Washington Beat Book
Written for reporters by reporters, the Washington Beat Book provides a crash course in government agencies for those assigned to cover the federal government. Paul Miller Fellows select and profile each agency, with relevant links and resources. Click an agency seal to browse the information compiled by our fellows, or navigate directly to an agency's website with the provided link.
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The Beat Book provides quick access to sources and information on more than 50 government agencies and topics, for anyone who needs it. View a full listing of agencies or search by keyword.
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>The Library of Congresswww.loc.gov -
Agriculture—U.S. Forest Servicewww.fs.fed.us -
Bureau of Land Managementwww.blm.gov -
Bureau of Reclamationwww.usbr.gov -
Census Bureauwww.census.gov -
Central Intelligence Agencywww.cia.gov -
Commodity Futures Trading Commissionwww.cftc.gov -
Congressional Recordswww.senate.gov -
Congressional Travelclerk.house.gov -
Department of Agriculturewww.usda.gov -
Department of Commercewww.doc.gov -
Department of Defensewww.defenselink.mil -
Department of Energywww.energy.gov -
Department of Health and Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov -
Department of Homeland Securitywww.dhs.gov -
Department of Housing and Urban Developmentwww.hud.gov -
Department of Justicewww.usdoj.gov -
Department of Statewww.state.gov -
Department of the Interiorwww.doi.gov -
Department of Transportationwww.dot.gov -
Department of Veterans Affairswww.va.gov -
Energy - The National Nuclear Security Administrationwww.nnsa.doe.gov -
Environmental Protection Agencywww.epa.gov -
Federal Communications Commissionwww.fcc.gov -
Federal Election Commissionwww.fec.gov -
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)www.fema.gov -
Federal Procurement -
Federal Trade Commissionhttp://www.ftc.gov -
HHS - National Institutes of Healthwww.nih.gov -
HHS—Food and Drug Administrationwww.fda.gov -
Homeland Security—Immigration Agencieswww.dhs.gov -
HSS—Medicaidwww.cms.gov -
Interior – National Park Servicewww.nps.gov -
Interior—Bureau of Indian Affairswww.doi.gov/tribes -
Interior—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicewww.fws.gov -
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)www.nasa.gov -
National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationwww.nhtsa.dot.gov -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationwww.noaa.gov -
National Transportation Safety Boardwww.ntsb.gov -
Nuclear Regulatory Commissionwww.nrc.gov -
Office of Management and Budgetwww.whitehouse.gov/o -
Office of the Federal Register -
Office of the United States Trade Representativewww.ustr.gov -
Social Security Administrationwww.ssa.gov -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)www.eeoc.gov -
The Federal Reservewww.federalreserve.g -
The Government Accountability Officewww.gao.gov -
The Inspectors Generalwww.ignet.gov -
The Mine Safety and Health Administrationhttp://www.msha.gov/ -
The U.S. Product Safety Commissionwww.cpsc.gov -
The White Househttp://www.whitehous -
Think Tanks -
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)www.tsa.gov -
U.S. Department of Treasurywww.treas.gov -
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbiawww.dcd.uscourts.gov -
U.S. Election Assistance Commissionwww.eac.gov -
U.S. Energy Information Administrationwww.eia.gov -
U.S. Supreme Courtwww.supremecourtus.g -
United States Agency for International Developmentwww.usaid.gov