U.S. Government Tools
FirstGov (U.S. General Services Administration)
One-stop shopping guide to federal and state information.
FirstGov for Science
Gateway to authoritative science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.
FedStats
Gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies.
GPO Access, Finding Aids
Comprehensive list includes online databases, Catalog of US Government Publications and more.
Thomas
Covers the 93rd to the current Congress. Use this to search for legislation: bills, public laws, committee reports, and roll call votes.
Non-government Search Engines and Directories to Locate U.S. Government Information
Cybercemetery
Provides access to websites of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.
Google Unclesam
Search engine that limits results to federal and state information. Includes military.
Internet Archive
Site has archived 55 billion web pages to historical collections that exist in digital format from 1996 - present. Also called The Wayback Machine.