Enoch Pratt Free Library

Documents you can use

Here are some useful government websites and full-text reports last updated on September 1, 2010.

Broadcasting Board of Governors  
An "independent federal agency responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored, non-military, international broadcasting." Includes:  Al-Hurra  and Radio Sawa 

Cybersecurity

• Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency 

D-Day

• Government Views of D-Day 1944 The City University of New York

Disaster Housing

• National Disaster Housing Strategy
  

Dirksen Congressional Center 

• Editorial Cartoon Collecton 
  "The editorial cartoons and related lesson plans from The Dirksen Center will
  teach students to identify issues, analyze symbols, acknowledge the need for
  background knowledge, recognize stereotypes and caricatures, think
  critically, and appreciate the role of irony and humor."
• Congress in the Classroom Workshop 
  Find Mock Senate Simulation at:  http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_mocksenatesimulation.htm 

End of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF) and Operation Dawn

• Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq August 31, 2010
• Remarks by the President During Fort Bliss Army Base Visit, Fort Bliss Army Base, El Paso, Texas August 31, 2010

FDA and Drugs 

• FDA approved drugs 
• Oversight/regulatory materials for the pharmaceutical industry  
• The National Drug Code Directory 

Society for History in the Federal Government

• Federal History
  An annual peer-reviewed online journal featuring articles about the development of the U.S. government.

Federal Resources for Missing and Exploited Children A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies

Health Care Reform

• H. R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• H. R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Homelessness

• Homeless and Substance Abuse Information 
• National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC)
• 2006 Report to Congress Fifth Progress Report on HUD's Strategy for Improving Homeless Data Collection, Reporting, and Analysis 
• Homeless Assistance Programs Library 

Inaugural Address of President Barack Obama

• Transcript of the inaugural address with video

Kids and Parents and Government 

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids 
• BLM (Bureau of Land Management) Learning Landscapes 
• Department of Justice for Kids 
• Kids and Families 
• Kids.gov 

National Security Archive- The George Washington University
"The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States."

No Child Left Behind 

• No Child Left Behind - Hot Topics Evergreen State College

Terrorism

• Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 U.S. Department of State
• Terrorism 2002-2005 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

United States of America

• The Decline in America's Reputation Why? 

University of Maryland School of Law - Thurgood Marshall Law Library 

• Congressional Research Service Reports in Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law & Policy  
• Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights 
• Years of Violence: Urban Civil Unrest of the 1960s 

USASpending.gov - Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes

U. S. Department of Labor 

• The Wirtz Digital Library  
  The Library collection includes: U.S. Department of Labor publications, trade union and labor history materials, labor leaders’ biographies, statistical abstracts and more.

U.S. Military/Homeland Security 

• OIG Report on CIA Accountability with Respect to the 9/11 Attacks: Executive Summary  
• Report on Prewar Intelligence Assessments about Postwar Iraq together with Additional Views 
• Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq - General David H. Petraeus
• Selected U.S. Army Field Manuals (FMs), War Department Pamphlets (WD PAMs), and Department of the Army Pamphlets (DA PAMs) Also see: Army Field Manuals at GlobalSecurity.org
• Ungoverned Areas and Threats from Safe Havens 
• Vision 2015: A Globally Networked and Integrated Intelligence Enterprise

U.S. Military Veterans 

• Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office  
• Historic Government Publications from World War II - Southern Methodist University