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Government Resources: Defense and Security

This guide will assist you in locating government document tools to assist in your research needs.

Agencies

DOD
Website of the Department of Defense.
FBI
Website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CIA
Website of the Central Intelligence Agency.
NSA
Website of the National Security Agency.
DHS
Website of the Department of Homeland Security.
NSC
Website of the National Security Council.
NIC
Website of the National Intelligence Council -- reports on new and emerging national security issues.

Select Gateways and Search Engines

Selected Defense & Military Websites

Department of Defense News Articles

Selected Security Websites

CIA FOIA Reading Room
Provides the public with an overview of CIA information, including electronic access to previously released documents.
Country Studies (Area Handbooks)
Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world from a series of books published between 1988 and 1998.
Defense Technical Information Center's Scientific & Technical Information Network (STINET)
Supplies technical research, development, testing and evaluation information to the Department of Defense.
National Counterterrorism Center
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Website for the head of the United States Intelligence Community, who oversees and directs the implementation of the National Intelligence Program.
World Factbook
Provides summary information on the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 271 U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and areas.
Current Travel Warnings
These warnings are issued when long-term, protracted conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable lead the State Department to recommend that Americans avoid or consider the risk of travel to that country.

Travel Alerts

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With permission from: Anita Etheridge, Tennessee State University