Government Databases by Subject
This guide provides direct links to databases and other sources of information by various agencies of the Federal Government. If you are unable to find what you need here, please visit Ask-a-Librarian or call the reference desk at (317) 232-3678.
Agriculture
Business/Financial
Congress
Crime/Justice
Defense/Military
Earth Sciences/Natural Resources
Education
Environment
Health and Safety
History
Households
International
Labor
Scientific/Technical
Agriculture
Agricola – National Agricultural Library
Amber Waves – Department of Agriculture
USDA Current Research Information System – Department of Agriculture
Business/Financial
Benefits.gov – Federal collaborative project
Budget of the United States – Office of Management and Budget, via FDsys
Economic Indicators – Census Bureau
EDGAR – Securities and Exchange Commission filings and forms
FDIC Bank Data and Statistics – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FedinPrint – Federal Reserve
Forms.gov – Powered by USA.gov
Govloans.gov - Federal collaborative project
Grants.gov – Federal collaborative project
Patent and Trademark Office Patents/Trademarks – Patent and Trademark Office
Small Business Indicators – Small Business Administration
Survey of Current Business – Department of Commerce
Congress
Biographical Directory of United States Congress – United States Congress
Congressional Directory – Powered by FDsys
Govtrack.us – Civic Impulse, LLC
House of Representatives Committees – United States House of Representatives
How our laws are made – Library of Congress
Senate Committees - United States Senate
United States Senate – United States Senate
United States House of Representatives – United States House of Representatives
Crime/Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics – Office of Justice Programs
Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool – Office of Postsecondary Education
Internet Crime Complaint Center – FBI, National White Collar Complaint Center & Bureau of Justice Assistance
National Criminal Justice Reference Service – Department of Justice
Uniform Crime Reports – Federal Bureau of Investigation
Defense/Military
Center for the Study of Intelligence – Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Information Systems Agency – Department of Defense
Defense Intelligence Agency – Defense Intelligence Agency
Naval History and Heritage Command – Department of the Navy
Nonproliferation – National Nuclear Security Administration
Office of the Director of National Intelligence – Director of National Intelligence
US Army Center of Military History – Department of the Army
US Army Heritage and Education Center – Department of the Army
US Department of Defense – Department of Defense
Vietnam Era POW/MIA Database – Library of Congress
Earth Sciences/Natural Resources
DuckData – US Geological Survey (USGS)
Global Change Master Directory – NASA
National Geologic Map Database – USGS
USGS Publications Warehouse – USGS
Education
Ben’s Guide to Government Information – Government Printing Office
Childstats.gov – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Condition of Education – National Center for Education Statistics
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) – Institute of Education Sciences
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Federal Student Aid
Internship for Students
Presidential Powers
State Profiles on Child Care – US Department of Health and Human Services
Environment
Energy Data Tools – Energy Information Administration
Environmental Publications – Environmental Protection Agency
Gasoline and Diesel fuel update – Energy Information Administration
How clean is the electricity I use? – Environmental Protection Agency
MyEnvironment – Environmental Protection Agency
National Weather Service – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PLANTS Database – USDA
Water Data for the Nation – USGS
Health and Safety
Choose My Plate - Department of Agriculture
Criminal Justice Abstracts – National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Foodsafety.gov – Department of Health and Human Services
Firearms statistics – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Healthfinder.gov – Department of Health and Human Services
Hospital Compare –Department of Health and Human Services
Medline Plus – National Library of Medicine
PubMed – National Library of Medicine
Toxicology Data Network – National Library of Medicine
Womenshealth.gov – Department of Health and Human Services
History
American Memory – Library of Congress
A Century of Lawmaking – Library of Congress
Our Documents – National Archives and Records Administration
Today in History – Library of Congress
Households
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – Powered by USA.gov
Consumer Product Information Database U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HUD Bibliographic Database – US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Recalls.gov – Powered by USA.gov
International
Country Background Notes – Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs – Department of State
Country Studies – Library of Congress
Foreign Labor Statistics – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Immigration statistics – Department of Homeland Security
International Data Base – Census Bureau
Administration
Nations of the World – Law Library of Congress
US Department of State – Department of State
US Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Missions – Department of State
World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency
World Leaders – Central Intelligence Agency
Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics – BLS, Department of Labor
Occupational Outlook Handbook – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Safety and Health – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Wage Determinations online – Federal collaborative project
Scientific/Technical
Annual Energy Review – Energy Information Administration
Department of Energy Information Bridge – Department of Energy
Department of Energy OpenNet – Department of Energy
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NASA Life Sciences Data Archive – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Technical Reports – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) U.S. Department of Commerce
Science.gov – Powered by USA.gov
REF KS 10/7/2021