Public Policy Links
(under revision)

Government Documents

The Congressional Record via Thomas.

The Congressional Record via GPO Access.

The Federal Register via GPO Access..

The Code of Federal Regulations vis GPO Access.

U.S. Code (codified U.S. laws)

General Accounting Office reports via GPO Access.

General Accounting Office reports vis GAO.

Legislative news and hearing notices from the House Science Committee and responses and related information from the Science Committe's Democratic Minority.

United States Congress

[Appropriations Committee | Commerce Committee | National Security Committee | Science Committee | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ]

Executive Branch

General Resources

The President's homepage with entry points to Executive Branch department and agency pages and information resources through the Electronic Citizens Handbook.
: Sponsored by the National Technical Information Service, FEDWORLD is a one-stop location for the public to locate, order, and have delivered to them, U.S. Government information.
: Register your profile to get federal research and education funding announcements by email at no cost.
: GILS is a search engine designed to identify and describe information resources throughout the Federal government, and provide assistance in obtaining the information.

Federal Departments, Agencies and Programs

[Technology Administration]
: [ Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDRE) | Advanced Research Projects Agency | Defense Technical Information Web | Joint Dual Use Program Office | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) | Army Research Lab | Office of Naval Research (ONR) ]
: [ Argonne National Laboratory | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Los Alamos National Laboratory | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Pacific Northwest Laboratory | Sandia National Laboratories ]
: [ Laboratories | Advanced Technology Program | Manufacturing Extension Partnerships | Baldrige Quality Program ]
: [ Engineering Directorate | Computer and Info. Science and Engineering Directorate]

State and Local Government Links

State and Local Government on the Net

The Library of Congress, Yahoo!, Piper, and Indiana University's WWW Virtual Library collect links to state and local government web pages and resources.

CityLink and CityNet provide links to municipal home pages.

Council of State Governments

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

National Governors' Association's Science and Technology Council of the States (STCS)

State-Federal Technology Partnership Page

State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI)

StateScape

National Association of State Information Resource Executives (NASIRE)

Public Technology Inc.

Science and Engineering Societies

American Association for the Advancement of Science and its Science and Policy Programs

American Association of Engineering Societies [Old Site]

American Astronomical Society and it's Public Policy Information page.

American Chemical Society and its Government Relations page.

American Engineering Association

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and its Public Policy Page.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers and its Government Relations page.

American Institute of Physics and its Physics and Government page.

American Mathematical Society and its Science Policy page.

American Nuclear Society

American Physical Society and its Public Affairs page.

American Society of Civil Engineers and its Public/Government Relations page.

American Society for Engineering Education and their Public Affairs page

American Society of Mechanical Engineers and it's Government Relations Information Clearinghouse

Association for Computing Machinery

Federation of Materials Society

International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)

Mathematical Association of America

National Academies of Science and Engineering, National Research Council

National Society of Professional Engineers and its Government Relations Page.

Optical Society of America

Society of Women Engineers

Other Links

ATRA promotes tort, product, and professional liability law reform at the state and Federal level on behalf of its members, which include large and small business, trade and professional associations, public agencies, and other groups, including IEEE-USA.
: The non-profit Benton Foundation promotes public interest values and noncommercial services for the National Information Infrastructure through research and policy analysis, outreach to the non-profit community, and publishing.
: A non-profit public interest organization founded to develop and advocate public policies that advance constitutional civil liberties and democratic values in the use of new computer and communications technologies.
: The Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology at Simon Fraser University in Canada was established in 1980 to conduct focused resarch on the relationship between public policy, the management of technology, and innovation.
: Multi-disciplinary research and education program at George Mason University directed at integrating trade considerations with those of science, research and technology.
: The Competitiveness Policy Council is a twelve member, bipartisan federal advisory commission charged with making recommendations to the President and Congress on how to improve the nation's competitiveness.
: A non-profit public interest organization of computer professionals concerned with the effects of computers and information technologies in general on society.
: The Council on Competitiveness a nonpartisan, nonprofit forum of chief executives from the business, university and labor communities working together to set a national action agenda for U.S. leadership in global markets, technological innovation, and education and training. The Council is known for its policy recommendations and its international benchmarking of U.S. competitiveness. IEEE-USA is a National Affiliate of the Council.
: The Critical Technologies Institute is a federally funded research and development center charted by Congress to provide policy analysis to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the cabinet-level National Science and Technology Council, and government agencies with science and technology missions. CTI operates as a research center of the Rand Corporation under contract administered by the National Science Foundation.
: An association of the major shareholder-owned electric companies, EEI provides a forum for the electric power industry to exchange ideas and experiences and to communicate with a variety of audiences, including government.
: A non-profit civil liberties organization founded to protect privacy, free expression, and access to on-line resources and information.; The research arm of the electric power industry.
: A public interest research center sponsored by the Fund for Constitutional Government and the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues related to the National Information Infrastructure.
: The Center is currently conducting a study Evaluating the Clinton/Gore Technology Initiatives through its Science, Technology and Public Policy Program. The J.F.K. School of Government also hosts a program on Technology and Economic Policy.
: An Institute at the University of Texas at Austin directed at stimulating private and public-sector alliances-alliances for regional and national economic development, with educational initiatives and implementation programs directed at technology and commercialization.
: Internet2 is a collaborative effort involving the Federal government and over 100 universities to build a new superfast information network and family of advanced applications to meet emerging academic requirements in research, teaching and learning.
: The Loka Institute is a non-profit research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and environmental repercussions of science and technology.
: A Master's level degree program aimed at educating leaders for practical work in government and industry capable of tackling the important technological issues confronting society.

National Political Information.
: A page of links to political organizations, including the national parties and related organizations.
: A project of The Tides Center, a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization, NetAction promotes effective grassroots citizen action on technology-based social and political issues.
: Emerging as a key resource for policy and political professionals, NetCapitol will provide a database of policy outputs from over 1000 Information Partners on a wide variety of subjects, including science and technology.
: Much like the U.S. Congress' now-defunct Office of Technology Assessment, POST is an office of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament, which is charged with providing balanced and objective analysis of the science and technology based issues

A premier think-tank, Rand Corporation conducts public policy research and analysis, including science and technology-related issues, for the government, industry and other sponsors.
: An attempt to create a comprehensive listing of science, technology and innovation policy resources on the Internet.
: An electronic community of "conservative" non-profit organizations, think-tanks, and publications such as Empower America, the American Conservative Union, the Heritage Foundation, and the National Review, Town Hall also supports a policy forum for discussion of hot issues of the day.

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