Government Surplus Property and Asset Sales and Auctions

• Federal
• State

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:

• Health and Human Services: GrantsNet
• Department of Education: Funding Opportunities and Student Financial Assistance
• Housing and Urban Development:Federal Rent Assistance and Buying a Home
• Veterans Affairs: GI Bill and VA Home Loan

The Criminal Division of the Department of Justice includes the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS). The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) is a partnership Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center. Consumer Information is available via a number of resources:

• Consumer.gov [Consumer Information from the Federal Government]
• Federal Trade Commission: Online Investment Opportunities: 'Net Profit or 'Net Gloss?
• Securities and Exchange Commission: Internet and Online Trading
• Other Scam/Fraud Sites
• Non-government site: Internet Fraud Watch by the National Consumer League.

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:

• Department of Homeland Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service
• Department of State: Foreign Service Officer, Civil Service Careers, Teaching Overseas

Following the current legislative process on the Federal level, use GPO Access and/or Thomas from the Library of Congress.

• Bill Summary and Status via Thomas 93rd Session (1973-1974) to the Current Session
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): National Archives and Records Administration on GPO Access or via Cornell's Legal Information Institute
• Federal Register (FR): via GPO Access
  See also: Regulatory Information Service Center via General Services Administration
• Public Laws (104th Congress-present) via GPO Access
• United States Code via GPO Access or via Cornell

• State Agencies via Northwestern University Library
• State Laws: Cases & Codes via FindLaw

• Municipal Codes Online via Seattle Public Library

See also LSU Libraries' Legal Sources.

Department of Defense Fact Sheets:

• Medal of Honor Recipients
• Military Personnel Mailing Addresses Requests
• Military Records Requests
• Soldiers and Saliors Certificates [Verification of Military Service]

The Department of State site contains information for American's going overseas:

• Passport Services and Information
• Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets by Country
• U.S. Embassy and Consulate Websites Worldwide

Travelers to the United States should check the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security.

• Applying for Lawful Permanent Residence
• Information for Employers
• USCIS Field Offices
• Naturalization [Applying for US Citizenship]
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Temporary Visitors [Nonimmigrant Status: Travel, Business, Students attending US Schools, Exchange Visitors]

The Small Business Administration provides information for small businesses such as Financing Your Business as well as pages for specific types of business owners:

• Minority Enterprise Development
• Online Women's Business Center

It may be helpful to contact your local SBA Offices and Services.

• Consumer.gov [Consumer Information from the Federal Government]
• HealthFinder.gov [Department of Health and Human Services: selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations]
• Military.com
• U.S. Blue Pages [U.S. General Services Agency. Key federal telephone listings by Subject.]

See also: LSU Libraries' Search Engines.

The Department of Veterans Affairs website contains many useful links regarding Veterans Benefits There is a 1-Stop Service Inquiry page.

• Burial and Memorial
• GI Bill
• Health Care
• Home Loans
• Directory of Veterans Service Organizations

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).