We receive many requests from North Carolinians seeking help in navigating the vast maze of federal government. While we don't have the space to provide an exhaustive list of federal agencies on the Web, we have compiled these sites as a starting point for anyone seeking information about the federal government, especially students.

CIA World Factbook 1999
The CIA provides a handy reference guide to every country around the world. Entries include maps and a wealth of political, social, economic, military and historical information.

Edgar
The Securities and Exchange Commission's search engine will allow you access to corporate information from EDGAR filings.

Federal Internet Guide
This service of Washingtonpost.com offers links to major agencies, Congress and the judicial branch, as well as boards and commissions. A very user-friendly site.

Federal Web Locator
The Center for Information Law and Policy at Villanova University has compiled a Web site packed with federal government links. It also contains links to some non-governmental organizations, search engines and non-governmental sites with material relevant to federal government issues.

FedWorld
This site is a good resource for all kinds of official reports that you might not otherwise reach easily. The site is a service of the National Technical Information Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

GovBot
The Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval at the University of Massachusetts developed this search engine. CIIR says it has access to over one million federal and military Web pages.

Library of Congress
This is a history buff's dream site. The Library of Congress is making large portions of the nation's documentary heritage available on-line. You can even listen to speeches recorded at the turn of the 20th Century, many by the most famous Americans of that era. This site also offers direct access to the U.S. Copyright Office.

Policy Resources: Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy
The Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University in Durham offers an interesting collection of links to federal, state and government sites, along with public policy, current events and research & reference sites.

Thomas
This Library of Congress site is a primary source of information about legislation currently pending before the U.S. Congress. A very nice, understandable interface that provides fairly easy access to a wealth of material.

U.S. Government Printing Office
"Keeping America Informed" is the motto for the GPO's Web site. You'll find several searchable databases and direct links to publications produced for many government agencies.

United States Senate
This site has links to Senators' Web pages, a history of the Senate, an online Senate art gallery and a search engine for bills currently pending before the Senate. Parents should be aware that the site does have a link to "United States Senate Impeachment Related Publications" that may contain material of a graphic nature.

Welcome to the White House
The home page for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue contains history about the White House and tour information, as well as an interactive citizens' handbook, virtual library, kids page, briefing materials and a list of commonly-requested federal services and links to the agencies that handle those requests.