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- House of Representatives Agenda – Daily Scheduled Activities …Created: 2009-12-18 @ 10:36:00 EST
Summary of the daily scheduled activities of the U.S. House of Representatives… - Senate Agenda – Daily Activities of the US Senate…Created: 2009-12-18 @ 10:31:26 EST
Summary of the daily scheduled activities of the U.S. Senate… - Roll-up Blind and Roman Shade Recall – Details of the Roll-up …Created: 2009-12-16 @ 08:09:53 EST Updated: 2009-12-16 @ 08:17:37 EST
On December 15, 2009, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ordered the voluntary recall for the repair of all Roman shades and roll-up blinds to prevent the risk of strangulation to y… - Illegal Aliens and Constitutional Rights – Do Illegal Aliens H…Created: 2009-12-14 @ 11:06:10 EST Updated: 2009-12-15 @ 07:58:27 EST
Do not let the fact that the term “illegal aliens” does not appear in the U.S. Constitution lead you to believe that its rights and freedoms do not apply to them. The courts ha… - The Decade in Pork Barrel Earmark Spending – The Decade's Wor…Created: 2009-12-07 @ 08:49:42 EST
As we near the end of 2009, another decade of pork barrel, earmark spending of your money by your U.S. Congress cha-chings to a $208 billion end… - US Military Draft – Will Obama’s Afghanistan troop build…Created: 2009-12-02 @ 07:22:16 EST
Concerns that the Afghanistan war troop buildup ordered by President Obama will trigger a military draft are not supported by the numbers… - Online Holiday Shopping Scams – FBI Warns of Online Holiday Sh…Created: 2009-12-01 @ 11:05:45 EST Updated: 2009-12-01 @ 11:08:08 EST
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reminds consumers to be on guard against online criminals who continue to create new ways to steal money and personal information… - National Archives and Records Administration – About the US Na…Created: 2009-11-28 @ 18:20:22 EST Updated: 2009-11-29 @ 11:34:36 EST
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) safeguards and preserves the records of the US Government… - Government Genealogical and Ancestral Research Resources…Created: 2009-11-28 @ 11:13:29 EST Updated: 2009-11-28 @ 11:21:43 EST
Government Genealogical and Ancestral Research Resources. Government resources for tracing you family history… - US Presidential Libraries – About the US Presidential Library …Created: 2009-11-27 @ 11:22:36 EST
The combined U.S. Presidential Libraries promote understanding of the presidency and the American experience. The Presidential Libraries preserve and provide access to historical materials, support… - Thanksgiving Day 2009 Presidential Proclamation – President Ob…Created: 2009-11-24 @ 07:56:42 EST
Complete text of President Obama’s 2009 Thanksgiving Proclamation… - Earmark Spending – What is Earmark Spending in the US Congress…Created: 2009-11-23 @ 19:14:24 EST
Earmark spending; also called “pork barrel” spending, is funding inserted into the annual federal budget by individual legislators for special projects or purposes of interest t… - Iowa Small Business Grants -Resources and Grants for Small Businesse…Created: 2009-11-20 @ 09:18:19 EST
Small Business Grants and Resources in Iowa… - Employment for Veterans – Homeland Security Offers Employment …Created: 2009-11-17 @ 10:39:19 EST
Employment for veterans is a major goal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Department has announced it wants to increase its current workforce of 47,000 veterans to at least 50,… - Congressional Budget Office – About the Congressional Budget O…Created: 2009-11-16 @ 18:33:58 EST
The Congressional Budget Office provides the U.S. Congress with economic projections of the potential costs and revenue of legislation and alternative fiscal, budgetary, and programmatic policy iss… - Small Business Grants and Funding Hot Prospects – Featured Sta…Created: 2009-11-15 @ 10:20:21 EST
An updated list of some of the top state business incentives, including grants, subsidized rates on SBA loans, tax breaks and participation in business “incubator” programs… - Women Owned Businesses – Government Resources for Women Owned …Created: 2009-11-11 @ 10:40:21 EST
The number of women owned businesses in the U.S. has been increasing rapidly over the last 20 years. Here you will find information on US government programs that help women entrepreneurs start, g… - Veterans Day -- Veterans Day Reminds Americans that Our Freedom is F…Created: 2009-11-08 @ 08:31:21 EST
Veterans Day reminds Americans that our freedom is anything but free. It has been earned and protected by generations of Veterans… - Ineligible for Military Service – Up to 75 Percent of US Youth…Created: 2009-11-07 @ 09:53:06 EST Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 10:02:56 EST
About 75 percent of America’s 17- to 24-year-olds are ineligible for military service due to lack of education, obesity and other physical problems, or criminal history, according to repo… - Dislocated Worker Assistance Program – Basics of the Federal D…Created: 2009-11-04 @ 18:49:13 EST
The federal Dislocated Worker Program assists individuals who have been laid off or terminated, or who are scheduled to be laid off and need assistance in finding or qualifying for a new job… - Homeless Veterans – VA Plan to End Homelessness Among US Veter…Created: 2009-11-04 @ 09:22:08 EST
Hoping to marshal the powers of the government, business and the private sector, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric K. Shinseki has outlined the VA’s five-year plan to end homelessne… - Veterans Health Care – About the VA Veterans Health Care Basic…Created: 2009-10-30 @ 11:39:17 EDT
The VA Veterans Medical Care Benefits provide outpatient medical services, hospital care, medicines, and supplies to eligible veterans… - Public Housing Assistance Program – About the HUD Public Housi…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 18:42:19 EDT
The HUD public housing assistance program was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families… - Government Contracting Training – Sources of Training for Gove…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 10:53:17 EDT
Jumping into government contracting without some training rarely pays off. Here you’ll find free and low-cost training resources to help small businesses bid on federal government contrac… - How to Register as a Government Contractor – Steps Necessary t…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 10:53:00 EDT
Before you can bid on or be awarded government contracts, you or your business must be registered as government contractor… - Government Contracting Opportunities – How to Find Government …Created: 2009-10-27 @ 10:52:44 EDT
Once you are trained, registered and certified as a government contractor, you can start looking for opportunities to do business with the federal government… - Government Contracting Employment Laws – Employment and Labor …Created: 2009-10-27 @ 10:52:27 EDT
Employment and labor regulations that apply to existing federal contractors… - Government Contractors Government Acquisition Regulations – Re…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 10:52:06 EDT
Federal Acquisition Regulations the FAR, the rules, regulations and standards that govern the federal government’s purchasing and contracting process… - Green Purchasing for Government Contractors – Resources for He…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 10:51:49 EDT
Learn about opportunities to sell environmentally sound, green products and services to the federal government… - Government Contracting – Resources for Government Contracting…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 10:51:26 EDT
Government Contracting – Resources for Government Contracting… - Wild Horse Program – Department of Interior Plan to Save the W…Created: 2009-10-21 @ 10:24:27 EDT
America’s once-endangered herd of wild free-roaming horses is in trouble again. Sec. of Interior Ken Salazar has a plan to save them again. He just needs Congress to help again… - Wild Horse Preservation Program - Is the Government's Latest Plan to…Created: 2009-10-21 @ 09:53:35 EDT
Interior Secretary Salazar’s plan to “save” the nation’s herd of wild horses by relocating many of them from their native range in the West to “sho… - Federal Adoption Assistance – Federal Financial Assistance for…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 10:08:28 EDT
Federal Adoption Assistance, also called Adoption Subsidies, provides financial help and services for children with special needs and their adoptive parents… - Federal Business License – Does Your Small Business Need a Fed…Created: 2009-10-18 @ 10:12:18 EDT Updated: 2009-10-18 @ 10:19:27 EDT
If your business or proposed business is involved in activities that are supervised and regulated by a federal agency, you may need a federal business license or permit… - Small Business Microloans – About the SBA Microloan Small Busi…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 11:19:33 EDT
For small businesses needing small loans, the popular SBA Microloan program offers loans of up to $35,000 at interest rates averaging from 8- to 13-percent… - Good Neighbor Next Door Home Sales Program – About the Federal…Created: 2009-10-09 @ 08:36:56 EDT
The federal Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program assists law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, or teachers in buying homes at up to 50 percent off the listed price… - Consolidated Health Care Centers Program – About the Federal C…Created: 2009-10-07 @ 18:04:14 EDT Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 19:09:48 EDT
The Federal Consolidated Health Care Centers Program provides comprehensive primary and preventive health care and social services to uninsured persons regardless of their ability to pay… - Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program – Ab…Created: 2009-10-06 @ 10:08:51 EDT Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 10:33:07 EDT
About the federal National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and Breast Cancer Awareness Month… - Simple Resolutions – Simple Resolutions, One of the Types of L…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 09:46:15 EDT
Simple Resolutions are one of the four types of legislation considered by the US Congress… - Concurrent Resolutions – Concurrent Resolutions, One of the Ty…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 09:36:35 EDT
Concurrent Resolutions are one of the four types of legislation considered by the US Congress… - Joint Resolutions – Joint Resolutions, One of the Types of Leg…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 09:25:41 EDT
