Technology Tip Number 126
Take me to your leaders

Do you know how to access the United States government online?  Do you remember using the "blue pages" in the phone book to find government services in your area?  Today's tip will help you find your local, state and national government online.

For a quick overview of government websites in the United States try this site: http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html   From this site you can quickly find state and county government information as well as links to their official websites.  This site also provided links to specific Federal Government Offices, Departments, Bureaus and Branches.

If you'd prefer to go right to the source try: http://www.usa.gov/ for the official federal government website.

http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml

http://www.usa.gov/Government/Tribal_Sites/index.shtml

http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Local.shtml

If you're looking for online government resources outside of the 
United States try checking out this country list from Yahoo:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/

Or try some of these National Government sites 
to see how they compare to each other:

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