The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)Chapter 13:
The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the GovernmentWeb Links
| The Council for Excellence in Government | | “The Council works to improve the performance of American government and government’s place in the lives and esteem of American citizens.” The site includes online articles on government administration issues. Comprehensive list of related links.
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http://www.excelgov.com/
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| USAGov.gov: The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal | | This site is an entree to innumerable federal government sites. More importantly, the section Citizens Get It Done Online! (under the “Get Services” link) provides guidance to widely used citizen services such as passport acquisition, mail voting, tax forms, and jobs in government.
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http://www.usa.gov/
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| Federal Gateway | | A privately run comprehensive guide to locales in the executive branch.
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http://fedgate.org/
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| Census Bureau Home Page | | Also try the Bureau’s American FactFinder.
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http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
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| Senior Executive Service | | The federal site of the SES, with both descriptions and facts about the program, as well as recruitment tools.
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http://www.opm.gov/SES/
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| Whistleblower Protection Program | | The official site of the Whistleblower Protection Program in the U.S. Department of Labor, including a listing newly effective protections for whistleblowers.
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http://www.whistleblowers.gov/index.html
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