1998 Features
12/22/98 - Impeachment Trial in the Senate
The Constitution places Hamilton's "awful discretion" of an impeachment trial in
the US Senate. Learn how the trial process works.
12/11/98 - Women in Congress
You've heard of Magaret Chase Smith, Clare Boothe Luce,
Bella Abzug,
and Barbara
Jordan, but what about Jeanette
Rankin? The US House honors its female members with biographies and photos.
11/27/98 - Congressional Committee System
Where bills go to die? Sure seems that way sometimes, but the Congressional Committee
system provides very necessary legislative oversight.
11/13/98 - Congress vs. Smoking. Right?
November 19, 1998 marks the 21st Great American Smokeout. When it comes to being
anti-smoking, anti-tobacco, Congress knows the talk. Do they do the walk?
10/30/98 - Hubble Heritage Gallery
No more wandering the Web universe for the best Hubble pictures. The Space Telescope
Science Institute puts them online of this beautiful, regularly updated site.
10/16/98 - Morals: The President's Job?
Do we really look to our President's for moral leadership? Two views of the impeachment
crisis.
10/02/98 - FEMA 1998
No part of America is free of threat from natural or technological disasters. FEMA knows
this and helps all Americans prepare for, prevent, and recover from the worst.
09/18/98 - Impeachment: Unthinkable Process
Other than waging war, no government process can be more traumatic than impeachment. Find
out where it will start and where it might end. Homework answers galore!
09/04/98 - Financial Aid for Students
The Department of Education offers easy Direct Loans for college. Download the forms, even
apply online.
08/28/98 - U.S. Naval Observatory
They provide the correct time via atomic clocks. They know when the new millennium really
comes. And, they even have clocks for your Web site.
08/14/98 - Documenting America
President Franklin Roosevelt directed that photographs be taken to document America during
the Great Depression and WWII. The Library of Congress puts this incredible collection
online.
07/31/98 - Patent & Trademark
Office
How do you get a patent, or register a trademark? Exactly what are your rights to
"intellectual property?" The Patent and Trademark Office has your answers.
07/17/98 - Buying Government Surplus
Locate and bid on thousands of surplus items from the Defense Reutilization and Marketing
Service. Find almost almost anything except real estate and buildings.
07/10/98 - The U.S. Constitution
In just four pages, it describes the complete structure and powers of the US Government.
Here's the complete text of our Constitution with handy research links.
07/03/98 - Refugees
During 1999, at least 78,000 refugees will make their way into the United States. What
makes a person a refugee and how do they get into the US?
06/26/98 - Beyond Cool
Chill. Some of the coolest, no, coldest government sites you ever saw.
06/19/98 - Irony in Ivory
The President of the Senate uses an odd little carved ivory gavel. How the current gavel
came to be holds an ironic twist from current events.
06/12/98 - India, Pakistan, Nukes &
US
Another nuclear crisis in this century? How did it happen? Oh, the clues were there.
06/05/98 - Government Plainly
Spoken Here
A Presidential Memo of 6/1/98 demands that all government regulations be written in
"plain" language. Will this really help?
05/29/98 - Civilian Jobs in the US
Military
Finding them is hard. Getting them is harder. These new, "one-stop" job search
Web sites from the Army, Navy, Air Force and DoD, offer lots of help.
05/22/98 - A Citizenship Test
Experience
A person who recently took the INS Citizenship test shares her experience, the questions
she was asked, and her impressions of the process.
05/15/98 - Independent Counsels Galore
People like Ken Starr. What do they do? How do they get selected? Will the prosecution
ever rest?
05/08/98 - From the Desk of the
President
Actual daily documents written by the President and released through the Press Secretary
give you a look at the real "work" of a President.
05/01/98 - U.S. Government Forms
Express - Updated
Benefit and Healthcare forms of the Veterans' Administration add to this ever-growing
resource.
04/24/98 - U.S. Government Forms
Express
You ask for them, you get them. Direct links for downloading hundreds of your most
requested government forms and applications.
04/17/98 - Defense National Stockpile
Center
Where do you go when you run out of Vanadium Pentoxide, or Diamond Bort? Right here.
04/10/98 - Jobs at the CIA: Want to be a Spy?
The CIA has some fascinating non-spy jobs and some very demanding openings for
"Clandestine Service Trainee."
04/03/98 - Threatening the President
Secret Service Agents are allowed wide latitude when deciding whether or not a given act
represents a threat against the President of the United States. Find out why.
03/27/98 - Cabinet Profile: Housing and
Urban Development
Building strong, cohesive communities of quality housing and enforcing fair housing laws
are just a few tasks of this huge Federal Agency created by Lyndon Johnson.
03/20/98 - Tax Reform: National Retail
Sales Tax Act
No more Tax Code, IRS, paycheck withholding, or tax forms. But, 15% would be added to the
cost of all goods and services you buy.
03/13/98 - Tax Reform: Flat Tax
The Flat Tax proposal would tax all Americans 17% of their income and put the entire tax
return on a single post card.
03/06/98 - About Federal Job Resumes
Your typical civilian resume probably won't get you a federal job. Find out why and what
to do about it.
02/27/98 - The US Secret Service
The Federal Law Enforcement Agency that protects our leaders and stops counterfeiters.
02/20/98 - The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM)
OPM - The US Government's HR Department. Whether you work for the government, or want to,
you need to know about the OPM.
02/13/98 - The Food and Drug
Administration
In '59 they recalled the entire USA cranberry crop -- three week before Thanksgiving. FDA
is one consumer watchdog with a bite to match its bark.
02/06/98 - The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
Going by highway and getting there alive requires two key elements - safe vehicles and
safe drivers. The NHTSA is responsible for both.
01/30/98 - The Consumer Product
Safety Commission
From safe use of power tools to dolls, CPSC is charged with protecting consumers from
being hurt during the use of over 15,000 types of everyday products.
01/23/98 - Office of Civilian
Radioactive Waste Management
How and where to safely store tons of toxics for centuries? OCRW is working on that. Right
now, Yucca Mountain in New Mexico is choice #1.
01/16/98 - Contacting U.S. Government -
Part II
Employee lookups, email addresses, office locations and more from all Cabinet-level
federal agencies.
01/09/98 - Contacting U.S.
Government - Part I
Thanks to the Internet, contacting government officials has never been easier. Here are
links to email addresses, online contact forms, and phone numbers.
01/02/98 - A Heartbeat Away:
Presidential Succession
Most people know the Vice President takes over for the President. But, what if both are
unable to serve? Learn the official line of succession, its history and use.