Joint Resolutions are one of the four types of legislation considered by the US Congress… - Bills – Bills, One of the Types of Legislation Considered by t…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 09:16:57 EDT
Bills are one of the four types of legislation considered by the US Congress… - Census 2010 – About Census 2010 and Why Census 2010 is Importa…Created: 2009-09-28 @ 18:09:13 EDT Updated: 2009-09-28 @ 18:20:33 EDT
Census 2010 will take place beginning in February 2010 and be completed by the end of July. Learn more about Census 2010 and why responding to Census 2010 is important to you, your family and you c… - Jobs Census 2010 – US Census Jobs for Census 2010…Created: 2009-09-28 @ 13:02:24 EDT Updated: 2009-09-29 @ 08:36:44 EDT
The US Census Bureau reports that its main recruitment effort for Census 2010 followup jobs will begin in fall of 2009, with the majority of hiring to take place in the spring of 2010… - US Government Jobs - US Government Job Resources at Government Web S…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 19:08:33 EDT
Handy links to employment information Web pages at several major U.S. Government agencies and their sub-agencies… - US Census takers - What US Census Takers DoCreated: 2009-09-26 @ 11:41:07 EDT
Americans who, for whatever reason, do not complete and return a Census questionnaire can expect a personal visit from a census taker. What do census takers really do?… - US Government Branches – Study Guide to the Judicial Branch of…Created: 2009-09-24 @ 19:51:07 EDT
US Government Quick Study Guide to the judicial branch of government… - US Government Branches – Study Guide to the Executive Branch o…Created: 2009-09-24 @ 19:50:02 EDT
US Government Quick Study Guide to the Executive Branch… - US Government Branches – Study Guide to the Legislative Branch…Created: 2009-09-24 @ 19:49:07 EDT
US Government Quick Study Guide to the legislative branch of government… - Preamble to the U.S. ConstitutionCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:33:03 EDT Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:34:45 EDT
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution - While the Preamble has no legal standing, it explains the purpose of the Constitution and reflects the goals of the Founders for the new government they were cre… - US Constitution - Twenty-seventh AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:29:03 EDT
US Constitution - Twenty-seventh Amendment - Establishes that laws raising the pay of members of Congress cannot take effect until after an election… - US Constitution - Twenty-sixth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:28:40 EDT
US Constitution - Twenty-sixth Amendment - Grants 18-year olds the right to vote… - US Constitution - Twenty-fifth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:28:23 EDT
US Constitution - Twenty-fifth Amendment - Further clarifies the process of presidential succession… - US Constitution - Twenty-fourth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:28:03 EDT
US Constitution - Twenty-fourth Amendment - Prohibits the charging of a tax (Poll Tax) in order to vote in federal elections… - US Constitution - Twenty-third AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:27:47 EDT
US Constitution - Twenty-third Amendment - Grants the District of Columbia three electors in the Electoral College… - US Constitution - Twenty-second AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:27:31 EDT
US Constitution - Twenty-second Amendment - Limits to two the number of 4-year terms a President can serve… - US Constitution - Twenty-first AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:27:13 EDT
US Constitution - Twenty-first Amendment - Repealed the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)… - US Constitution - Twentieth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:26:56 EDT
US Constitution - Twentieth Amendment - Creates new starting dates for sessions of Congress, addresses the death of Presidents before they are sworn in… - US Constitution - Nineteenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:26:24 EDT
US Constitution - Nineteenth Amendment - Prohibited the use of gender as a qualification to vote (Women's Suffrage)… - US Constitution - Eighteenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:26:09 EDT
US Constitution - Eighteenth Amendment - Prohibited the sale or manufacture of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. (Prohibition)… - US Constitution - Seventeenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:25:52 EDT
US Constitution - Seventeenth Amendment - US Constitution Seventeenth Amendment two senators each state… - US Constitution - Sixteenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:25:32 EDT
US Constitution - Sixteenth Amendment - Authorizes the collection of income taxes… - US Constitution - Fifteenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:25:16 EDT
US Constitution - Fifteenth Amendment - Prohibits the use of race as a qualification to vote… - US Constitution - Fourteenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:25:00 EDT
