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U.S. government organization charts are supplemented with URLs for the 16 Cabinet-level departments and agencies, the House and Senate, and the federal judicial branch. Greater detail on the House and Senate are provided in two appendices. Appendix A provides a roster of Congressional Members with Members Web sites, while Appendix B provides a listing of House and Senate Committees with committee URLs and the names of chairpersons and ranking minority members.

An introductory section on "What to Watch for in 2006" reviews ongoing issues affecting various U.S. government Web resources. This site-by-site overview provides important information relating to the availability, structure, and content of selected sites, along with explanations of how these different situations are expected to change throughout 2006.

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- Jacqueline Davis, Librarian, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

"The book is well-organized and easy-to-use. Each website is uniformly presented with name, URL, alternate URL, description, subject areas covered and publications. With entry consistency, it facilitates finding the needed data as the user doesnt waste time trying to figure what is included... I would recommend the book for library collections both academic, public, and law libraries as well as to graduate students, faculty, and researchers."
- Mae N. Schreiber, Associate Professor of Bibliography,
Bierce Library, Reference Dept., University of Akron