BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Mostly U.S. Federal government; some non-U.S. indexes listed at the bottom. Limited to agencies and pages that might contain secondary data of interest for marketing research.Search U.S. Government Agencies
- FirstGov - U.S. government's official Web portal; search finds state as well as federal sites
- FedStats - portal to statistics from U.S. Federal agencies
- Library of Congress Government Web Resources
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Google U.S. Government Search
Note: to use Google to search only .gov websites, search using the form:site:.gov search topic
with no spaces before the dot. This can also be used to limit searches to other domains as well (e.g., .mil, .edu).
U.S. Government Agencies
These are links that might be of most interest to Marketers. An exhaustive list is maintained at LSU Libraries. See the Library of Congress link above for another listing.- Department of Commerce
- Economics and Statistics Administration
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Economic Indicators
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- American FactFinder - locate information for specific groups or places
- State and County QuickFacts - locate information for places
- Population Data by Subject
- Population Estimates - estimates of population in years since the last census count
- Population Projections - estimates of future population
- Historical Population Information
- Housing and Household Statistics - click www folder for more
- Business, Industry, and Economic Statistics
- STAT-USA - portal for business, trade, and economic information
- International Trade Administration
- Minority Business Development Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Policy and Law
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyrights - see also U.S. Copyright Office under Library of Congress
- International Trade Administration
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- National Technical Information Service
- Office of Technology Policy
- DOC Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
- E-GOV
- Department of Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment Projections - index to publications, analyses, and data
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- BLS list of state labor agencies
- Employment Standards Administration
- Employment and Training Administration
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Statistics and Data
- Office of Small Business Programs
- Women's Bureau
- Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
- Small Business Administration
- Department of Justice
- Office of Justice Programs
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Bureau of Justice Assistance - provides leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities
- Community Capacity Development Office - works with local communities to analyze public safety and criminal justice problems, develop solutions, and foster local level leadership to implement and sustain these solutions
- National Institute of Justice - research, development and evaluation to enhance the administration of justice and public safety
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Agricultural Marketing Service
- Agricultural Research Service
- Economic Research Service
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Department of Energy
- General Services Administration
- Excluded Parties List - find contractors who are excluded from receiving Federal contracts
- Federal Supply Schedule Listing Search - find contractors who received awards
- Federal Communications Commission
- Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
- Form 499-A Search - information about telecommunications companies
- Department of Education
- IES National Center for Education Statistics
- Search for Schools - enter zip code or city to find schools, colleges, and libraries within some radius
- Search for School Districts
- Search for Public Schools
- Search for Private Schools
- Search for Public Libraries
- Education Resources Information Center
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- The Whitehouse
- Office of Management and Budget
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
- Department of the Treasury
- Social Security Administration
- Federal Emergency Management Administration
- International Trade Commission
- Library of Congress
- Research Tools
- Search
- Thomas - find legislative information
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Data Warehouse
- Health and Stats
- Fast Stats
- National Vital Statistics System
- Trends in Health and Aging
- Health Data for All Ages
- National Center for Injury Protection and Control
- Data and Statistics
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Food and Drug Administration
- Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts
- FDA Drug Approvals and Drug Information
- FOIA Electronic Reading Room Index - includes drug approvals, premarket approvals, warning letters
- Agency for Helathcare Research and Quality
- Reference Collections - index to databases, reports, statistics, etc.
- Specific Populations - index to information about specific population groups
- Resource Locators - index to more information resources
- healthfinder
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Department of Transportation
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
- Maritime Administration
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Envirofacts Data Warehouse
- Window to My Environment - provides local information and maps with plots of toxic release sites, etc.
- EnviroMapper StoreFront - more maps
- Local Forecasts and Conditions - findlocal air quality
- National Priorities List - find local superfund sites
- Enforcement and Compliance Search
- Government Printing Office
- GPO Access - legislative, executive, and judicial resources (e.g., find bills and laws)
- Congressional Record Search - find comments about people, communities, companies
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Department of Defense
- Business Partner Network
- Central Contractor Registration
- Search - contractors registered to do business with the government
- National Labor Relations Board
- Business.gov
- Regulations.gov
Non-US Agencies
- UK Office of National Statistics
- UK Patent Office
- European Patent Office
- World Trade Organization Resources
- United Nations Databases
- European Union Statistics
- NATO
- International Statistical Agencies - comprehensive list from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
- International Programs Center - U.S. Census Bureau index to international statistics
- International Data Base - U.S. Census Bureau data bank containing statistical tables of demographic data for 228 countries and areas of the world