Directories Agency Directories Bush Cabinet Nominations to the cabinet of George W. Bush, 2001 Includes confirmation progress, biographies, and links to confirmation hearings United States Government Manual, 1995/96+ (National Archives) Directory of agencies and officials, primarily in the Executive Branch Describes agency activity and cites legislative authority Searchable by keyword Browsable since 1997/98 The paper copy is located at the Documents Desk as JK 421 .A3 Federal Yellow Book Most complete list of agency addresses and phone numbers Updated quarterly Doc.Desk JK 6 .F2931 with older editions in the Graduate Library stacks Agency Internet Sites Duke University Documents Hotlist Alphabetical list of agencies, titles, and subjects available on the web Focus is on federal government but includes foreign and international agencies Federal Agency Web Sites (LSU) Cleancut alphabetical listing of federal agency web sites Includes search engine Government by Sterby Comprehensive links to all branches of the federal government Especially good for independent and quasi-governmental agencies Indexes Google's Uncle Sam Keyword index to federal government web sites with a .gov or .mil extension HotBot Advanced Searching permits Boolean combination of words with a .gov or .mil extension Sample: prescription drugs [Boolean phrase] and .mil or .gov [domain] Activities of Agency Congressional Hearings Congress holds oversight hearings on agencies and the programs they administer. 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Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [Web] Indexes committee publications: hearings (1970+), prints (1993+), and reports (1989+) Published Hearings accessed through Congressional Publications Hearings indexed by subject, keyword, committee, date, and person testifying Advanced Search Strategies option under keyword searching permits numerous proximity indicators w/p (words within paragraph); w/n (words within a number; w/s (words within sentence) Example: china w/10 (world trade organization or most favored nation) Additional protocols at bottom of keyword searching page Record provides summary of testimony, Superintendent of Documents Number for the Documents Center's paper copy, microfiche number for the Documents Center's microfiche, and a link to selected full text testimony since 1988 Testimony provides the full text of selected testimony and prepared witness statements Indexed by committee, person testifying, date, and keyword More current than the Published Hearings Published Hearings have much more material See Congressional Universe Research Guide or Congressional Universe Quick Guide for further details Congressional Hearings via GPO Access Selected hearings beginning 1995 also available free to the public via the Government Printing Office Arranged by committee; no index Text and pdf formats Congressional Hearings on the Web Lists government agencies and Congressional committees with selected testimony on the web Internet Search Engines Political Information Search for hearings mounted by government web sites as well as those of individuals and interest groups Sample search: medicare and +testimony and +hearing Google's Uncle Sam Indexes text of government web sites Sample search: medicare and testimony and hearing You will retrieve at least some false drops, including the legislative status on THOMAS and hearings announcements Historical Hearings Sources Congressional Universe, 1789-1972 (UMich Only) Separate service available on the main page Indexes hearings, committee prints, reports, and documents All publications available on microfiche in Documents Center MIRLYN Indexes hearings by keyword, 1789 to within five years of present Provides microfiche number for the Documents Center Executive Branch Web Sites Duke University Documents Hotlist Alphabetical list of agencies, titles, and subjects available on the web Focus is on federal government but includes foreign and international agencies Federal Agency Web Sites (LSU) Cleancut alphabetical listing of federal agency web sites Includes search engine Government by Sterby Comprehensive links to all branches of the federal government Especially good for independent and quasi-governmental agencies Indexes Google's Uncle Sam Keyword index to federal government web sites with a .gov or .mil extension HotBot Advanced Searching permits Boolean combination of words with a .gov or .mil extension Sample: prescription drugs [Boolean phrase] and .mil or .gov [domain] Books and Articles Search MIRLYN Search MCAT under subject for books about agency Sample search: s=United States Dept. of Energy Search WILS or PAIS (UMich only) for articles about agency Search DCAT (Detroit Area Library Network) in REMOTE for complete list of publications by agency that may not be listed in MCAT Consult Documents Center staff to locate the material General Accounting Office Reports to Congress: Reports on government resource management GAO Blue Book Reports via GPO Access Full text of "Reports to Congress" on government resource management, October 1, 1994+ Printed reports Use National Economic, Social and Environmental Data Bank CD-ROM in Documents Center to identify earlier reports, 1980+ (eg. MWD 87-62) Ask for assistance in locating copies in paper (HJ 10 .R44), GPO microfiche (Micro-F X277), or American Statistics Index microfiche National Journal [Web and Library] Weekly periodical on government agencies; includes major legislative issues Full text, 1977+, available under Inside Washington from Congressional Universe (UMich Only) Also in Graduate Library as JK 1.N28 with current issues in Documents Center--Docs.Ref. 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Desk Presidents of the United States (IPL/Summers) Extensive web site with pages for each President, Washington to Clinton Picture, biographies, election results, first ladies, cabinets, highlights of administration, historical documents, and links to related Internet sites Special attention paid to links describing historical events and biographies of cabinet members Who's Who in the Federal Government (U.Memphis) Links to biographies of the cabinet and heads of independent agencies Includes links to Congressional committee chairs Congressional Nomination Hearings Congressional Universe (UMich Only) Indexes published hearings (1970+) by subject, keyword, committee, and date Access through Congressional Publications Provides an abstract of publications located in the Documents Center in paper and/or microfiche format Includes the full text of selected testimony beginning 1988 with the search box found under Testimony Budgets Budget Budget Process (Columbia University) Annotated outline of the budget process with the titles of printed documents and links to those on the web Background information, executive activity, legislative activity, the budget calendar, and news Some web links go to a Columbia server; titles such as Congressional Quarterly must be accessed separately through the Documents Center's web page rather than Columbia's Federal Budget FY96+ Searchable by agency; gives last full year expenditures, current year expenditures, and budget request Most current paper copy located in the Documents Center as HJ 2051 .A59--Stat.Ref. with older issues in Grad Library Stacks Web site also includes Historical Tables of the United States Budget Budgets by agency and function from 1940 to a five-year projection Doc.Cen. 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