Acquire Details of Federal Government Directories

The government of USA endeavors to keep in touch with its citizens through its office of citizen services and communications. It is a part of the Federal Government’s initiative to allow for more transparency by permitting the general members of the public to question the representatives of the country on the various policies and practices adopted by them. The federal government directories consists of a number of contact centers for the members of the public where they can get information about the various federal policies, benefits or services provided by the federal government.

National Center

The chief center of contact for matters related to the nation can be accessed by calling up on the toll free number 1 (800) FED INFO alternatively 1 (800) 333-4636. The system can be accessed any time during the business hours of 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. eastern time. This service is available on all weekdays except for federal holidays. The staff of the center obtains answers to all queries by consulting the list of more than 2,200 set of commonly asked questions along with the requisite answers. This very same database of frequently asked questions is also available online at http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=KTOOiSBh if you are unable to call up the national center for any reason. Inquiries can also be made over the same number round the clock in order to obtain recorded information.

Contacting Elected Officials

The federal government encourages the ordinary citizens across the nation to contact their elected representatives in order to discuss federal governmental policies or express their own thoughts on any topic which concerns the governing of the country. The following are the numbers for contacting the chief elected representatives of the country:

* The President - 202-456-1111
 

* State Senator- It is possible to find out telephone number of your local senator by accessing the official resource at http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm and choosing the appropriate state, senator and class respectively.
 

* Elected US Representatives- It is feasible to obtain the contact information of your own elected representative by entering your zip code at http://www.house.gov/ .
 

* State Governor- Clicking on the name of your own state will enable you to retrieve the contact number of the governor of your state once you access http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Governors.shtml online.
 

* Local Officials- http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/ gives you the option of entering your zip code in order to obtain the contact telephone numbers as well as the other ways of contacting your state legislator or local officials. The telephone numbers of the members of the congress as well as the governor of the state can be viewed by logging in to this Internet resource as well.

Other Directories

Contact numbers including other information on all the states of the United states of America including the District of Columbia is available at http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6172&p_created=1115835869&p_sid=Zeh5nzFh&p_lva=&

The Congressional directory can be accessed at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/browse-cd-sep06.html and contain the names as well as the contact numbers of the members of congress, office listings including descriptions.

The toll free numbers of all governmental agencies that are frequently requested by the public can be viewed at http://www.info.gov/toll-free.htm .

The numbers of specific  federal government employees responsible for providing information to the members of the general public is available at http://www.info.gov/phone.htm

Additional Federal Government Directory Information:

White House Contact

Cabinet Agencies

Other Agencies and Commissions

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives