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LINKS TO YOUR GOVERNMENT

Woods Institute of Washington DC specializes in training courses in American government and legislation for organizations that need to understand legislative operations in the U.S. Congress as well as state, local, and national government relations within the federal system. 

Clients have included the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of State, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Test Pilot School, U.S. Information Agency, Association of American Residents Abroad, National Association of Counties, Conference of Mayors, Georgetown University, Trinity University of Washington DC, University of Antwerp, and University of Virginia.

Woods Institute sponsors the Congressional Briefing Conference in Washington, D.C. and conducts field courses tailored to the interests of clients. Members of Congress and their staffs, elected state and local officials, journalists, and government scholars are among the speakers who participate in the Institute’s programs. Each course offered by Woods Institute includes sessions covering the executive branch of government, the federal budget, working with congressional staff, and how to promote your interests in Washington DC.

For over 20 years, Woods Institute has conducted courses on federal government operations. The Woods Institute has the information and the knowledge to help you conduct business with the federal government.

Materials produced by Woods Institute include The Dynamics of Congress; Who Has the Power of the Purse? The Guide to the Federal Budget Process; a pocket copy of the United States Constitution and Declaration of Independence; and a Congressional Directory.