Government Resources

STIMULUS/RECOVERY-RELATED LINKS

·http://www.financialstability.gov/
Independent Web site for the Office of Financial Stability (OFS), created as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), within the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This Web site provides details regarding OFS's implementation of EESA mandates and includes an up-to-date list of employment opportunities relating to EESA and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

·http://gao.gov/
Independent, non-partisan "watchdog" agency engaged by the U.S. Congress to investigate how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. The GAO has been tasked with critical oversight of TARP and other financial regulation created in the wake of the market crisis. Vacancies are posted on http://www.usajobs.gov/.

·http://www.recovery.gov/
Provides details regarding implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), including up-to-date reports on funding of various federal agencies, as well as lists of ARRA-related jobs and career planning resources.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

·CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP BOOK 2011-2013
http://www.internships-usa.com/Cong01/cong09.htm
Lists the offices and contact information for Members of Congress.

·DEFENSE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
Provides links to official information and services from the U.S. government, as well as the A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies. Also includes information and links to federal, state, local and tribal government Web pages.

·FEDERAL AGENCY RECRUTING WEB SITE
http://federaljobs.net/federal.htm
This Web site has a listing of 141 federal agency employment links.

·FEDERAL APPLICATION PROCESS
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/doljobs/college-guide-apply.htm
Reference guide developed by the Human Resources Center of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management at the U.S. Department of Labor to assist candidates applying for a federal job; contains information about federal vacancy announcements, qualifications and general application information, and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) statements.

·FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT OF NON-CITIZENS
http://www.usajobs.gov/resourcecenter/index/interactive/noncitizensemployment
USAJOBS Resource Center's federal employment information fact sheet for non-citizens seeking federal employment.

·THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY HOME PAGE
http://www.uscourts.gov
The Federal Judicial Home Page is an excellent resource for general information about the U.S. federal judiciary. Be sure to visit the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review, available at Georgetown OCS http://oscar.uscourts.gov.

·FEDERAL SALARIES AND WAGES
http://www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/index.asp
2012 Salary tables and related information regarding the federal wage system.

·GOVERNMENT JOB SEARCH
http://www.americajob.com/
Great resource to look for state, local and federal government jobs. You will need to create a free account to save your searches.

·INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) - STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
http://www.jobs.irs.gov/stu_employment.html 
The world's largest employer of tax lawyers and other tax professionals, the IRS has created and maintained this career/ recruitment site, which provides introductions to career options and a listing of recruiting events.  Also visit http://www.jobs.irs.gov/apply.html for details about the IRS hiring process and IRS job openings.

·INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE GOVERNMENT

-U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration
http://trade.gov/cs/

-Export-Import Bank of the United States
http://www.exim.gov/

-Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.fas.usda.gov/

-U.S. International Trade Commission
http://www.usitc.gov/

-Overseas Private Investment Corporation
http://www.opic.gov/

-Overseas Security Advisory Council of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security
http://www.osac.gov/

-U.S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/

-State Export and International Trade Agencies
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/International__Organizations/export_agencies.html
Provides links to individual states' international trade agencies.

-U.S. Trade and Development Agency
http://www.ustda.gov/

·LINKS TO STATE GOVERNMENT JOBS
http://www.jobbankinfo.org/
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, this Web site provides links to state job banks.

·NALP's FEDERAL LEGAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES GUIDE
http://www.pslawnet.org/uploads/2011-12__FLEOG.pdf  
This annually-updated publication, produced by NALP, the Partnership for Public Service, and the ABA, offers tips for seeking federal attorney positions, definitions of terms used in the employment application process, descriptions of dozens of federal offices that employ attorneys and much more.

·OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (OPICS) -Government and Capitol Hill Page
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/opics/GovernmentLaw.html
OPICS' government and Capitol Hill resources page, including Georgetown Law opportunities, career advice and job listings.

·THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
http://www.ourpublicservice.org/
The Partnership for Public Service has created a comprehensive Web site that has everything you ever wanted to know about working for the federal government.

·PSLawNet PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER LIBRARY
http://www.pslawnet.org/publicservicelibrary
Resources on this Web site are organized in five subsections: General Public Interest Resources (which include materials on a wide array of public interest career opportunities); Government Service Resources; International Public Interest Resources; Postgraduate Fellowship Resources; and Canadian Resources (for Canadian PSLawNet users and those interested in public service opportunities in Canada).

·RANKINGS - BEST PLACES TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/about/
Comprehensive and authoritative analysis and rankings of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government.

·STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT JOBS
http://www.govtjob.net/
State and local government employment opportunity Web site.

·STATE GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
Provides links to state government pages on the Internet.

·UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITIONS (The "Plum Book")
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2008/2008_plum_book.pdf
Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the ''United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions,'' commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The current Plum Book dated November 12, 2008, contains data (as of September 1, 2008) on over 7,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment (e.g., positions such as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors and aides who report to these officials). The duties of many such positions may involve advocacy of Administration policies and programs, and the incumbents usually have a close and confidential working relationship with the agency head or other key officials.

·USAID INFORMATION
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/missiondirectory.html
Guide providing information about USAID's work overseas and how to build relationships at the country level.

·USAJobs – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
http://www.usajobs.gov
The official job site of the U.S. federal government provides a comprehensive database of jobs in the federal government throughout the United States.

·U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/Graduate/documents/U.S.DOJ.pdf
Links to U.S. Department of Justice divisions that may be of interest to the Master of Laws candidates at Georgetown University Law Center.

·U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
http://www.state.gov/m/a/gps/directory/
Telephone directory for the key officers and offices of the U.S. Department of State.

·U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CAREERS
http://www.treasury.gov/careers/Pages/default.aspx
Web site features jobs posted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.  Note that all Treasury jobs that are open to the public are also announced on USAJOBS.gov.

·U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
http://www.usa.gov
Looking for information on any part of the U.S. government? Visit USA.gov, a government portal with links to U.S. government information by topic.

·U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT - Video Library
http://www.opm.gov/video_library/directory/index.asp
Step-by-step instructional videos on how to apply for a federal job, benefits of federal employment, government hiring and recruiting (including category ratings, veterans' appointing authorities, direct hires and excepted service). This Web site also provides informational videos on a variety of professional development topics, including a federal employment overview, finding and applying for jobs in the federal government, national security and criminal justice in the federal government and student programs in the federal government.