United States Government
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Alphabetical Listing of Offices and Agencies:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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General Resources Section

Consumer.gov.
Federal Agencies On The Internet, Louisiana State University.
Federal Government Sites, U.S. Department of Justice.
The Federal Web Locator.
FedWorld Information Network.
Government Information Exchange.
GOVBOT, University of Massachusetts.
GPO Access.
Liberty Online.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Airports & Federal Buildings at Risk: 5/25/00 (3:11).
On-This-Day:

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A

Agriculture (USDA).
- Foreign Agricultural Service.
- Forest Service.
- National Public Radio.
  - Hispanic Farmers Fight to Sue USDA.
American Battle Monuments Commission.

Attorney General: See The Department of Justice:

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B

Bureau of Indian Affairs (see Department of Interior).
Bureau of Land Management (see Department of Interior).

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C

Congress: K-12 TLC Guide.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): K-12 TLC Guide.
Commerce:
- Commerce Business Daily.
- International Trade Administration.
- International Trade Administration Press Room.
Census Bureau: K-12 TLC Guide.
Commerce:
- Commerce Business Daily.
- Gutierrez, Carlos Miguel: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Richardson, Bill.
Commission on Civil Rights.
Consumer Product Safety Commission: K-12 TLC Guide.
Customs Service.
- The History and Purpose of U.S. Customs,
  State of Washington.
- National Public Radio (audio):
  - 11/20/99: Racial Profiling at Airports (5:30).
  - 2/4/00:" targeting Minorities? (3:30).

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D

Defense, Department of:

Official Web Site.

Cass, Lewis: K-12 TLC Guide.

Gates Robert (2006- ) : K-12 TLC Guide

Rumsfeld, Donald (2001-2006): K-12 TLC Guide

Stanton, Edwin: K-12 TLC Guide.

08/24/1954: Dept of Housing & Urban Development Established, On-This-Day.

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E

Education Agencies & Programs: K-12 TLC Guide.
Energy:

International Nuclear Safety Center.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Energy Department Still Needed?: 5/8/00 (6:30).
National Wind Technology Center.
USDOE Wind Energy Program.
Yucca Mountain Waste Management Project.

Chu, Steven.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): K-12 TLC Guide.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Export-Import Bank.

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F

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):

Official Web Site.

Careers in the FBI: K-12 TLC Guide.
Internet Crime: K-12 TLC Guide.

Felt, Mark: K-12 TLC Guide:

Purvis, Melvin: K-12 TLC Guide.

BBC:

FBI Seizes Lennon Fingerprint Card From Auction House.

History of the FBI.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room.
History Channel:
- 11/24/1932: FBI Crime Lab Opens.
- 08/20/1971: FBI Investigates Daniel Schorr's Vietnam War Criticisms.
Kids and Youth Educational Page.

National Public Radio:
The Ten Most-Wanted List:
- FBI Website.
- National Public Radio (audio):
  - DB Cooper Revealed?: 8/19/00 (12:40).
  - Evolution of the List: 3/17/00 (1:00).
  - The List Turns 50: 3/17/00 (6:31).

Federal Communications Commission.

Official Web Site.

National Public Radio:
- 2010 National Broadband Plan.
- FCC Eyes Broadband for Indian Reservations.

Federal Election Commission.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
- FEMA for Kids.
The Federal Judiciary: K-12 TLC Guide.

Federal Reserve: K-12 TLC Guide.

Federal Trade Commission.
- Stricter Internet Consumer Laws: K-12 TLC Guide.
- 09/26/1914: FTC Created, History Channel.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

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G

General Services Administration (GSA):
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
- Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Geological Survey: K-12 TLC Guide.
The Government Printing Office:
- GPO Access.
- Budget of the United States Government.
- Code of Federal Regulation.
- Commerce Business Daily (CBD).
- Economic Indicators.
- The Federal Register.
- Presidential Council of Economic Advisers.
- United States Code.
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.

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H

The United States House of Representatives: K-12 TLC Guide.
Health and Human Services:

Tom Daschle: K-12 TLC Guide.

Official Web Site.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

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I

Interior.
- Official Web Site.
- Udall, Stewart: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- Bureau of Land Management:
  - National Wild Horse and Burro Program.
  - Official Federal Land Patent Records.
- Bureau of Reclamation.
- Fish and Wildlife Service.
  - Endangered Species Home Page.
- Minerals Management Service.
- National Park Service:
  - Heritage Preservation Services.
  - Library of Congress:
    - National Park Service Act.
    - Nat'l Park Service Established (4/5/1916).
- National Public Radio:
  - Ansel Adams Resurrected at the Department of the Interior.
- Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
- U.S. Geological Survey:

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J

Judiciary, Federal: K-12 TLC Guide.
Justice, Department of:

Official Web Site.

Attorney General.

Bell, Griffin:
Holder, Eric: K-12 TLC Guide.
Stanton, Edwin: K-12 TLC Guide.

