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Resource Name &
Link to Resource:		U.S. Government Manual
Description:

Provides information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches as well as information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

A typical agency description includes a list of officials heading major operating units, a summary statement of the agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government, a brief history of the agency, including its legislative or executive authority, and a description of its programs and activities, and information, addresses, and phone numbers to help users locate detailed information on consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, publications, and other matters of public interest.

The Manual is published as a special edition of the Federal Register (see 1 CFR 9.1). Its focus is on programs and activities. Persons interested in detailed organizational structure, the regulatory documents of an agency, or Presidential documents should refer to the Federal Register or one of its other special editions. FDsys contains the U.S. Government Manual for 1995-96 and all subsequent editions to the present. The new edition of the Manual is available to the Public each year in the late summer. Documents are available as ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Resource Type(s): E-Book(s),  Government Publication,  Reference Tool 
Access information: Free resource - available to everyone on the Internet
Fulltext: Fulltext is available.
Vendor Name:Government Printing Office
Research Guides: Reference Sources, U.S. Federal Government Research
Coverage:1995 - present
Update Frequency:annual (in late summer)