US Constitution - Fourteenth Amendment - Guarantees citizens of all states rights on both the state and federal level… - US Constitution - Thirteenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:24:42 EDT
US Constitution - Thirteenth Amendment - Abolishes slavery in all states… - US Constitution - Twelfth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:24:22 EDT
US Constitution - Twelfth Amendment - Redefines how the Electoral College chooses the President and Vice President… - US Constitution - Eleventh AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:24:04 EDT
US Constitution - Eleventh Amendment - Clarifies the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court… - US Constitution - Tenth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:23:49 EDT
US Constitution - Tenth Amendment - States that powers not granted to the federal government are granted either to the states or the people… - US Constitution - Ninth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:23:30 EDT
US Constitution - Ninth Amendment - States that just because a right is not specifically listed in the Constitution, does not mean that right should not be respected… - US Constitution - Eighth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:23:08 EDT
US Constitution - Eighth Amendment - Protects against "cruel and unusual" criminal punishments and extraordinarily large fines… - US Constitution - Seventh AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:22:51 EDT
US Constitution - Seventh Amendment - Guarantees the right to trial by jury in federal civil court cases… - US Constitution - Sixth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:22:33 EDT
US Constitution - Sixth Amendment - Establishes the rights of citizens in regard to trials and juries… - US Constitution - Fifth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:22:02 EDT
US Constitution - Fifth Amendment - Establishes the rights of citizens accused of crimes… - US Constitution - Third AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:21:42 EDT
US Constitution - Third Amendment - Ensures private citizens that they cannot be forced to house U.S.soldiers during peace… - US Constitution - Second AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:21:10 EDT
US Constitution - Second Amendment - ensures the right to own firearms (defined by the Supreme Court as an individual right)… - US Constitution - First AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 18:20:43 EDT
US Constitution - First Amendment - Ensures the five basic freedoms: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble and freedom to petition the government to reme… - US Constitution - Article VII of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:20:25 EDT
Article VII of the US Constitution - Signatures… - US Constitution - Article VI of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:20:06 EDT
Article VI of the US Constitution - Defines the Constitution as the supreme law of the United States… - US Constitution - Article V of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:19:48 EDT
Article V of the US Constitution - Defines the method of amending the Constitution… - US Constitution - Article IV, Section 4 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:19:28 EDT
Article IV, Section 4 of the US Constitution - Ensures each state a "Republican form of Government" (functioning as a representative democracy), and protection against invasion… - US Constitution - Article IV, Section 2 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:19:10 EDT
Article IV, Section 2 of the US Constitution - Ensures that citizens of each state will be treated fairly and equally in all states, and requires the interstate extradition of criminals… - US Constitution - Article IV, Section 1 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:18:45 EDT
Article IV, Section 1 of the US Constitution - Requires that each state must respect the laws of all other states… - US Constitution - Article III, Section 3 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:18:27 EDT
Article III, Section 3 of the US Constitution - Defines the crime of treason… - US Constitution - Article III, Section 2 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:18:08 EDT
Article III, Section 2 of the US Constitution - Defines the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, and guarantees trial by jury in criminal courts… - US Constitution - Article III, Section 1 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:17:51 EDT
Article III, Section 1 of the US Constitution - Establishes the Supreme Court and defines the terms of service of all U.S. federal judges… - US Constitution - Article II, Section 4 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:17:34 EDT
Article II, Section 4 of the US Constitution - Addresses the removal from office of the President by impeachment… - US Constitution - Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:17:15 EDT
Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution - Defines miscellaneous duties of the President… - US Constitution - Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:16:54 EDT
Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution - Defines the powers of the President and establishes the President's Cabinet… - US Constitution - Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:16:38 EDT
Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution - Establishes the offices of the President and Vice President, establishes the Electoral College… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 10 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:16:19 EDT
Article I, Section 10 of the US Constitution - Defines specific powers denied to the states… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 9 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:16:02 EDT
Article I, Section 9 of the US Constitution - Defines the legal limitations on Congress' powers… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:15:19 EDT
Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution - Defines the powers of Congress… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 7 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:15:03 EDT
Article I, Section 7 of the US Constitution - Defines the legislative process - how bills become laws… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 6 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:14:47 EDT
Article I, Section 6 of the US Constitution - Establishes that members of Congress will be paid for their service, that members cannot be detained while traveling to and from meetings of Congress, … - US Constitution - Article I, Section 5 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:14:16 EDT
Article I, Section 5 of the US Constitution - Establishes procedural rules of Congress… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 4 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:13:54 EDT
Article I, Section 4 of the US Constitution - Defines how members of Congress are to be elected, and how often Congress must meet… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 3 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:13:36 EDT
Article I, Section 3 of the US Constitution - Defines the Senate… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 2 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:12:14 EDT
Article I, Section 2 of the US Constitution - Defines the House of Representatives… - US Constitution - Articles, Amendments and Preamble of the US Consti…Created: 2009-09-22 @ 18:11:47 EDT Updated: 2009-09-23 @ 13:55:22 EDT
Index to the US Constitution… - US Constitution - Fourth AmendmentCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 11:29:15 EDT
US Constitution - Fourth Amendment - Protects against police searches or seizures with out a warrant issued by a court and based on probable cause… - US Constitution - Article IV, Section 3 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-21 @ 18:59:46 EDT
Article IV, Section 3 of the US Constitution - Defines how new states may be incorporated as part of the United States, and defines the control of federally-owned lands… - US Constitution - Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution…Created: 2009-09-21 @ 12:00:24 EDT
Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution - Establishes the legislature -- Congress -- as the first of the three branches of government… - Bill of Attainder - What is a Bill of Attainder…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 19:21:07 EDT
Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 of the U.S. Constitution provides that: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed." What is a bill of attainder?… - Writ of Habeas Corpus - What is a Writ of Habeas Corpus…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 18:55:32 EDT
Article I, Section 9, clause 2 of the Constitution ensures Americans the right to a writ of habeas corpus. What is a writ of habeas corpus?… - US Government Quick Study Guides – Quick Study Guides to the P…Created: 2009-09-18 @ 18:32:00 EDT
Quick Study Guides to the principles and processes of the U.S. federal government… - US Government Quick Study Guide – Background and Basics of Fed…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 13:55:54 EDT Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 14:25:55 EDT
US Government Quick Study Guide to the background and basics of federalism, including separation of powers, checks and balances, and the constitutions division of powers between the federal and sta… - US Government Quick Study Guide – Study Guide to the Legislati…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 13:53:41 EDT Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 14:14:39 EDT
US Government Quick Study Guide to the legislative process… - Recovery Act Tax Benefits – Time Running Out on Recovery Act T…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 10:29:18 EDT
With time running out for taxpayers to take advantage of the tax benefits available through the Economic Recovery Act, the IRS has announced the availability of products that help explain several t… - New US Government Jobs - Over 270,000 New US Government Jobs to be F…Created: 2009-09-08 @ 09:01:59 EDT
The U.S. federal government will need to hire more than 270,000 employees for “mission-critical” jobs by the end of September 2012, according to a newly released government-wide… - The Original 13 States of the United States of America – The O…Created: 2009-09-02 @ 19:02:14 EDT
The original 13 states of the United States of America as recognized by the Articles of Confederation… - Nuclear Waste Storage AlternativesCreated: 2009-08-31 @ 11:54:34 EDT
