Congressional Research Service Reports
- CRS ReportsReports from 2018- available directly from CRS
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (1916-present)The CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis. Their reports are written at the request of members and provide good summaries of policy or background information on a matter of interest to Congress.
Government Accountability Office
The GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.
- GAO Reports1922-present
Policy Research from Think Tanks
- Overton.io This link opens in a new windowDatabase containing policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications, and working papers.
- Policy CommonsSearch across think tank, NGO, IGO reports.
Use Domain Searching in Google
Search for information from a government or organization by using Google domain search. Enter your keywords and then add site:[url of website]
This can be useful also when looking for information from the military (.mil) or a state (Michigan is .michigan.gov) or a city (Detroit is .detroit.mi.gov)
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