Flags of the World (FOTW)
plus Geo-Indices w/clickmaps
and Vexillogical Reference (flags) including:
• Presidential Flag
• Vice Presidential
• Departmental Flags
• United States of America

The Constitution
-and-
Selected Federal Agencies Online:

• Office of the President:
  1. The White House
  1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  Washington, DC 20500
  • Phone: (202) 456-1414
  • Fax: (202) 456-2461
  • Email: president@whitehouse.gov
  2. Federal Executive Branch:
     • Executive Office of the President
     • Executive Departments
     • Independent Agencies & Government Corporations
     • Boards, Commissions and Committees
     • Quasi-Official Agencies
  links source: FirstGov Goverment Departments and Agencies (December 2003)
  3. Executive Offices
  4. Executive Office of the President
  • Executive Agencies
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Independent Establishments and Government Corporations
  • Boards, Commissions and Committees
    example: Postal Rate Commission
    a. Postal Rate Increase Proposals (current, proposed, %change)
  • Quasi-Official Agencies
  5. Cabinent
  6. Executive Orders (1929-present)
  7. Index of Federal Agencies & Commissions
  8. Proclamations (President Bush) - Proclamations & Executive Orders (indices, Federal Register)
  9. Continuity of government (src: fas.org) Order of Succession (src: bensguide.gpo.gov)
     Order w/names & Law: USC Title 3, Chapter 1, Section 19
     U.S. Senate, notes: February 20, 1792; Presidential Succession & July 18, 1947
  10. Kids Pages
  11. y en Español
• Congress:
  
