A collection of 17 documents on NATO exercises in 1983 from U.S. and Russian sources.   From the National Security Archive

Recounts the background and current disputes involving Indian Ocean territory controlled by the British government.  House of Commons Library Research Paper 13/31

Compares economies of countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas to see how they have performed in recent years and historically.  Covers employment, GDP, wages, and other indicators.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Press release on discovery of physical evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown during the starving period.  From the Smithsonian Museum.

First in a series of volumes on foreign relations during the Carter administration.  This volume focuses on the normalization of relations with China and the ending of formal relations with Taiwan as the Republic of China.  From the State Department

A collection of 14 declassified (mostly) State Department documents that describe U.S. efforts to decipher North Korean motives during the 1990s.  From the National Security Archive

Provides statistical tables on federal government receipts, outlays, surpluses or deficits from about 1940 to date.  .  From the Office of Management and Budget

Examines how the Federal Reserve used credit policy tactics to try to stimulate the U.S. economy during the Great Depression.  From the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank

Tells the story of baseball through documents, photographs, audio, video, and other records preserved at the National Archives.  For iPhone, Android, Nook, SONY reader and  other devices.  iPad version also available. From the National Archives and Records Administration

Information and statistics about the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Includes a short history of the agency by eras.  From the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Describes the purposes for which secret sessions may be held, the constitutional authority for such sessions, and the historical occasions when they occurred.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

A collection of declassified documents on the mistakes and failed intelligence that led to the problems in Iraq.  Includes the Downing Street memo where the British concluded that the U.S. government was arranging intelligence facts to match the policy, an FBI interview with the captured Saddam Hussein, and the National Intelligence Estimate about Iraq’s nonexistent weapons of mass destruction.  From the National Security Archive

Reviews the broad contours of total factor productivity growth in the U.S. economy since 1870 highlighting the contribution of various technological innovations to the growth of different sectors of the economy.  Also notes the correlation between productivity growth and improvements in life expectancy and discusses the potential for productivity growth in the future.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Describes current responsibilities and selection mechanisms for 15 House and Senate party leadership posts and provides tables with historical data, including service dates, party affiliation, and other information for each.  Tables show leader names, states, Congress, and dates of leadership service. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Provides a history of eligibility to vote in Parliamentary elections before the reforms of the nineteenth century and then describes the main changes introduced by the Reform Acts of 1832, 1867-68, and 1884.  Also gives details of the main changes of the Representation of the People Acts which created universal male suffrage, the first female suffrage, and then universal adult suffrage.  House of Commons Library Research Paper 13/14.

Discusses constitutional provisions allocating war powers between Congress and the President, and presents a historical overview of relevant court cases.  The report then considers the various measures that can be used by Congress to restrict or end military operations. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Describes four broad eras in the evolution of the Appropriations Committees of the House and  Senate and the structure of the subcommittees.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Presents data on member tenure and a historical analysis of tenure trends.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Offers 108 volumes of the official diplomatic history, the Foreign Relations of the United States, covering the period 1945-1976, in an E-book format readable on popular digital readers.  From the Office of the Historian of the State Department

The first of a series of campaign pamphlets on the American Civil War, this one covers the opening year of the war from Fort Sumter to Bull Run.  From the Center of Military History of the U.S. Army

Documents  on U.S. foreign policy toward Iran and Iraq during the Nixon administration.  From the State Department

Tourism promotion site which encourages visits to and celebrates historic homes in Virginia.  From the Office of the Governor

A collection of ten declassified national security documents that reveal plans for an automatic attack directed against the Soviet Union and China if the president were lost during an attack on the U.S.  From the National Security Archive.

Covers the history of China’s economic development, its foreign trade patterns, and major long-term challenges facing the Chinese economy.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

With looming budget cuts, all federal programs are expected to show their effectiveness to retain funding.  This report discusses the history of efforts to evaluate foreign assistance programs, the challenges for such evaluation efforts, and current agency evaluation policies.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Recently declassified and widely discussed 1959 study which assessed the possible scientific advantages to be gained from detonating a nuclear device on or near the moon.  From the Defense Technical Information Center.

Documents and analysis drawn from a declassified Defense Department report entitled A Historical Study of Strategic Connectivity 1950-1981 which reveals American vulnerabilities during the Cold War.  From the National Security Archive

A collection of current U.S. Statutes grouped according to popular names of the acts such as Safe Drinking Water Act.  From the Office of the Legislative Counsel  of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Compares unemployment rates from the Great Depression with those of the recent Great Recession and determines that changes in the unemployment rate might not have been as pronounced as formerly believed.  From the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank

A collection of documents that provide insights on Soviet thinking during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.  From the National Security Archive