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Government Information

A guide to Federal and Maryland state documents held at UMBC and tools for accessing government information.

Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. The Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Theses resources give access to the Federal Register and the CFR. Lexis Nexis Academic gives access to both through the new US Legal tab. The current volunmes of the CFR in print are available in the Goverenment Documents collection at AE2.106

State Department: Foreign Relations of the United States

These sites provide online access to current information from the State Department and archived volumes of the 'Foreign Relations of the United States. Note: The full set of published volumes to date is available in print in the Goverenment Documents collection at S1.1

The Presidency

Executive Branch Sources (Online)