  1. 107th Congress & Information Center [C-Span]
  2. C-Span Government Searches & Links to: Congress, Campaign Donors, Fundraisers, Contacts.
  3. U.S. House of Representatives
     1. Educational Government Related Links & Resources
     2. House Index to Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branches of U.S. Government + Links to State/Local Gov't
     3. Majority Whip's Office
     4. House Republican Conference (gop.gov)
     5. Office of the Clerk, H.R.
     6. Roll Call Votes
     7. Floor Report, Weekly (Activity listed by day & measure)
     (freedom.gov)
     8. House Schedule, calendar (by month & day)
     9. House Calendar, this month (hillnews.com)
  4. U.S. Senate - Index
  5. Committees
  6. Congressional Hearings -
     1. Search Schedule
     2. TV/Radio Broadcasts
  7. Congressional, Legislative Information (LOC)
     (House & Senate: Committees, Schedules, Transcripts
     Search by Bill Numbers, Words/Phrases)
  8. Congressional Publications
  9. Senate "Historical Minutes" 1787-1789, 1790-1850, 1841-1867, 1868-1913, 1914-1945, 1946-2000
• Judiciary, The Federal
  also see: Federal Court Concepts
  ( quote: "This module, "Federal Court Concepts", is designed to introduce secondary and postsecondary students to the American federal court system. It contains basic information about the structure of the federal courts, what kind of cases that federal courts hear, and how to use federal court decisions in research." [ link source: SBC Blue Web'n Knowledge Network] )
  1. Supreme Court of the U.S.
  2. Supreme Court Decisions
     Links to Supreme Court decisions and opinions going back to 1990.
     1. Search: Syllabi, May 1990-Present
  3. The Third Branch
     Selected articles from the federal judiciary's monthly newsletter.
  4. CourtTV Home Page
     Court TV's law center.
  5. FindLaw
     A compendium of Internet legal resources (more below in law section)
  6. National Center for State Courts Home Page
     Info about improving the justice system, links to court technology programs, etc.
  7. Overview of the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS)
     (introduction, jurisdiction, hearing cases, the Justices, key historical decisions, quotes, links) [src: AP]
• Federal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado (GSA) (National Contact Center)
  1. Federal Toll-Free Phone Numbers
  a. Federal Government Blue Pages - Government Functions
  b. Federal Telephone Directories
  c. Congressional Telephone Directories
• Budget, U.S. (GPO) - Prior - Audited
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent (19Oct01)
  • Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
    • Health Agency Locator by State (PHS)
    • Facts about Anthrax, Botulism, Pneumonic Plague, Smallpox
    • What to do if you receive an Anthrax (bioagent) Threat (USPS 17Oct01)
    • Antrax antibiotic treatments & CDC disease detective status (17Oct01)
    • Biological Diseases & Chemical Agents (terrorist, terrorism)
  • Planning Guidance for State Officials
    (Bioterrorism Readiness Plan, FEMA ICS Course, Hospital Preparedness for Mass Casualties)
    • related, other planning links
  • News Items
  • BioSafety Documents
    (HHS Regs, Publications, Info Sheets, Standards, Symposiums, Satellite Broadcasts)
  • Emergency Contacts
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  Office of the Directorate of Intelligence
• Corporation for National Service
  Americorps & Senior Corps
  Service-Learning
  (how to pay back student loans and volunteer in your community)
• Disabilities.gov (US DOL)
  (About, Presidential Task Force on Employment for Adults With Disabilities,
  and Youth Advisory Committee, CFR [DOCID:fr03au01-107 at Federal Register Online via GPO Access])
• Energy Department
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Farm Credit Administration
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Federal Communications Commission
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Federal Emergency Management Administration
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (gas, hydro, dam, bulk)
• Federal Trade Commission
• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Food and Drug Administration
  (Kids' Pages, Teens, Cosmetics, & HHS for Kids, Parents, Teachers/Educators)
  1. Laws
  2. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
  3. Federal Register
  4. Center for Drug Evaluation & Research
  5. National Drug Code Directory (searchable)
  6. Oncology (Cancer) Tools (francais)
  7. Food - Drugs - Medical Devices - Biologics - Animal Feed & Drugs - Cosmetics - Radiation Emitting Products - MedWatch New & Archives
• General Services Administration
• Government Accounting Office (GAO) (documents, searchable)
Federal Depository Libraries by State or Area Code
• Independent Agencies and Commisions
  1. Agency for International Development
  2. Environmental Protection Agency WWW Server.
     Links to "Access EPA" a directory of EPA and other Public Sector environmental resources.
  3. FCC Welcome Page
     Info about licensing and telecommunications policy.
  4. Federal Emergency Management Agency
     Home of FEMA.
  5. Federal Maritime Commission (water carriers, OSRA, commercial shipping, cruise lines)
  6. General Services Administration
     Home of the GSA.
  7. Internal Revenue Service
  (also see below: U.S. Department of the Treasury)
  8. ITA Home Page
     List of export centers across the U.S., info on export programs, text on speeches, etc..
  9. Library of Congress (LOC)
  1. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  2. Details of LOC's Thomas
  3. Thomas Search: Bill #, word/phrase, House Floor, Senate Schedule, Legislation, Congressional Record, Committees.
  4. Copyright Office
  10. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
      Executive Orders, 1953-Now & President Bush
  11. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
      Background
  12. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  13. National Institute of Health
  14. National Labor Relations Board (unions, open/closed shops, unfair labor practices)
      y en Español
  15. National Science Foundation World Wide Web Server (NSF)
      Links to NSF staff directory, which can be searched by name or by organization, and a NSF database of awards and publications.
  16. National Transportation Safety Board
      Home of the NTSB.
  17. NOAA
      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency home.
  18. Office of the Director of Central Intelligence
      Information about the CIA director.
  19. SBA: Small Business Administration Home Page
      Lists SBA current events and general info. Also links to info on starting, financing and expanding a small business
  20. Smithsonian Institution
      Links to the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, the Freer Gallery of Art, the National Air and Space Museum, etc..
  21. Surgeon General of the United States
      What's New: Anthrax/Bioterrorism Youth Violence HHS Emergency Response AIDS Breastfeeding Children's Mental Health Culture, Race, & Ethnicity FirstGov Flu healthfinder® kids Hepatitis C Mental Health Mental Retardation Oral Health Overweight and Obesity Sexual Health Suicide Prevention Tobacco Cessation Tobacco Report Women and Smoking   
  22. United States Postal Service
      • What to do if you receive an Anthrax (bioagent) Threat (USPS 17Oct01)
  23. USNRC Home Page
      Lists NRC general info and info on nuclear material and waste.
• National Museums and Resources
  1. National Museum of the American Indian
     Dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.
  2. National Zoological Park Home Page
     The Smithsonian's National Zoo home.
  3. Smithsonian Institution
     Links to the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, the Freer Gallery of Art, the National Air and Space Museum, etc..
• National Parks and Forests
  1. National Park Service (NPS)
  2. Dixie National Forest
     Information and resources about the Dixie National Forest.
  3. Idaho Panhandle National Forests
     Information about the panhandle's forests and resources.
  4. Joshua Tree National Park
     An unofficial page for Joshua Tree.
  5. Mesa Verde National Park
     Covering the archeology of the Ancestral Puebloans, and insight into the ancient and modern cultures of the area.
  6. NPS Information Center for the Environment
     Ecological and environmental resources provided by the National Park Service.
  7. Urban National Forests
     Home for the 14 national forests located in or near urban areas.
  8. USDA Forest Service
     The Forest Service's home on the Web.
  9. Yosemite National Park
     Produced by the Yosemite Fund and CompuGraph Publishing as a public service.
• National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
• National Security Agency
• National Technical Information Service
• National Transportation Safety Board
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• Other Government Sources
  1. FedWorld Home Page
     A comprehensive federal government Web and telnet service.
  2. Government Contractor Resource Center
     A full-fledged resource center for federal government contractors.
  3. Job openings in the Federal government
     List job openings in the federal government
  4. United Nations
     Info on the United Nations
• Office of Government Policy
  (e.g. Travel/Per Diem Rates)
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
  SBA Main
• Smithsonian Institute
• Social Security Administration
• Students.Gov (education, careers, community service, military, gov't 101)
• U.S. Census Bureau + Census 2000
  State & County Quick Facts
  Census Fact Finder
  Imperial County, CA, US + More Details
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
  1. Agriculture Research Service
  2. Food and Nutrition Information Center
  
  Directories include the Food and Nutrition Center, FDA/USDA Food Labeling Education Information Center, etc
  3. Forest Service
  4. USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
  
  Access natural resource sites, such as the National Soil Information System. Also access NRCS data holdings.
• U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
  Commerce Business Daily
1. Census Bureau Home Page
   Full text of the Privacy Act and Title 13 of the U.S. code.
2. NIST WWW - Home Page
   General info: agency description; programs;text of news releases, etc. Also info on NIST activities and a lengthy guide to NIS
3. STAT-USA
   Files include advance retail sales and wholesale trade, business condition indicators, Consumer Price Index, daily trade opport
4. U.S. Patent/Full Text
   Full text search in the patent database.
5. United States Patent and Trademark Office
   Preliminary draft report on intellectual property rights.
• U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
  1. Office of the Secretary of Defense: Organizations/Agencies
     and the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Commands [src: Global Security]
     a. Facilities by Command & Military Branch
     b. Agencies (Military Branches)
     c. Operations, Current, by Theater, & historical
     d. World Military Guide (U.S./Foreign)
  2. DoD Web Sites Index
  3. About the DoD
  4. Army Link
     The U. S. Army HomePage
  5. Army Corps of Engineers
  6. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
     The central research and development organization for the Department of Defense.
  7. JAST Information System
     Links to industry day briefs, info and announcements, JAST master plan, on-line databases and JAST contact info.
  8. National Guard (NG)
     1. NG links, by state
  9. NavyOnLine Home Page
     Gateway to various Navy on-line resources.
     Reading Room - Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy
     (includes FOIA, USMJ, Manual for Courts Martial, directives, manuals)
     (Provided for Public Access to Official Documents: 5USC, Section 552)
  10. Selective Service (draft)
  11. Military Personnel Locator resources
  12. U.S. Armed Forces Web Sites src: Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces College & Mapped Index
• U.S. Department of Education
  1. Richard W. Riley Biographical Sketch
     Biography of the secretary of education.
  2. U.S. Department of Education
     Links to info on national education goals; Education Department guides for teachers and researchers; department-wide initiative
• U.S. Department of Energy
  1. Department of Energy Home Page
     Links to DOE news, information on what is new on the DOE information network, a DOE national telephone directory, program offic
  2. Department of Energy News
     What's new on the DOE Web.
  3. DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Network
     Central access point for info about renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.
  4. ORNL CCS Home Page
     Links to information about the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Computaional Sciences
  5. USNRC Home Page
     Lists NRC general info and info on nuclear material and waste.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  1. FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
     Links to biologial and chemistry collections and computer and PC information resources.
  2. National Health Information Center
     Searchable database to put health professionals and consumers with health questions in touch with organizations.
  3. NIH Home Page
     The National Institutes of Health.
  4. NLM HyperDOC: World-Wide Web (WWW) Server of the U.S. National
     Links to the NLM director's office and to "hyperDOC".
  5. SSA Home Page
     The Social Security Administration.
• Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  1. HUD Home Page
     Info about HUD officials, programs, public housing, etc..
  2. Government National Mortgage Association
• U.S. Department of the Interior
  1. Blue Goose Server
     Text files on the service's mission and goals, history and employment
  2. Bureau of Indian Affairs (Native American)
  3. Jobs in National Park Areas
     Job opportunites with the National Park Service and in national parks.
  4. National Park Service
     National Park Service home.
  5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Home Page
     Info about the service and its mission and activities, job announcements and press releases.
• U.S. Department of Justice
  1. Department of Justice
     Links to DOJ offices, press releases, attorney job opportunities, etc..
  2. Organizational Table (Offices, Departments, Agencies) & plain text, non-graphical
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation - Home Page
    Info about law enforcement, foreign counter-intelligence (COINTEL), investigative and operational support for law enforcement
  • FBI for Kids, K-5 - K6-12 - Parents & Teachers
  • Uniform Crime Reports
  • 10 Most Wanted - Usama bin Laden ($5,000,000 Reward, US)
  • Internet Fraud Complaint Center
  • Report Terrorist Activity
  3. Federal Court's Home Page
     A clearinghouse for info from the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
  4. Federal Judicial Center Home Page
     General and contact info about the center, links to legal resources and FJC publications.
  5. Department of Justice: Bureau of Justice Statistics
  6. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
  Law Enforcement Roles:
  
