Government Information Search Engines
“Start here”
US Government Search – Google search platform which limits to “gov“and other related domains
USA.Gov – topical links from the federal government, local and tribal governments and foreign nations
Gov Engine.com – comprehensive directory of Official Federal, State, and Local Government and Court links
SearchGov – searches: keyword, and listing of Federal agencies and states; excludes “.mil”
INFOMINE – selected searchable scholarly internet resources
History
Library of Congress – search library catalog and a whole lot more
Military
SearchMil.com – index of U.S. military Internet sites; only “.mil”
Broadsword – classified networks accessing intelligence, command and control information
Science and Research
Science.gov – links for the sciences, from USA.Gov
NTIS Database – search for information on over 750,000 government research products from 1990+
Dead/defunct pages
CyberCemetery – “permanent public access to the electronic web sites and publications of defunct US government agencies and commissions”
Memory Hole – 300+ rescued Congressional Research Service Reports that were pulled from the Web – fact-filled reports on current and hot issues
Wayback Machine – Internet archive – useful but is hit or miss
Remember
Check the Databases by Subject list for a start on locating articles and government publications.
