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See also: Regulatory Information Service Center via General Services Administration
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The "ultimate" sources for finding federal grant opprotunites are the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance and Grants.gov, the single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. Many agencies also have listings of grants and programs that are available:
The Criminal Division of the Department of Justice includes the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS). The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Consumer Information is available via a number of resources:
Searches via USA Jobs from the Office of Personnel Management can be limited by state and agency. Many agencies will also have a careers information:
Following the current legislative process on the Federal level, use GPO Access and/or Thomas from the Library of Congress.
See also LSU Libraries' Legal Sources.
Department of Defense Fact Sheets:
Travelers to the United States should check the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of State site contains information for American's going overseas:
The Small Business Administration provides information for small businesses such as Financing Your Business as well as pages for specific types of business owners:
It may be helpful to contact your local SBA Offices and Services.
The Department of Veterans Affairs website contains many useful links regarding Veterans Benefits There is a 1-Stop Service Inquiry page.
The ICC no longer exists: Interstate Commerce Commission Created by act of Feb. 4, 1887 (24 Stat. 379). Certain functions as cited in act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931) transferred to the Secretary of Commerce. Functions relating to railroad and pipeline safety transferred to Federal Railroad Administrator and motor carrier safety to Federal Highway Administrator by act. Abolished by act of Dec. 29, 1995 (109 Stat. 932) and many functions transferred to the newly created Surface Transportation Board within the Department of Transportation.
Check the Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General. The OIG deals with Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. To report, contact the Office of Inspector General hotline, P.O. Box 23178, Washington, DC 20026-0178. Phone, 202- 366-1461 or 800-424-9071 (toll-free).
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