Aside from burying it all at a single location somewhere within the continental United States, how do you think the government should deal with long-term storage of our nuclear waste?… - Yucca Mountain Alternatives - Congress Could Keep Yucca Mountain as …Created: 2009-08-31 @ 11:37:42 EDT Updated: 2009-08-31 @ 12:57:35 EDT
Shortly after taking office, President Obama pulled the financial plug on further development of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada nuclear waste storage facility, prompting Environmental Issues Guide Larr… - Cash for Appliances Rebate Program – About the Department of E…Created: 2009-08-30 @ 10:35:33 EDT Updated: 2009-08-30 @ 10:40:06 EDT
The federal cash for appliances program will offer rebates on purchases of a wide array of home appliances certified as energy-efficient by the EPA’s Energy Star program… - U.S. Supreme Court JusticesCreated: 2009-08-29 @ 21:30:17 EDT
Current Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court… - How many justices should there be on the U.S. Supreme Court?…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 21:25:49 EDT
How many justices should there be on the U.S. Supreme Court?… - Telemarketing Robocalls Outlawed – FTC Rule Prohibits Unwanted…Created: 2009-08-28 @ 12:17:01 EDT
Most prerecorded commercial telemarketing calls – also called robocalls – will be prohibited after Sept. 1, 2009… - Death Panels in the Health Care Reform Bill – Does the Health …Created: 2009-08-24 @ 12:26:02 EDT Updated: 2009-08-24 @ 13:02:57 EDT
Does the health care reform bill create 'death panels' and encourage euthanasia of the elderly?… - Health Care Reform and Abortion - How the Health Care Reform Bill Ad…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 08:37:59 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 08:57:40 EDT
Anti-abortion (pro-life) groups are claiming that the health care reform bill absolutely requires the government to pay for abortions. Pro-abortion (pro-choice) groups say that it absolutely does n… - Government Aid and Money - No Grants NeededCreated: 2009-08-18 @ 10:04:27 EDT
Sources of assistance from the U.S. Government that do not involve getting a federal grant… - Presidential Retirement Benefits – Retirement Benefits Availab…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 09:49:40 EDT
Presidential retirement benefits were non-existent until the enactment of the Former Presidents Act (FPA) in 1958. Since then, presidential retirement benefits have included a lifetime annual pensi… - Small Business – the Pain and Passion of Starting and Running …Created: 2009-08-11 @ 10:35:32 EDT
Especially in this economy, why would anybody try to start their own small business? According to this Northern California family who did just that, it’s a matter of “Pain and P… - Small Business Advice – Advice and Observations from a Small B…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 10:28:04 EDT Updated: 2009-08-11 @ 10:42:45 EDT
The owners of a California small business offer hard-learned, first-hand advice on financing, starting and running a small business… - Health Insurance US Health Insurance Statistics – How Many Rea…Created: 2009-08-08 @ 09:20:02 EDT
As Congress crawls closer to its consideration of the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill that would require virtually all Americans to be covered by either private or governmen… - Cash for Clunkers Car List - Determining Your Cash For Clunkers Elig…Created: 2009-08-07 @ 08:55:14 EDT
A cash for clunkers car list, a definitive list of vehicles eligible for the cash discounts offered by the Cash for Clunkers program, is something everybody seems to be looking for. Unfortunately,… - Sonia Sotomayor – Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme CourtCreated: 2009-08-06 @ 18:57:04 EDT
On May 26, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Associate Justice. Should she be confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor would … - Food Stamps - How to Apply for Food StampsCreated: 2009-08-06 @ 18:13:39 EDT
Details on the federal Food Stamp program, now called the SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and how to apply for benefits… - Government Employee BenefitsCreated: 2009-08-06 @ 18:13:01 EDT
Federal government employees enjoy a wide range of family-friendly benefits that go far beyond insurance and retirement. Here is an extensive list of government job benefits… - TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - About the Temporary A…Created: 2009-08-06 @ 11:57:34 EDT Updated: 2009-08-07 @ 10:00:15 EDT
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is federally funded – state administered – financial assistance program for low income families with dependent children and for pr… - How to Write Letters to CongressCreated: 2009-07-16 @ 09:29:10 EDT
Tips for writing effective letters to Congress… - About the DD-214 Form - US Military RecordsCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 09:34:20 EDT
How to request a copy of the Veterans' Military records form DD-214… - Congressman Changes Mind on Gay RightsUpdated: 2009-12-18 @ 10:45:42 EST
