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U.S. Government's Directory of Websites:
USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal Official web portal for the United States government. Includes federal, state, and local government resources, a guide to government agencies, online services, business and nonprofit information, news, and reference materials. www.usa.gov
Science.gov Gateway to authoritative science and technology information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results. www.science.gov
Students.gov Interagency cooperative effort that provides students and their families with a gateway to Federal government information and services. www.students.gov
GovBenefits Searchable database of federal and state benefits including Medicaid, Section 8, Stafford student loans, Immigration and Naturalization, and more. Site also offers a questionnaire to assist the user in determining which benefits he or she may be eligible to receive. www.govbenefits.gov
Government Information Xchange (GSA) Aims to facilitate the assimilation, sharing and dissemination of information resources among federal, state and local governments. www.info.gov
GovSpot Collection of government and civic resources and links. www.govspot.com
USA.gov: Senior Citizens' Resources Directory of official information and services for senior citizens from the U.S. government. www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml
Google U.S. Government Search Google's index of the latest government news and stories, and also includes a search box for government websites. www.google.com/ig/usgov
GovEngine.com Featuring a directory of federal, state, and local government and court resourcess. www.govengine.com
SearchGov.com Index to federal, state, and local web sites. www.searchgov.com
Blue Pages, The Index of the departments and services, with a searchable directory of state officials in Washington. www.usbluepages.gov
Gov.com Offers links, news, and information about federal, state, and local government and agencies throughout the U.S. www.gov.com
Federal Gateway Consolidates government information in a simplified format. fedgate.org
GOVUS.US Provides links to agencies and officials and an index to doing business with the government online, e.g. paying taxes and tickets and renewing licenses. www.govus.us
E-The People Allows users to send an e-mailed or faxed letter or a petition to over thousands of federal, state, and local officials. www.ethepeople.com
GovConnect Providing links to federal, state, and local web resources and government contacts. www.govconnect.com
FirstGovt.com Offers links to government offices and information from around the world. www.firstgovt.com
Government, Law and Society Document aiming to integrate political contexts into common reading practices, to show the impact of politics on daily life. english-www.hss.cmu.edu/Govt
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