To assist library clients in finding federal government information on the Internet, the Palm Beach County Library System's Government Research Staff has created this interactive index of links to U.S. government search engines, statistical sites and useful services.

Locator & Finder Sites

• FedWorld The Department of Commerce's FedWorld Information Network

• GovEngine.com  A premiere federal, state and local government site on the Internet

• GovSpot Federal, state and local government site maps by StartSpot Mediaworks

• National Contact Center Federal Citizen Information Center

• State and Local Government on the Net A directory of links to government-sponsored and -controlled resources on the Internet

• U.S. Government Telephone and E-mail Directories Includes toll-free numbers, Federal White Pages, Congressional telephone numbers, agency telephone directories

• USA.Gov The official federal website for searching the U.S. Government

Useful Consumer Sites 

• Consumer Gateway Federal consumer information by major categories.

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Food Recall Information Center Food Safety and Inspection Service.

• GovBenefits helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.

• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Federal Reserve Board

• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

• National Do Not Call Registry Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

• National Passport Information Center  U.S. Department of State

• Palm Beach County Library System Community Health Information Service

• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation  Pension oversite agency and unclaimed pension source.

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Recalls.

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Consumer sites.

• U.S. Government Auctions & Surplus Merchandise Buy new, seized and surplus merchandise from the government.

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Service Agencies

• ADA U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Health & Human Services Department.

• Copyright Office Copyright Office Electronic Registration, Recordation, Deposit System (CORDS)

• Federal Reserve Board U.S. banking information

• GPO Access Superintendent of Documents site provides document searching of the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Public Laws, and the U.S. Code.  Also provides Multiple Databases Searching

• IRS Electronic Services and E-Filing Electronic income tax services

• Library of Congress Complete guide to LC and Congressional services

• Patent & Trademark Office U.S. Patent bibliographic database and publications

• Social Security Administration SSA benefit guides, publications and Death Index

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• U.S. Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Claims

• U.S. Department of State Travel Per Diem Rates, and Publications

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Specifications and Standards

• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) News/Press Release Gateway

• U.S. Office of Government Ethics  Common Ethics Issues