Eight years ago, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon), voted for a bill that would have banned gay and lesbian marriages. Today, Congressman Blumenauer admits regretting that vote and says he will … - Tax cuts and incentives for families, individuals and small business…Updated: 2009-12-07 @ 08:04:34 EST
Tax cuts provided for families, individuals and businesses by the 2009 economic stimulus package – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… - New Congress to Attack Earmark SpendingUpdated: 2009-12-04 @ 12:41:01 EST
"Earmark" spending, often the source massive waste in the federal budget process, would undergo sweeping reform under a proposal being championed by the incoming Chairs of the Senate and … - Register for the Draft: It's Still the LawUpdated: 2009-12-01 @ 18:50:11 EST
The Selective Service System wants you to know that the requirement to register for the military draft did not go away with the end of the Vietnam War. Under the law, virtually all male U.S. citize… - U.S. Teachers Want Candidates to Promise Change to No Child Left Beh…Updated: 2009-11-29 @ 18:05:18 EST
What do U.S. public school teachers want to hear from the presidential candidates? Mainly, that sweeping changes will be made to provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act… - State Sources for Small Business GrantsUpdated: 2009-11-20 @ 09:20:54 EST
Small business grants are closer than you think. In fact, the small business grant you need to start or expand your business may be available right in your own home state… - The Electoral College SystemUpdated: 2009-11-15 @ 18:40:04 EST
Every fourth November, after almost two years of campaign hype and money, over 90 million Americans vote for the presidential candidates. Then, in the middle of December, the president and vice pre… - Do You Know America's Oldest Worker? - U.S. Government Info/Resource…Updated: 2009-11-15 @ 18:18:26 EST
How Lady Bird Johnson started Green Thumb, Inc. and the search for America's oldest worker, from your About.com Guide… - Ponzi Schemes - History and Examples of Ponzi Schemes…Updated: 2009-11-15 @ 08:11:24 EST
Description and history of "Ponzi" illegal investment schemes… - Money for a Small BusinessUpdated: 2009-11-11 @ 18:38:21 EST
The U.S. government does not currently provide grants for starting or expanding a small business. However, the government does offer plenty of free help in planning how to start or improve your bus… - Unemployment Benefits: A Federal-State Lifeline for the Unemployed…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 18:49:25 EST
Unemployment benefits represent the first and perhaps last line of defense against the ripple effect of joblessness. Then intention of unemployment benefits is to provide eligible, unemployed worke… - The End of Oil? Oil Independence RedefinedUpdated: 2009-10-31 @ 10:35:35 EDT
A series of recent events suggests that our nation's long-held definition of "oil independence" may be changing from independence from foreign oil to independence from all oil. Has the cu… - About Time! Daylight Saving, That IsUpdated: 2009-10-31 @ 09:55:46 EDT
About daylight saving time. Dates to set clocks and the history of daylight saving time… - Federal Benefit and Assistance ProgramsUpdated: 2009-10-28 @ 10:52:28 EDT
There are federal benefit programs available to help with many other life situations and needs. Here you will find profiles, including basic eligibility criteria and contact information for 10 of t… - Wyoming Wild Horse Herd Faces StarvationUpdated: 2009-10-13 @ 10:08:22 EDT
Citing the threat of imminent starvation, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has announced an emergency removal of all wild horses from northwest Wyoming, according to documents released by Public … - SBA Loan Programs – Loans for Small Businesses…Updated: 2009-10-10 @ 11:23:50 EDT
Small business loans offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)… - File IRS Complaints OnlineUpdated: 2009-10-06 @ 12:53:25 EDT
Americans can now file complaints against employees of the Internal Revenue Service via the Internet… - Legislative Process – How the Congressional Legislative Proces…Updated: 2009-10-05 @ 09:54:45 EDT
How the Congressional Legislative Process Works… - Congressional Constituent Services – Information on Constituen…Updated: 2009-10-04 @ 09:02:22 EDT
They may not always vote the way you think they should, but the members of the U.S. Congress from your state or congressional district –senators and representatives -- can and will do som… - Applying for U.S. Government JobsUpdated: 2009-09-29 @ 08:19:05 EDT
The federal government is the largest single employer in the united States, with almost 2 million civilian workers. About 1.6 million are full-time permanent employees. Contrary to popular belief, … - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about UsgovinfoUpdated: 2009-09-27 @ 09:19:36 EDT
- Halloween Facts from the U.S. CensusUpdated: 2009-09-25 @ 18:18:42 EDT
Today, as many as 36.4 million potential “trick-or-treaters” -- 5- to 13-year-olds – don scary disguises or ones “that may bring on smiles” as they go d… - What does a census taker do?Updated: 2009-09-25 @ 08:50:18 EDT
What, exactly, does a census taker do?: census taker crew leaders enumerator enumerators knowledgeable source… - Census takers - what do census takers do?Updated: 2009-09-25 @ 08:45:34 EDT
