Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about government publications

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Where can I find the Iraq Study Report?
The Iraq Study Group report with James A. Baker, III, and Lee H. Hamilton, as co-chairs; Lawrence S. Eagleburger was published in 2006. The Study Group was charged to assess the current situation in Iraq, the consequences of continued decline in that country, recommendations for alternative courses and how to achieve those goals.  Among the many interacting suggestions made were: an external approach, the building of an international consensus, and "helping Iraqis help themselves". It was privately published by Vintage Books, but made available through the Federal Depository Library Program i(FDLP) n hard copy here in the Library  at call number Y 3.P 31:2 IR 1/3, and also online from the FDLP server.

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Is it true that suddenly the percentage of children who are autistic became greater than in the past? I  heard there is a big buzz lately on new discoveries about autism in a government study.  Where can I get my hands o nit?
It is called the Autism Developmental Disabilities Report and was released in February 2007.  The data was derived from thoroughgoing  studies sponsored bye Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of all school age children in Arizona -- my daughter participated as an abstracter -- and in West Virginia.  You can borrow it from the Library (call number )  or read it online as a pdf file  "CDC Releases New Data on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) from Multiple Communities in the United States; Majority of Children with ASDs in the Areas Studied had Developmental Concerns Before Age Three"

Where can I find the 9/11 Commission Report?
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9-11 Commission, prepared an account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.  The report can be obtained in four ways:  at our library and other federal depository libraries; download from the web; purchase a bound edition from the Government Printing Office via web, e-mail or in a GPO Bookstore; and local commercial bookstores.

How can I find out about the alleged alien spacecraft in Roswell, New Mexico?
The Air Force has information on its page about the Roswell Incident (i.e. aliens in the New Mexico desert). Although the Air Force site does not have the entire report on the Web an executive summary is available online. We have received the report in our government document depository.  Look it up in the URSUS online catalog.

Where can I find information about United Nations documents?
Go to the United Nations Documentation Centre official site and click on the category that interests you. There are thousands of documents available there including many current documents put up throughout the site, under various topical links. Explore the link tabs at the top of the page for example "Maps and Geographic Information" and "UN Webcasts". The U.N. has always done an excellent job of maintaining and adding to their Web site.  The Library also maintains a collection of U.N. Documents.  See this page for details.

Where can I find the federal budget?
The Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year [date] is online via GPO Access. The menus direct the user to choices of the separate components of the Budget, such as Analytical Perspectives or Historical Tables, and offer a text search. The descriptions of the component volumes are not immediately visible, as they are below the menu choice and the text search box. But a link at the top of the page takes the user down to these, if needed.

Where can I get federal tax forms online?
Go to the Internal Revenue Service site. Click on "Forms and Publications" (in tiny print on the left column of their page). Retrieval of files will be slow during peak hours on weekdays.  Make sure you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, as most forms are in the .pdf form which designed to be displayed by that program.

Where can I find the "Plum Book"?
The Plum Book is a listing of government positions that are filled by appointment, rather than by competitive civil service protocols.

What have they found out about the TWA Flight 800 airline crash?
Information from the National Transportation Safety Board about the TWA Flight 800 crash can be found at their Web site.

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