "online source for money in politics data."
MegaVote Track your Senators' and Representative's votes by email
Federal Election Commission Information on candidates, parties, PAC's, news and contributions.
Political Information.com Functions as a "search engine for politics, policy and political news."
Project Vote Smart Databases of independent information about candidates and the positions they espouse
Political Moneyline Database of federal campaign contributions.

Political Parties
College Democrats of America

College Republican National Committee

Democratic National Committee

Reform Party

Republican National Committee

State and Local Government
International City/County Management Association A nonprofit organization for leadership and management within local government

National Conference of State Legislatures

National League of Cities

Stateline.org States news source.

State and local government on the net A directory of official state, county and city government websites
Security
International Relations and Security Network

Foreign Relations of the United States series
The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Browse official documents from the published Foreign Relations of the United States series.

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