How to find government agencies

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics - The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. It has a dual role as the statistical arm of the Department of Labor.

EPA Energy Star Small Business Program - EPA tips and information concerning energy savings on lighting and office equipment.

Exchange Federal Web Locator - Lists of links to all the federal agencies on the Web.

FedWorld Information Network - The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) introduced FedWorld in November 1992 to help with the challenge of accessing U.S. Government Information online. In an electronic age when more and more government agencies are racing to get online, FedWorld can help you keep up with the flood of information worldwide.

Finance Net - FinanceNet reaches across the world to provide listings of Government Asset Sales for the general public while providing electronic document Libraries and Mailing Lists and Discussion Forums and Major Related Resources and Best of the "'Net" to link and inform public and private sector financial management professionals in government, Federal, State and Local, academia and industry on issues of fiscal finance.

IRS -Tax forms and instructions, FAQ's, where to File, where to Get help with Federal Taxes.

Minority Business Development Agency - The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the Federal agency specifically created to encourage the growth of minority- owned businesses in the United States. MBDA increases opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities to participate in the free enterprise system through the formation and development of competitive minority-owned and managed firms.

Office of Small Business Programs - This branch of the Department of Labor is geared to small business.

SBDC - Check out these Small Business Development Centers on the Internet!

Small Business Administration - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our Nation.

Social Security Administration - Links to approximately 600 documents on SSA's programs and policies. Feedback capability. FAQ's.

THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet - Access to recently proposed and/or passed legislation, email directory of Congress, CSPAN online, and other forms of legislative information.

U.S. Census Bureau - The source for national and local demographic information.

U.S. Department of Commerce - Connect to Home Pages of department agencies. Commerce Information Locator Service (CILS). Department of Commerce On-Line Information Services - connect to FTP, Gopher, and WWW servers - including STAT-USA, which provides access to the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1996. Connect to the White House WWW server - provides access to other Federal government WWW pages.

Office of Enterprise Development at the General Services Administration - The GSA is the management agency for government facilities, and the OED is the GSA's advocate for today's small, minority, and women business owners. Their mission is to promote increased access to GSA's nationwide procurement opportunities and government contracts.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Newcomers to Intellectual Property may wish to peruse their online publications, including two PTO pamphlets containing general information about Patents and Trademarks. The Copyright Office, which is under the Library of Congress, provides similar information on copyrights.

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business - This committee has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and proposes legislation to benefit small business.