Guide to Federal Government Information Online

Major Portals to Government Information

GPO Access The big one. Official U.S. government information from the US Government Printing Office. Descriptions of 30 GPO Access Databases available.

Documents Center One-stop shopping from the University of Michigan.

Federal Agencies Directory Links to federal agency Web sites. Louisiana State University has organized links in the following categories: Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Independent, Boards, commissions and committees, and Quasi-official.

Federal Gateway Access to US federal, state, and local government information, as well as non-profit organizations provided by the Small Business Contracts Council.

Federal Consumer Information Center The FIC was created to be a single point of contact for questions about federal agencies, programs and services. This Web site reflects their experience in answering frequently asked questions.

Federal Web Locator A service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy is intended to be a one stop shopping point for federal government information on the Web.

FirstGov This site allows for keyword searching, provides a hierarchical list of agency Web sites, and also has a popular topic list that can be used to access government Web information.

Frequently Used Sites Related to US Federal Government Information Large site arranged by subject and maintained by the GODORT Federal Documents Task Force.

Specialized Collections of Full Text Information Gateway to a number of databases available from the government.

Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branch Sites

Executive Branch: White House

Legislative Branch: US House of Representatives

US Senate

Congress.Org Searchable member directories and current awareness.

LexisNexis Congressional (WMU only) LexisNexis and the Congressional Information Service offer comprehensive access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress.

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet Search & retrieve legislation from the 103rd to current congresses.

United States Legislative Branch Guide to the US Legislative Branch from the Library of Congress.

Carl Levin Senator from the state of Michigan.

Debbie Stabenow Senator from the state of Michigan.

Fred Upton Representative from Michigan's 6th Congressional District.

Judicial Branch: Supreme Court