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Recently Released Documents of Interest:
- Health Care Reform web site
- Health Care links from Government Printing Office
- Vote on Health Care Reform Bill from Washington Post, March 2010
- Census 2010 -- News regarding upcoming Census plus links to older data
Terrorism, War, 9/11:
- U. S. National Strategy Documents from National Defense Library Collection
- Country Reports on Terrorism
- National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism
- The Iraq Study Group Report (James A. Baker III & Lee Hamilton, Co-Chairs) -- Dec. 2006
- Postwar Findings about Iraq's WMD Programs & Links to Terrorism & How They Compare with Prewar Assessments -- Senate Committee on Intelligence Sept. 2006
- First Presidential report to the United States Congress pursuant to the United States Policy in Iraq Act, section 1227 (c) of the National Defense Authorization Act, Section 1227 (c), April 2006
- Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction, September 2004 (Duelfer Report)
- 9/11 Commission Report .pdf version from Associated Press web
- National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
- Report from Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (Silberman-Robb Commission) March 2005
- Department of Justice whitepaper on NSA intercepts: Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities the National Security Agency Described by the President January 19, 2006
Katrina:
- A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina April 2006
- National Security Strategy of the U.S. March 2006
- White House Report on Katrina: Lessons Learned Feb. 2006
- Katrina Report Issued by Congrtess Feb. 2006
Government:
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
- "Plum Book" -- U. S.Government Policy & Supporting Positions Nov. 2008 list of civil service jobs in legislative and executive branches of the federal government that may be noncompetitive [appointed] positions
- Unified Agenda (Semiannual Regulatory Agenda) From Federal Register, it summarizes the rules & proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next 6 months.
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Kentucky || Other Kentucky Sites || Links to Federal Government Resources on the Web
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- National Institutes of Healthhas 25 separate institutes and centers, including:
- National Cancer Institute
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Department of the Interior
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Department of Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Compensation and Working Conditions,
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- Other Statistical Sites on the WWW (includes International agencies)
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Department of State
- Annual Report on Military Expenditures for all Countries
- Background Notes - information on all the countries of the world
- Country Commercial Guides
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- Diplomatic List Staff from other countries serving at Embassies in Washington, D.C.
- Dispatch Magazine
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- Key Officers in Foreign Service Posts
- Patterns of Global Terrorism 1995+
- Treaties in Force 2009
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- Auto Safety Hot Line - report a problem
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- U. S. Coast Guard (Now under Homeland Security)
Department of the Treasury
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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Library of Congress
- Copyright Office
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- THOMAS: Congressional Bills, Rolls Call Votes, Treaties, Supreme Court, etc.
National Archives & Records Administration
Peace Corps
Postal Service
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Social Security Administration
- Social Security Handbook Your basic guide to Social Security Programs
- Information on International Agreements and Social Security Benefits
- Request a Social Security Statement with a year-by-year display of earnings reported to Social Security.
Also find estimates of the benefits you and your family may be eligible for now and in the future. - Wage Reporting for Employers
U.S Agency for International Development
- U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants, Obligations and Loan Authorizations [The Greenbook] -- Complete historical record of U.S. foreign aid to the rest of the world. The Greenbook reports all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for each fiscal year by purpose and by country.
Created by Rosemary Meszaros, December 2, 1999; Rev. October 12, 2011
