LibGuides: PLSC 3661: Public Administration: Government Information and Resources

Government Information

Administrative Agency Decisions

From the University of Virginia Library, a listing of agencies' FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Electronic Reading Rooms is available, frequently requested government documents from each agency are listed on these pages.

FOIA.gov
This site provides access to data about FOIA requests. FOIA is the Freedom for Information Act which is a law that gives U.S. citizens the right to access information from the federal government.

Accountability

GAO: U.S. Government Accountability Office
"The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars."
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Utilize this site to find reports on investigations into programs.

General Information

USA.gov
A link to all United States government statistics and data.

Legislative information

Regulatory Information

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
"The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA, pronounced "oh-eye-ruh") is a Federal office that Congress established in the 1980 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C Chapter 35). OIRA is part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is an agency within the Executive Office of the President. In addition to reviewing government collections of information from the public under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OIRA reviews draft proposed and final regulations under Executive Order 12866 and develops and oversees the implementation of government-wide policies in the areas of information policy, privacy, and statistical policy. OIRA also oversees agency implementation of the Information Quality Act, including the peer review practices of agencies. "
Regulations.gov
On this site, you can find agencies' regulatory materials and can search all publicly available regulatory materials including posted public comments on regulations.
Congress.Gov
Provides United States legislative information.

Congressional Research Service

The Congressional Research Service (CRS), part of the Library of Congress, is responsible for providing non-partisan analysis for the U.S. Congress. These reports are excellent resources for policy research, but are only made available on an informal, unpublished basis. Several libraries and archives collect these resources and make them available to the public.

Congressional Research Service Reports (University of North Texas)

or more suggested sources, check out the CRS Reports guide from the Gallagher Law Library , University of Washington School of Law.

Congressional Information

For more information on finding Congressional information, go to the UC Santa Barbara Library page on finding government resources at http://guides.library.ucsb.edu/congresspubs.