NSA: Untangling the Web http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/_files/Untangling_the_Web.pdf
People
- AnyWho: www.anywho.com
- InfoBel: www.infobel.com/en/world
- Numberway www.numberway.com
- Free lookups at MelissaData www.melissadata.com
Work
- LinkedIn www.linkedin.com
- CLEAR www.clearhq.org/Directory
- BRB verify professional licenses verifyprolicense.com
- Salary database from PIBuzz pibuzz.com/government-salaries/
- Leadership directories $$ www.leadershipdirectories.com/
Search Public Records
- National Sex Offender Public Registry: www.nsopw.gov
- State Sex Offender Registry Web Sites: www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/states.htm
- Directory of incarcerated offender databases at VineLinkwww.vinelink.com
- US federal inmate lookup www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp
- Finra BrokerCheck www.finra.org/Investors/ToolsCalculators/BrokerCheck/
- BRB Pubs Free Public Records www.brbpub.com/free-public-records/
- Search Systems publicrecords.searchsystems.net/
- Free Public Records Directory publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/
- CourtReference www.courtreference.com/
- NETR Online (real estate record directory) www.netronline.com/
Corporation Research
- ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database offshoreleaks.icij.org/search
- Investigative Dashboard (OCCRP) www.investigativedashboard.org
- OpenCorporates.com opencorporates.com
- GlobalEdge Directory globaledge.msu.edu/Global-Resources
- Corporationwiki www.corporationwiki.com/
- Building database: Emporis www.emporis.com/buildings
- Commercial real estate: LoopNet www.loopnet.com
Non-Profits/Charities
- Guidestar US Form 990s www.guidestar.org
- Luke Rosiak’s 990 database lukerosiak.info/irs/
- ProPublica Non-profit Explorer projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/
- OpenCharities.org UK opencharities.org/
- Charity Navigator www.charitynavigator.org/
- National Center for Charitable Statistics nccsdataweb.urban.org/
- Foundation Finder foundationcenter.org/findfunders/foundfinder/
- Global Think Tank Directory www.gotothinktank.com/
Watchlists, Wanted & Missing Persons Lists
- Corporate Intelligence Project www.corpsearch.net/watchlists.html
- Interpol Wanted Persons List www.interpol.int/Wanted-Persons
- Search OFAC sdnsearch.ofac.treas.gov/
- SAM.gov: Debarred from business with US www.sam.gov
- Denied Persons List export.gov/ecr/eg_main_023148.asp
- ICRC: missing in Somalia www.familylinks.icrc.org/eng/missing-somalia
Data and Statistics
- Data.gov catalog.data.gov/dataset
- Official Statistics on the Web www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz
- Population Reference Bureau DataFinderprb.org/datafinder.aspx
- Guardian DataStore World Government Data www.guardian.co.uk/world-government-data
- US Census Bureau International Database
www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php/
International planes & ships finders
- Pirates! NATO Daily Piracy Update
www.shipping.nato.int/operations/OS/Pages/DailyPiracyUpdate.aspx - Equasis www.equasis.org
- MarineTraffic.com www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
- Ship to shore phone directory:www.inmarsat.com/shipsdirectory/index.htm
- FlightAware: www.flightaware.com
- Flightwise flightwise.com/
- Pinkfroot my.pinkfroot.com/ Planefinder, Shipfinder, iPhone apps
- FAA Aircraft registry
www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/interactive_aircraft_inquiry/ - Landings: www.landings.com
- Airport Codes: www.airlinecodes.co.uk/aptcodesearch.asp
- US work visa data www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/performancedata.cfm
- TRACE Compendiumsecure.traceinternational.org/Knowledge/Compendium.html
Interesting Databases
- US work visa data www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/performancedata.cfm
- TRACE Compendium secure.traceinternational.org/Knowledge/Compendium.html
- SpyPedia $$
- Guantanamo Docket (New York Times/NPR) projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo
FOIAs, leaks and deletes
- Government Attic www.governmentattic.org/
- JunketSleuth “exposing government travel excesses” junketsleuth.com/
- Public Intelligence publicintelligence.net/
- Archive-it archive-it.org/explore?show=Collections
- netpreserve.org netpreserve.org/about/archiveList.php
- CyberCemetery defunct agencies govinfo.library.unt.edu/
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine www.archive.org
Lobbying for US and non-US interests
- Senate Office of Public Records Lobbying Disclosure Act
www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/LDA_reports.htm - US State Dept. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) since 1940s www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/
US Lawmakers & Officials Disclosure
- Ethics.data.gov ethics.data.gov
- Legistorm //www.legistorm.com
- Office of Government Ethics www.oge.gov/Open-Government/Access-Records/Current-Executive-BranchNominations-and-Appointments/
- Center for Responsive Politics www.opensecrets.org/pfds/
- Campaign Finance FEC www.fec.gov/disclosure.shtml
National Archives
- Archives I and Archives II and Presidential Librarieswww.archives.gov
- Online Public Accesswww.archives.gov/research/search/index.html
- Archival Databases aad.archives.gov/aad/
Digital library access
- JSTOR Register & Read: Early Journal Content www.jstor.org/betasearch
- Digital Public Library of America dp.la
- Hathi Trust Digital Library www.hathitrust.org
- Internet Archive archive.org
- Library card: NYPL, DC Public Library, etc
Web Research Updates
- Toddington International www.toddington.com/resources/
- Gary Price InfoDocket infodocket.com/
- FullTextReports fulltextreports.com/
- PI Buzz (Tamara Thompson) pibuzz.com/
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