What, exactly, is the job of a census taker?: census bureau director census questionnaire census taker census takers house subcommittee… - Pledge of Allegiance Declared UnconstitutionalUpdated: 2009-09-23 @ 11:25:57 EDT
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco San Francisco has ruled the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional under the First Amendment due to its inclusion of the phrase under God… - Questions and Answers for New Naturalization TestUpdated: 2009-09-17 @ 19:26:09 EDT
The 100 questions on U.S. history and government designed to replace the set of questions currently used as part of the citizenship test… - Sample INS Citizenship QuestionsUpdated: 2009-09-17 @ 19:24:23 EDT
Samples of questions used by the INS in testing immigrants for citizentship… - Government 101: The basic structure and functions of the United Stat…Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 19:06:19 EDT
The basic structure and functions of the United States Federal Government… - Financial Assistance for Cancer PatientsUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 09:29:15 EDT
U.S. Government and private sources of financial assistnace and support for cancer patients and their families… - Requirements to Become President of the United States…Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 19:15:02 EDT
So you want to be president? Forget the nerves of steel, the charisma, the skeleton-free closet, the fund-raising network, the thick skin and the legions of loyal folks who agree with your stance o… - California Offers Online Unclaimed Property Auction…Updated: 2009-08-30 @ 18:56:45 EDT
The State of California now offers an online auction of certain unclaimed property. Get the links and details here… - The 2009 Economic Stimulus Package -- The American Recovery and Rein…Updated: 2009-08-30 @ 11:46:06 EDT
How the 2009 economic stimulus package -- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- could affect American families and individuals… - Reader Tips and Experiences with SBA Small Business Loans…Updated: 2009-08-28 @ 18:41:24 EDT
SBA loan experiences and tips from readers… - DOT Proposes Major Traffic Control ChangesUpdated: 2009-08-24 @ 19:21:16 EDT
Fluorescent pink signs to alert drivers to traffic crashes, large print on road signs for older drivers, and "animated eyes" to caution pedestrians at intersections are among the improvem… - NASA Plans Elevators to SpaceUpdated: 2009-08-24 @ 19:11:55 EDT
Open your imagination now. You hop into the elevator and hit the button for the 11,457,600th floor. Hope you dressed warmly, because when you hop out, you'll be hopping right into space. Science fi… - 22 Million Americans are Drug-Alcohol DependentUpdated: 2009-08-23 @ 10:27:55 EDT
An estimated 22 million Americans abused or were dependent on drugs, alcohol or both, in 2002, according to the latest report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAM… - US Teens Adopting Anti-marijuana AttitudeUpdated: 2009-08-23 @ 10:18:57 EDT
American teens are adopting an increasingly anti-marijuana attitude, according to new findings from the 2003 Teens Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), released by the Partnership for a Drug… - http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/testing/testfile.htmUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 18:11:33 EDT
- US Constitution - Text of the US ConstitutionUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 17:54:49 EDT
- Helping the Disabled Find JobsUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 08:52:17 EDT
Persons with disabilities will find help in getting jobs at this new Web site from the Social Security Administration… - Government Aid and Money - No Grants NeededUpdated: 2009-08-18 @ 08:46:36 EDT
Sources of health care related assistance from the U.S. Government… - Miranda: Rights of SilenceUpdated: 2009-08-17 @ 19:04:54 EDT
About your Miranda rights of silence, from your About.com Guide… - The Process of Impeachment of the President of the United StatesUpdated: 2009-08-17 @ 18:57:28 EDT
The process of impeachment of the President of the United States. It's the last thing you would ever think could happen to an American President. Since 1841, over one-third of all American Presiden… - NASA on Watch for Earth-threatening AsteroidsUpdated: 2009-08-17 @ 18:33:30 EDT
NASA astronomers say the chances of the 1.2-mile-wide (2 km) asteroid called 2002 NT7actually hitting the Earth on Feb. 1, 2019, are slim, however they will be watching this and other orbitingdooms… - The North Korean Nuclear Situation and the Agreed FrameworkUpdated: 2009-08-16 @ 18:16:09 EDT
Read the history of the Agreed Framework, the now-broken U.S. 1994 nuclear non-proliferation agreement with North Korea and what its failure cost the United States… - Issues, Organizations, and Interest GroupsUpdated: 2009-08-15 @ 19:53:36 EDT
Pick an issue - pick an opinion. There's an online organization for you… - George Washington's First State of the Union Address - US Government…Updated: 2009-08-15 @ 19:46:59 EDT
George Washington's First State of the Union Address, from your About.com Guide… - Presidential Pay and Compensation – Pay and Compensation of th…Updated: 2009-08-14 @ 18:27:08 EDT
Pay and Compensation of the President of the United States…