Empirical Research and Data Services

Federal data availability has recently changed significantly, impacting researchers and the public. This guide provides some alternative resources for finding this data.

The Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab Team released their archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complete archive of federal public datasets linked by data.gov. It will be updated daily as new datasets are added to data.gov.

This is the first release in their new data vault project to preserve and authenticate vital public datasets for academic research, policymaking, and public use.

GPO makes select collections available in bulk in a machine-readable format (i.e. XML) via our Bulk Data Repository. The top level directory for select collections, such as the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, also includes a Resources directory that contains the XML schema, XSL stylesheet, and user guide.

"BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable [researchers] to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy. To do this, BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public."

Includes data on employment, inflation, workplace injuries and other labor-related topics.

Guide to Congressional Record information through ProQuest by Bobst Library

Includes links to a number of data sources by topic.

"HUD USER provides interested researchers with access to the original data sets generated by PD&R-sponsored data collection efforts, including the American Housing Survey, HUD median family income limits, as well as microdata from research initiatives on topics such as housing discrimination, the HUD-insured multifamily housing stock, and the public housing population."

Provides data on a variety of environmental issues including water, air, hazardous waste and compliance.

The Census Bureau provides data about the nation's people and economy - including education, housing and population.

Includes information from colonial times to 1957.

The TRACFed data warehouse includes among its many offerings transactional data from the US Federal government concerning its enforcement and prosecution activities, staffing, federal expenditures, and more.