Research Guides: Master in Community Development Policy and Practice (MCD, MACDPP): Government Information

Government Information

Catalog of US Government Publications
Includes publications distributed through the US federal depository library program and more.
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
List of Foreign Governments
Has links to official government portals or homepages and to legislative and executive branch institutions

CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports, 2018+ This link opens in a new window
Now directly released by the CRS, which prepares these reports for the use of Congress in its legislative, oversight, and representational duties. Reports are produced on topics of interest to Congress.
CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports, 1965-2018 This link opens in a new window
Public policy briefs issued by the Congressional Research Service to inform members of Congress and their staff on subjects of current interest. Funded by taxpayer money and thus all in the public domain, these reports are nonpartisan and concise.
Note: The information on this site is compiled and made available as a public service by the Government Documents Department at the University of North Texas Libraries. UNT does not make any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for results obtained from the use of the information. Distribution of the information does not constitute such a warranty. Use of the information is the sole responsibility of the user.

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
An investigatory arm of Congress, the GAO often reports on program evaluation and outcomes.

Science.gov This link opens in a new window
Gateway to information resources at government science agencies including science web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials.

National Technical Reports Library
Search over 3 million+ of historical and current government technical reports with links to over 800,000 full text items

TRAIL: Technical Report Archive & Image Library This link opens in a new window
Provides unrestricted access to digitized U.S. federal technical reports, primarily prior to 1976 but also later.