Government resources
This page contains a collection of various government-related resources, which are organized below.
Georgia & local resources
Surrounding county & city websites
Envision Athens
Envision Athens is a visionary, yet achievable, multi-dimensional strategy that will serve as the foundation of the Community and Economic Development Plan.
Department of Driver Services
Includes information about driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, learning permits, and motorcycle licenses. Includes fees, forms, manuals, directions, and more.
DHR Office Child Support Enforcement
“The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) helps children by enforcing parental responsibility to pay financial support.” Website includes the New Child Support Guidelines CALCULATOR.
Georgia Child Support Commission
Includes the new child support guidelines (January 1, 2007), calculator worksheets, and frequently asked questions.
Georgia Government
Provides links to all state agencies. Legislative information is searchable by subject.
Georgia Municipal Association
Search for city information by name or population. Includes government information and map.
National Governor's Association
“The National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation’s governors and one of Washington, D.C.’s, most respected public policy organizations.” Includes information about current governor’s news, meeting highlights, and online documents.
State governments
State & local governments
Links to state and local government pages including statutes, counties, states libraries, and more.
Congress
Congress.gov
Access information on bills including text. Read the Congressional Record. Find out who’s on the committees and what they are doing.
Roll Call
News, issues before Congress, fact checking for campaign claims, poll & money trackers. Congressional Quarterly is a non-partisan press corps covering Capitol Hill.
U.S. House of Representatives
Includes house directory and links to representatives with websites.
U.S. Senate
Locate your state’s senators.
Federal
Benefits.gov
“Benefits.gov helps citizens access government benefit eligibility information through a free, confidential, and easy-to-use online screening tool. After answering some basic questions, the user receives a customized report listing the benefit programs for which the user, or person for whom he or she is entering information, may be eligible.”
Federal Register
The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents. Includes United States Government Manual and Code of Federal Regulations.
Freedom of Information Act - Electronic Reading Room
“This page contains information routinely available to the public as well as documents frequently requested under the Freedom of Information Act.”
GPO Access
“The mission of the Government Printing Office (GPO) is to inform the Nation by producing, procuring, and disseminating printed and electronic publications of the Congress as well as the executive departments and establishments of the Federal Government.”
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
“In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.”
Supreme Court of the United States
Includes general information, docket, oral arguments, court rules, opinions, and public information.
U.S. Census Bureau
Search for information from past censuses. State profiles. Interesting feature includes the United States population updated every five minutes.
U.S. Courts
Includes links to the different federal courts: the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.
U.S. Department of State - Websites of U.S. Embassies & Consulates
Find websites for U.S. Embassies and Consulates in Africa, the Americas, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia.
U.S. Department of State – Websites of U.S. Embassies and Consulates >
U.S. Patent Database
Search the full-text or bibliographic database of patents since January 1, 1976.
USA.gov
“One-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.” Search by keyword, topic, or agency.
White House
Learn about the goings on of our President and his staff; users can also find out how they can join a tour of the White House and participate in any of the initiatives proposed by the Executive Branch of government.
International
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
“Factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country’s land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States.”
CIA - World Factbook
Contains statistics and information regarding population, demographics, government, economy, communication, transportation, military, and transnational issues for the countries of the world.
Countries of the World
Provides facts on different countries of the world. Includes population, history, geography, and economy. Also ranks countries by population and land area.
Guide to Law Online
Government information, legal guides, and general information. Includes full texts of laws, regulations, and court decisions. Countries are listed alphabetically.
NationMaster.com
” . . . a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.”
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