Political Science 398: Cyberpolitics
Find Government Reports
Search or browse the USA.gov departments and agency index to determine which department or agency administers services, policies, and conducts research related to your topic. Look for "library", "resources", "publications" or "research" on agency websites to find reports. You can also perform a targeted Google search outlined on the grey literature page of this guide.
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ProQuest CongressionalProQuest Congressional provides access to historical and current Congressional information and publications on all aspects of legislation dealing with life and public policy. Topics include scientific undertakings, historical events, social welfare, economic conditions, communication policies, and an endless array of other subjects.
The database indexes and provides full-text for Congressional Committee Prints, House and Senate Documents and Reports (Congressional Serial Set), Hearings, and Legislative Histories. It also provides member and committee information and political news, as well as access to the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and the Congressional Record (1985-present). -
GovInfo
Free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) ReportsCRS research divisions: American Law; Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; Knowledge Services; and Resources, Science and Industry.
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Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document, when available. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keywords, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.
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United States National Archives and Records AdministrationNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is America's record keeper. It's the Government agency that not only preserves documents and materials related to the United States but also makes sure people can access the information.
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Reports & Publications - Office of the Director of National IntelligenceThe core mission of the ODNI is to lead the IC in intelligence integration, forging a community that delivers the most insightful intelligence possible. ODNI’s National Centers integrate and coordinate the activities of the entire IC, or in some cases, broader U.S. Government in the IC’s major mission areas: counterterrorism, counterintelligence and security, counterproliferation, cyberintegration and counterinfluence.
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Congressional Budget OfficeCBO is strictly nonpartisan; conducts objective, impartial analysis; and hires its employees solely on the basis of professional competence without regard to political affiliation. CBO produces numerous reports with specific options or broad approaches for changing federal tax and spending policies.
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The World Factbook - CIAThe World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 265 world entities.
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Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading RoomThe FOIA Electronic Reading Room is provided as a public service by the Directorate of Digital Innovation's Information Management Services. Here you can view documents released through the FOIA and other CIA release programs. If you would like to view our previously released documents and collections, visit the Historical Collections page to Browse the Collections.
Databases for Government Research
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ProQuest CongressionalProQuest Congressional provides access to historical and current Congressional information and publications on all aspects of legislation dealing with life and public policy. Topics include scientific undertakings, historical events, social welfare, economic conditions, communication policies, and an endless array of other subjects.
The database indexes and provides full-text for Congressional Committee Prints, House and Senate Documents and Reports (Congressional Serial Set), Hearings, and Legislative Histories. It also provides member and committee information and political news, as well as access to the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and the Congressional Record (1985-present). -
AGRICOLA (NAL SEARCH)
AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. AGRICOLA covers agriculture-related fields including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, farming, food and human nutrition, and environmental sciences. The OPAC describes the books, serials, audiovisuals, and other resources held by NAL and its Cooperators.
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Homeland Security Digital Library
The Homeland Security Digital Library provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies. The resources are reviewed and selected by a team of homeland security researchers and organized in a unique homeland security taxonomy.
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library
The NCJRS Virtual Library has citations and abstracts to federal, state, and local government documents, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research in the field of criminal justice. Some publications are available in full text.
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Military & Government Collection
This database has full text for over 400 military related periodicals and general interest magazines. It also contains primary documents in U.S. history and international history.
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U.S. State DepartmentOfficial website for the United States department of State, a cabinet of the Executive branch.
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U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityOfficial website for the United States department of Homeland Security, a cabinet of the Executive branch.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOfficial website for the executive cabinet, Health and Human Services.
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U.S. Supreme CourtOfficial Website of the United States Supreme Court, where you can find opinions, documents, and dockets.
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U.S. Department of InteriorOfficial Website for the United States Department of the Interior, a cabinet of the Executive branch.
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U.S. Department of JusticeOfficial Website of the US Department of Justice, a cabinet of the executive branch.
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U.S. Department of LaborOfficial website for the United States department of Labor, a cabinet of the Executive Branch.
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U.S. Department of DefenseThe mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.
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State Agency DatabasesSearch for resources for any U.S. state or subject such as prison locators, business licenses, legislature, history, digital collections/archives, environmental data and more
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Federal Elections CommissionThe FEC was created to promote confidence and participation in the democratic process. Read more about the FEC’s history, purpose and goals.
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Library of Congress Online Catalog
The Library of Congress Online Catalog is a database of books, serials, computer files, manuscripts, cartographic materials, music, sound recordings, and visual materials in the Library's collections.