  1. Border Patrol (BP) & BP Home Page & Jobs
  2. Inspections (II) & II Home Page
  3. Investigations & Home Page
  4. Intelligence
  5. Detention and Removal (custody) & Home Page
  6. INS Overseas: “Global Reach”
  7. Prosecutorial Discretion
  8. Main Federal Government Law Enforcement Partners
  7. Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
  8. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  9. El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)
  10. National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)
  11. United States Attorneys (USA)
  12. United States Marshalls Service (USMS)
  13. U.S. National Central Bureau of Interpol
• U.S. Department of Labor
  1. U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
     Deals with issues relating to workplace safety and health, penions and benefit plans, employment and other issues.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) The bureau collects and publishes economic indicators.
  4. Gopher - U.S. Department of Labor
     Directories cointaining links to the Davis-Bacon Act database, the Bureau of Labor Statistics databases and ftp site.
  5. Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
     Administers government pensions and welfare benefits.
  6. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
     Administers public pension benefits as a guarantor.
  7. Occupational Safety & Health Administration Home Page (OSHA)
     Dealing with issues relating to occupational safety.
     1. Record Keeping Rules, Injury & Illness
     a. Record Keeping Training via live satellite broadcast & simultaneous web cast
  8. Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor
     Administering labor policy for American women.
• U.S. Department of State
  • Index & Table of Departments plus Site Map
  • Bureaus and Offices, Alphabetical Index
  • Narco-Terrorism/Drug Trafficking - Wanted
  • Diplomatic Security Service - Anti-Terrorism/Mass Murder, Wanted Posters, Reporting System/Rewards Program
  ($5,000,000 US)
  • Search
  1. Gopher - U.S. Department of the State
     Links to the U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Network, speeches by the secretary of state, and State U.S. Department Travel Advi
  2. Human Rights Practices 1995
     1995 human rights reports by nation, provided by the US Dept. of State.
  3. State U.S. Department Federal Credit Union
     Credit union established for State U.S. Department employees.
  4. U.S. Department of State Recruitment
     Information on careers in the Foreign and Civil Service, as well as student employment opportunities.
• U.S. Department of Transportation
  1. Index of: Organizations, Officials, Libraries, Reports/Publications, Dockets, Doing Business w/DOT, Access, Laws & Regulations, Airline Safety, News, FAQs, Education, Safety: Air, Land, Sea
  2. Federal Highway Commission
  3. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (HAZMAT)
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
  1. Links to Bureaus:
     • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
     • CDFI Fund
     • Comptroller of the Currency
     • U.S. Customs Service (since 1789)
     • Bureau of Engraving & Printing
     • Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
     
     (+links to: Federal, State, Local & International Training)
     • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen)
     • Financial Management Service
     • Internal Revenue Service
       1. Forms & Publications
       2. e-file
       3. Where to File
       4. Contacting your local office
       5. en Español
     
     Award-winning tax assistance for US taxpayers
     • Joint Inter-Agency Task Force East (JIATF-E)
     • U.S. Mint (since 1792)
     • Bureau of the Public Debt
     • U.S. Secret Service
  2. Links to Offices:
     • Comptroller of the Currency
     • Office of Thrift Supervision
     • Employers & Small Business Resources
       (starting a business, EIN/IN numbers, employees, reporting, taxes & wages)
       
     • Related State Links
       Additional sources of state information: (src: FirstGov for Employers)
     • The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) state home pages.
     • The U.S. State and Local Gateway’s state and local links.
     • U.S. State Charity Offices.
     • Social Service Agencies By State.
     • State Tax Forms.
     • State and Local Government on the Net.
• U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
  1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Page
     Links to VA fact sheets on U.S. veterans, including history.
  2. Veterans Administration (VA),
     (Benefits & Services)
• U.S. Government Printing Office
  1. Official Documents Online
  (Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Regulatory, Administrative Decisions, Core Documents of U.S. Democracy, Hosted Federal Web Sites, CFR, Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code [USC], Congressional Bills, Government Publication, Databases)
(GPO)
• U.S. Mint
• U.S. Patent & Trade Office (USPTO)
• U.S. Post Office

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