Federal Agencies

Do you have a question about a federal  agency or a program or service administered by a federal agency?  Below you will find links to user friendly web sites that contain great information on these and other related subjects.  For general information about the federal government, services, agencies, and contacts, see USA.gov. This information is also available in Spanish at USA.gov en Espanol.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
Search for information, forms, resources, and laws concerning U.S. citizenship and immigration.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Search for information about Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program:  coordination, insurance oversight, regulations and guidance, research and statistics, outreach and education.

Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
The web site of the U.S. Copyright Office provides access to information about copyright publications, forms, law, licensing, and registration, and searching for copyright records.  The web site of the Patent and Trademark Office provides similar information about patents and trademarks.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) web site provides access to information about equal employment including:  laws, regulations, guidance, types of discrimination, filing of charges, and prohibited practices.  This information is also available in Spanish at EEOC en Español and in other languages at EEOC in Other Languages (Arabic, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese).

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Search for information about inmate location, prisoner facilities, careers, programs and services, policies, and forms.

Federal Trade Commission
Search for information about competition, consumer protection, economics, enforcement actions, legislation, policy, and international matters.

The Internal Revenue Service web site provides access to tax information for individuals, businesses, government entities, and tax professionals; information about retirement plans and tax exempt bonds; also forms, publications, and tools for preparing and filing tax returns.  This information is also available in Spanish at
Internal Revenue Service en Español.

Social Security Online
Search for information about retirement, disability, survivor benefits, SSI, Medicare, and more.  This information is also available in other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Greek, and more at Social Security Multilanguage Gateway.

The web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs provides access to information about veteran services, facilities, locations, etc.