Thursday, September 30, 2010
[IWS] GET IT DONE ONLINE! (improve your productivity)
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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USA.gov
GET IT DONE ONLINE! (improve your productivity)
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml
Access U.S. Government Services from your computer
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- Address Changes When You Move
- Airlines – Compare On-Time Records
- Air Traffic Advisory and Real-Time Airport Status
- Alcohol Calorie Calculator
- Ask a Government Information Librarian
- Auctions
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- Bank Find – Check if Your Bank is Insured by FDIC
- Bankruptcy Forms
- Beachgoers Water Quality Map
- Beach Temperatures
- Benefits and Government Assistance Eligibility Tool
- Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
- Body Mass Calculator
- Border Wait Times for Entering the U.S.
- Business Services Online
- Buy from Government
- Buy National Park Passes
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- Car and Other Vehicle Sales from Government
- Career InfoNet – Explore Hundreds of Careers
- CareerOneStop – Pathways to Career Success
- Cars – Compare Fuel Economy
- Car Safety Comparison
- Check Immigration Case Status
- Child's Growth Charts – Calculate Your Child's Projected Growth
- Child Care Finder
- Clinical Trials Eligibility
- College Locator
- Comment on Federal Regulations
- Complaints – File a Complaint with a Federal Agency
- Connect with Government
- Consumer Action Handbook
- Consumer Publications – Online Shopping
- Contact Your Government – Comments, Questions, Feedback...
- Conversion Calculators – for distance, weight, volume, speed, temperature, wind chill, and more
- Copyrights – Search and Registration Forms
- Currency Exchange Rates
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- DES (diethylstilbestrol) Exposure – Interactive Self-Assessment
- Dialysis Facility Compare
- Diet and Nutrition – Score Your Diet
- Disaster Assistance Online Registration
- Doctor and Dentist Directories
- Do Not Call Registry
- Drivers' Licenses and Vehicle Registration
- Drought Monitor
- Drug Interactions and Drug Comparisons
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- Eldercare Locator
- Electoral College Calculator
- E-mail Updates from USA.gov – Sign Up
- Embassy Registration for Americans Abroad
- Energy Audit for Your Home
- Environmental Violations – Report Online
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- Farmers Markets Near You
- Financial Advisors and Brokers – Check Them Out
- Fishing and Hunting Licenses
- Flu Clinic Locator – Get Your Flu Shot
- Food Safety Automated Questions and Answers
- Foreign Service Exam Registration
- Forms (Federal)
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Frequently Asked Questions
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- Gas Prices in Your Area
- Generic Drug Equivalent Search
- Government E-Newsletters – Sign Up Today for Free
- Government Jobs – Search and Online Application
- Government May Owe You Money
- Government Surplus and Sales
- Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculator
- Grants – Find Government Grants
- Greenhouse Gas Calculator
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- Head Start Program Locator
- Healthfinder
- Health Insurance – Find Options
- Health Online Checkups
- Health Tutorials – Interactive Health Education Resources
- Heart Risk Calculator
- Hold My Mail
- Home Energy Saver
- Homes for Sale from Government
- Hospital Comparison
- Hybrid Cars Comparison and Information
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- Job Banks – Online Service for Employers and Job Seekers
- Jobs in Government – Search and Online Application
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- Labor Laws – Interactive Compliance Tools
- Libraries – Public Library Locator
- Loan and Investment Sales
- Loans – GovLoans.gov
- Locators – Find In-Person Services Near You
- Lottery Results from State Lotteries
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- Mail Services
- Marine Navigation Calculators
- Marriage Records
- Medicare Card Replacement
- Medicare Plans – Compare Options
- Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
- Menu Planner – Interactive Guide from the National Institutes of Health
- Military Service Records Requests
- Money the Government May Owe You
- Mortgage Calculator
- Mortgage Comparison Calculator
- Motor Vehicle Services
- Mutual Fund Cost Calculator
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- Passes for Federal Recreation Areas
- Passport Application
- Passports – Check the Status of Your Passport Application
- Patents – Search, Apply, Check Status...
- Podcasts from the U.S. Government
- Post Office – Address Change and Moving Services
- Post Office – Hold Mail While Away
- Post Office – Locate Closest Post Offices and the One that Delivers Your Mail
- Post Office – Postage Calculators
- Post Office – Schedule Redelivery
- Post Office – Stamps Online
- Post Office – Track and Confirm Your Mail
- Post Office – ZIP Code Lookup
- Presidential Appointments Application
- Prisoner Locator – Locate and visit inmates in federal prisons
- Prisoner Locator for State, County, or City Correctional Facilities
- Prison Locator
- Public Administration Graduate School Search
- Public Health Clinic Locator
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- Real Estate Sales from Government
- Recalls – Product and Company Search
- Recreation One-Stop
- Regulations and Rulemaking Online Comments
- Resume Builder
- Retirement, Disability, and Survivor Planner
- Retirement Estimator
- RSS Feeds from USA.gov and the Federal Citizen Information Center
- RSS Library
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- Sales and Auctions for Government and Nonprofit Buyers
- Savings Bonds – Buy Online
- Savings Bonds – Calculate Your Bond's Worth
- School, College, and Library Locator
- Selective Service Registration
- Shop Government Online
- Social Security Online – Estimate benefits, apply, check status, request reports...
- Souvenirs, Books, and Other Government Gifts for Sale
- Stamps Online
- State Quarters Online
- Student Loans and Grants
- Surplus Supplies and Equipment for Sale from Government
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- Taxes – e-File Personal or Business Taxes
- Taxes – Federal Tax Forms and Publications
- Taxes – Free Online Tax Filing – for Individuals Who Qualify
- Taxes – Refund Status Check
- Taxes – State Tax Forms
- Taxes – W-4 Tax Withholding Calculator
- Time – Official Time in Your Area
- Trademarks – Search, File, Check Status, Buy
- Traffic and Road Closure Information, Nationwide
- Treasury Bills, Notes and Bonds Online
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- Veterans' Gravesites Locator – U.S. Sites
- Veterans Affairs Benefit and Health Applications Online
- Vital Records
- Voter Registration by Mail
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- Weather – Get Today's Weather Forecast and Warnings
- Weather Calculator – temperature conversion (Fahrenheit or Celsius), wind chill, humidity, heat index...
- Weight Assessment
- White House Virtual Web Tours
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Contact Your Government
In Focus
- Online Services by Topic
- Does the Government Owe You Money?
- Bank Find – Check if Your Bank is Insured by FDIC
- Public Engagement
- Performance Dashboards
Featured Sites
- Locate Services Nearby
- Forms Online
- Grants Finder
- Hold My Mail
- Selective Service
- Medicare Card Replacement
- Embassy Registration for Americans Abroad
- Nursing Home Comparison
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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