The United States Government Manual is the official handbook of the federal government, published annually by the Office of the Federal Register and printed and distributed by the United States Government Publishing Office.
The Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees.
A typical federal agency description includes: Since 2011 the Manual has been freely offered online, in a continuously updated edition.
[3] GovInfo offers freely downloadable PDF copies of the U.S. Government Manual for 1995–1996 and all subsequent editions to the present, and ASCII text copies from 1995–1996 to 2009–2010.