Federal Government Documents - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Executive Office of the President (http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/eop.html), information on President’s cabinets, executive offices, federal government statistics, and press releases, presidential speeches, and executive orders.

Budget of the United States Government 1997 to 2005
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Available at the State Library in print current two years, SuDoc: PREX 2.8:

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html) the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Available online at GPO Access 1996 to the current year and Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database, which has the CFR 1938-1986, and the current year at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm. Available in print at the State Library for the current year, SuDoc: AE 2.106/3: (Note: CFR Index available in print 1964 to the current year).

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html) search for important federal government documents from the Articles of Confederation to the Gettysburg Address to presidential proclamations.

Federal Agencies and Commissions (http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html) list of websites.

Federal Register (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html) the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents available at GPO Access 1994 to the current year and Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database with the Federal Register full-text in PDF from its inception in 1936 to the current year at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm and at the State Library in print current year, and in microfiche January 1975 to December 2004, SuDoc: AE 2.106:

List of CFR Affected (LSA) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/index.html) lists proposed, new, and amended Federal regulations that have been published in the Federal Register since the most recent revision date of a CFR title. Available at GPO Access 1986-2007 and Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database with the LSA full-text in PDF from 1949 to 2000 at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm and in print 1987 to the present. SuDoc: AE 2.106/2:

Official U.S. Executive Branch Office Websites http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html list of Executive Branch websites from the Library of Congress.

Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2004/index.html) lists more than 7,000 federal executive- and legislative-branch leadership and top support "political" positions not subject to a competitive appointment process.

Public Papers of the Presidents
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/search.html from 1992 George Bush to 2001 George W. Bush. Available at the State Library in print from 1929 Herbert Hoover to 2001 George W. Bush, Call Number: 352.238 Unit (Note: Shelved in the regular collection).

Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov) find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.

State of the Union Addresses (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/sou/index.html) coverage from 1992 with President George H.W. Bush to current administration.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html) from 1993 to the present. Available at the State Library in print January 1992 to October 2000. Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database with the Weekly Compilation full-text in PDF from 2001 to current at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm