Research Guides: Government Resources: General Information

General Government Resources

Catalog of United States Government Publications (CGP)
Descriptive information for historical & current publications.
Digital.gov style guide
Below you’ll find guidance for voice and tone, author bios and photos, branding, grammar, images, plain language, inclusive language, and more.
Executive Orders Disposition Tables Index
Numerical listing, title, and citation for executive orders issued from 1937-present.
Federal Register
Federal agency regulations, proposed rules, public notices, and presidential documents.
Govinfo
Provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government
Presidential Speeches
Texts of major speeches from every president.
Ready Campaign
National service designed to educate & empower the American people to prepare for, respond to & mitigate emergencies & disasters.
United States Government Services and Information
U.S. Government Services & Information is an online guide to information & services.
United Nations Digital Library
Catalog of UN documents indexed by the UN Libraries.
United Nations Official Document System (ODS)
ODS holdings contain documents published by the United Nations.
United Nations Treaty Collection
Full text of treaties and international agreements
United States Government Bookstore
United States Government Bookstore
United States Government Manual
The "official handbook" of the Federal Government.

Bureau of Economic Analysis-Department of Commerce Data about the nation's economy.
Bureau of Justice Statistics The primary statistical agency of the DOJ.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data on occupations, industries, pay & benefits.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Data on all modes of transportation.
Census Bureau Statistics about population, housing, industry, & business.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data & statistics categorized by broad topic.
Childstats-Forum on Child and Family Statistics Statistics on children & families
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Independent analyses of budgetary & economic issues to support the Congressional budget process.
Data.gov Home of the U.S. Government's Open Data, datasets generated by Executive Branch agencies
Election Statistics: 1920 to Present Official vote counts for federal elections since 1920
The National Agricultural Library (NAL)-Ag Data Commons Discover USDA-funded research in Ag Data Commons-The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is one of five national libraries of the United States
Westmoreland County-Data USA Public US Government data about Westmoreland County, PA