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This page will include links to information about the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, including:
- Presidential speeches and press releases
- Recent regulatory activities
- Links to official Internet sites for federal agencies
- Links to the official White House home page
The Executive Branch of the federal government is composed of the Presedent and associated departments. The executive is charged with enacting laws passed by the congress and various other stuff like that, (clearly, this text will be revised soon).
Sites of Particular Interest
- The White House
- The President's official residence has become a symbol of presidential power. The web site has some neat stuff too.
- Federal Web Locator (via Villanova University)
- Well organized links to Federal government information on the WWW.
- Fedworld
- The comprehensive guide to US government web sites and other internet resources.
Federal Agencies and Departments
Cabinet Level Agencies
- Department of Commerce
- Trade and money issues
- Department of Defense
- US Department of Defense central information server including links to military service branches, press releases, photographs, DOD publications and a searchable index.
- Department of Education
- Home Page of the DOE
- Department of Energy
- (RWT) All about the Secretary of Energy and the Department's mission, plans, organizational structure, etc.
- Department of the Interior
- Descriptions of the purpose and organization of the Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Information about federal law enforcement and criminal prosecution
- Department of Labor
- Federal employment laws and statistics
- Department of the Treasury
- Provides the usual access to information on Treasury programs and activities.
- Department of Transportation
- Provides access to information on DOT programs and activities.
A Few Federal Agencies, Bureaus and Departments
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Although most of what they do is classified, the CIA provides extensive information on other countries through its' World Factbook
- Department of Commerce
- Trade and money issues
- Census Bureau
- Links to great information resources including the Stat Brief series, searchable Census Data and the exceedingly cool TIGER Map Server
- Department of Defense
- US Department of Defense central information server including links to military service branches, press releases, photographs, DOD publications and a searchable index.
- Department of Education
- Links to federal education projects and publications
- Department of Energy
- DOE is responsible for energy policy and oversight of nuclear reactors and National Laboratories. The site includes a searchable index of recently declassified documents, including information regarding human radiation experiments
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Information about environmental regulations and other EPA programs
- Federal Communications Commission
- Includes information about telecomunications law, bandwidth auctions and more
- Government Printing Office (GPO)
- Access to government publications and some nifty search tools.
- US Department of the Interior
- Descriptions of the purpose and organization of the Department of the Interior
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- On-line guide to conservation programs, wildlife refuges, endangered species and the like.
- National Park Service
- See the smiling ranger? Don't feed the bears.
- US Geological Survey
- "The Nation's largest water, mapping and earth science agency" Information on natural disasters, map ordering and a neat article on the government shutdown.
- Department of Justice
- Information about federal law enforcement and criminal prosecution
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Crime statistics, ten most wanted, updates on prominent cases.
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Information on DEA publications and anti-drug strategy.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Great source for crime related statistical information.
- US Department of Labor
- Federal employment laws and statistics
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Information about workplace safety and related regulations.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Information about space policy, aerospace technology, and of course, lots of photos of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashing into Jupiter
- National Institutes of Health
- Information about health programs and research activites
- National Science Foundation
- Principal source of federal funding for scientific research
- Department of the Treasury
- Provides the usual access to information on Treasury programs and activities.
- Internal Revenue Service
- Information regarding tax laws, forms and filing in a nifty new format.
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
- Home page of the controversial agency responsible for enforcement of federal gun laws.
- Department of Transportation
- Provides access to information on DOT programs and activities.
- Federal Aviation Administration
- The usual access to information regarding programs and activities.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Links to traffic accident statistics and similar information from the folks who brought you Crash Test Dummies.
- US Post Office
- Press releases, pricing guides and other such information from the purveyors of "snail-mail".
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This page was last updated August 13, 1995