(FORTUNE Small Business) – INTERNET

Defense Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Get the Defense Department's dance card of upcoming events, and learn about its workshops designed to teach women and minorities how to bid on government contracts. www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/conferences

Federal Procurement Data System

The days of the Pentagon's buying $640 toilet seats may be over, but check here to find out what products or services agencies purchased--whether they be architectural work or office furniture--and at what prices. The site contains more than 70 different federal agencies, from the Department of Energy to the Department of Veterans Affairs. To do research before bidding for a government contract go to: www.fpds.gsa.gov

Commerce Business Daily

Your daily scorecard of government contract awards and property sales is here at this Department of Commerce Website. It also lists transactions worth more than $25,000 that might be subcontracted from the various federal agencies. www.cbdnet.access.gpo.gov

PUBLICATIONS

Win Government Contracts for Your Small Business by John DiGiacomo and James Kleckner

This guide is like having your own "in" within every government-buying office. Get the titles of the guys with the checkbooks, as well as tips on how to write government proposals. CCH, $24.05

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The Sears catalog of government aid, this invaluable guide has information on more than 1,000 assistance, grant, and training programs offered by many government agencies, from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Commerce. www.cfda.gov; CFDA, $87 (CD-ROM, $75)