USAFA Library Guides: Behavioral Sciences &amp; Leadership: Government Sites

Research Tools & Directories

Government Website Directories:

A-Z Directory of US Government Departments
Locate various federal departments and agencies
Health & Human Services
Links to HHS agencies and offices in the United States
International Organizations
Alphabetical listing of international organizations
USA.gov
Find info on a range of topics about U.S. government agencies including education, health, housing, legal & consumer issues

National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF research area for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Office of Behavioral & Social Sciences Research
Research sources and news from National Institutes of Health
Science.gov
Gateway to federal science research and development reports
World Health Organization
Behavioural sciences for better health initiatives

European Union
Key political, social and security topics
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
Organization of American States (OAS)
Promote democracy and human rights, reduce poverty and work on other areas of socioeconomic development within the Americas
UNESCO
Provide expertise in education, culture and science. Areas of expertise include gender equality, social and human services
USAID
Promotes and supports assistance for global health and stability

National Insitute on Drug Abuse
Government research on drugs and addiction
US Department of Justice: Topics
Provides information on various topics: crime, civil rights, drugs

Health & Safety Executive (UK)
Introduction with resources on human factors & ergonomics
Human Factors Division (FAA)
Resources provided by the Federal Aviation Administration
Human Factors Integration (DAU)
Resources & documents on the defense acquisition system
Human Factors Program (NASA)
Advances the study of human factors on performance
Human Systems Integration Division (NASA)
Space human performance and human-computer interaction
Skybrary
Partners with government agencies to provide aviation safety information with focus on operational risks & human factors
Transportation Human Factors (DOT)

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Annual human rights reports from US State Department
NATO: Human Security
Organization for Security & Co-operation in Europe
Facts and resources on human rights, minority issues and more
United Nations: Human Rights
US Department of State
Use top menu to explore policy issues on global health, human rights, and other topics from a US perspective