Capital Punishment: K-12 TLC Guide.
Law and Legal Resources: K-12 TLC Guide.

Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Freedom Of Information Act.
National Institute of Justice.
National Public Radio:
- No Decrease in Death Penalty Approval Rate.
- Justice Criticizes FBI: 5/19/00 (3:45).
Office of Victims of Crime.
Operation Weed and Seed.

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L

Labor, Department of.

Official Web Site.

Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Child Labor:
- K-12 TLC Guide to Child Labor.
- Child & Teen Labor
- International Child Labor Program.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

Library of Congress: K-12 TLC Guide.

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N

NASA: K-12 TLC Guide.
National Archives and Records Administration:
- The Federal Register.
- Code of Federal Regulations.
- Presidential Libraries.
- Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders.
- Public Papers of the Presidents.
National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
The National Endowment for the Humanities.
National Gallery of Art.
The National Institute for Literacy.
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
National Institutes of Health:
- National Cancer Institute.
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
- National Institute Of Mental Health (NIMH).
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke.
- National Institute on Aging.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- National Public Radio:
  - Alternative Medicine & the NIH: 2/6//00 (6:00).
  - Science Funding: 12/3/99 (47:00).
National Interagency Fire Center.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
National Park Service (Department of Interior).
National Partnership for Reinventing Government.
National Safety Council.
The National Science Foundation (NSF).
- Science Funding, National Public Radio: 12/3/99 (47:00).
National Security Agency (NSA).
National Technical Information Service.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

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O

Office of Science and Technology.

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P

The President of the United States: K-12 TLC Guide.

Patent And Trademark Office.
The Peace Corps:
- Official Website.
- National Public Radio:
- Founding the Peace Corps, The National Archives and Records Administration.
- Smithsonian Magazine.
Postal Service:
- Official Web Site.
- TheHistoryNet:
  - 11/29/1903: Millions Lost to Postal Fraud.
  - 11/16/1920: First Pitney Bowes Meter Put into Service.
- History Channel:
- National Postal Museum.
- National Public Radio:
- On-This-Day:
- How the Post Office Works:

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S

The United States Senate: K-12 TLC Guide.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Small Business Administration.
The Smithsonian.
Social Security Administration:
- Social Security Administration History Page.
- Fact Monster.
- Forecasting Life Expectancies,
  American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- History Channel.
State Department:

Acheson, Dean: K-12 TLC Guide.
Albright, Madeleine: K-12 TLC Guide.

Clay, Henry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Clinton, Hillary: K-12 TLC Guide.

Haig, Alexander: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hughes, Charles Evans: K-12 TLC Guide.
Jefferson, Thomas: K-12 TLC Guide.
Powell, Colin (2001-2005): K-12 TLC Guide.

Rice, Condoleezza (2005-2009): K-12 TLC Guide.

Seward, William: K-12 TLC Guide.

Official Website.

03/22/1790: Jefferson Begins Term as First Secretary of State,
Department of State.
Fact Monster.
FedGate.
Hall of the Secretaries of State, University of Illinois Chicago.
History Channel:
- 02/09/1950: McCarthy Says Communists Are in State Department.
- 12/13/1951: Accusations Lead to State Dept Dismissals.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Russian Spies: 2/10/00 (3:30).
Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights/Labor Affairs.
Civil Rights Division.
Immigration & Naturalization Service: K-12 TLC Guide.
International Information Programs:
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
- Educational Information and Resources Branch.
- The Fulbright Program.
- Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.
- The International Visitor Program.
- The Office of Citizen Exchanges.
- Office of English Language Programs.
- Public Diplomacy Calendar.
- Russia & New Independent States (Exchanges).
- Study of the United States.
- Travel Warnings & Consular Information.
Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).
United States Agency for International Development.
United States Trade Representative.
U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

Surgeon General:

Official Web Site.

Novello, Antonia Coello: K-12 TLC Guide.

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T

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Transportation:
- Federal Aviation Administration.
- Federal Railroad Administration.
- Maritime Administration.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Treasury.
- Geithner, Tim.
- Hamilton, Alexander: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Currency: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Fact Monster.
- History Channel.
- The Learning Vault.
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).
- The History Channel:
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
  - Taxes: K-12 TLC Guide.
  - National Public Radio:
    - Corporate Tax Breaks (audio: 5:01).
- National Debt: K-12 TLC Guide.
- National Public Radio:
  - Switching From $1 Bills to $1 Coins Could Save the U.S. Government Billions.
- Secret Service.

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U

USDA (Agriculture): K-12 TLC Guide.

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V

Department of Veterans Affairs:

U.S. Military: K-12 TLC Guide.
Wars: K-12 TLC Guide.

Official Web Site.

National Public Radio:
- The New Veteran.

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W

Weather Service: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Teacher Resources Section


U.S. Government

Grades 5-8:
- Investigating Environmental Legislation, Michigan State University.
Other:
- Judicial Independence is For You, U.S. Federal Judiciary.

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This guide last edited 02/22/2012
This guide last revised 10/31/2008