This document lists the websites of various U.S. government cabinet departments and agencies. It provides the department name, website URL, and secretary for 13 federal departments. It then lists several agencies and programs within each department along with their websites. The sites cover a wide range of topics from agriculture and commerce to veterans affairs, transportation, and state department international programs. The document was compiled by Laura Johnson of the Nebraska Library Commission on August 22, 2012.

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United States Cabinet Departments on the Web
August 22, 2012
U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
Secretary Tom Vilsack
USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/
USDA Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us/fallcolors/gallery.shtml
Ask Karen http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/Ask_Karen/index.asp
PLANTS Database http://www.plants.usda.gov/java/
National Agricultural Library http://www.nal.usda.gov/
Cooperative Extension System Offices http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/
NE Rural Development http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/NEHome.html
U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.commerce.gov/
Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/
NTIS - National Technical Information Service http://www.ntis.gov/
National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/index.html
NIST Global Standards Information Standards http://gsi.nist.gov/global/index.cfm/L1-5/L2-44/A-171
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov/
NOAA's National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/
U. S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
American FactFinder http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
Availability of Census Records about Individuals http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf
U.S. Department of Defense http://www.defense.gov./
Secretary Leon E. Panetta
Department of Defense Websites http://www.defense.gov./RegisteredSites/RegisteredSites.aspx
U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
Secretary Arne Duncan
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2. Federal Student Aid http://studentaid.ed.gov/
Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/
ERIC http://eric.ed.gov/
National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/
U.S. Department of Energy http://energy.gov/
Secretary Steven Chu
Argonne National Laboratory http://www.anl.gov/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.dhhs.gov/
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Center for Disease Control & Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Food & Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/
Public Health Service http://www.usphs.gov/
National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine http://www.nih.gov/
Medicare.gov http://www.medicare.gov/default.aspx
U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/
Secretary Janet Napolitano
CBP.gov - home page http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/home.xml
Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/
Citizenship and Immigration Services http://www.dhs.gov/citizenship-and-immigration-services
US Coast Guard Home http://www.uscg.mil/
Transportation Security Administration http://www.tsa.gov/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD
Secretary Shaun Donovan
Federal Housing Administration http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/federal_housing_administration
Ginnie Mae http://www.ginniemae.gov/
Ginnie Mae Loan Estimator http://www.ginniemae.gov/2_prequal/le_intro_questions.asp?subTitle=YPTH
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3. U.S. Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm
Secretary Ken Salazar
Bureau of Indian Affairs http://www.bia.gov/
Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html
National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/index.htm
National Register of Historic Places http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/
USGS Libraries Program: Ask a Librarian http://library.usgs.gov/ext_request.html
U.S. Department of Justice http://www.justice.gov/
Attorney General Eric Holder
United States Attorneys' Office http://www.justice.gov/usao/
Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/
Uniform Crime Report http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives http://www.atf.gov/
U.S. Marshals http://www.usmarshals.gov/
U.S. Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/
Secretary Hilda L. Solis
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
Occupational Safety & Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/
U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
Countries of the World http://www.state.gov/misc/list/index.htm
News & Updates https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSTATEBPA/subscriber/topics
Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions http://www.usembassy.gov/
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs http://exchanges.state.gov/
Fulbright http://fulbright.state.gov/
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4. U.S. Department of State for Youth http://future.state.gov/
Country Commercial Guides http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
International Travel Information http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html
U.S. Department of Transportation http://www.dot.gov/
Secretary Ray LaHood
Briefing Room http://www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html
Federal Highway Administration http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
Merchant Marine http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/merchant_marine/index.html
Federal Aviation Administration http://www.faa.gov/
Airline On-Time Statistics http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/
U.S. Department of the Treasury http://www.treasury.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Secretary Timothy Geithner
Internal Revenue Service http://www.irs.gov/
U.S. Mint http://www.usmint.gov/
Coin News http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/
TreasuryDirect http://www.treasurydirect.gov/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs http://www.va.gov/
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Veterans Benefits http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/
GI Bill http://www.gibill.va.gov/
Health Topics Finder http://www.va.gov/health/topics/
Office of Rural Health http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/
Nationwide Gravesite Locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/
Laura Johnson
Continuing Education Coordinator, Nebraska Library Commission
laura.johnson@nebraska.gov
August 22, 2012
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