1 · Why this document exists
Federal Index sells a moving target. The United States is governed by more than ninety thousand separate governments, and no company — including this one — monitors all of them. Our coverage expands as our business grows. That is an honest way to build, but only if the boundary is written down and kept current.
Everything we market, we can do. The list in §2 is the precise, complete definition of your covered jurisdictions, and every salesperson, page, and product screen of ours is held to it. If it is on the list, it is live; the roadmap in §3 is how the list grows.
2 · What we monitor today
This is the complete list. Anything not on it is covered by §3.
| Level | Status | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | LIVE | The Federal Register, Regulations.gov dockets, the Code of Federal Regulations, Congress, OSHA enforcement, FDA food-safety enforcement (recalls), consumer product recalls, and the federal catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. |
| State | LIVE | Legislation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia — bills and their actions. State agencies' administrative codes and registers are being added; we will tell you which of your states are complete before you buy. |
| County | EXPANDING | Ordinances, resolutions, and board actions in the counties named in §4 — not every county. That list grows continuously and is published. |
| Courts | LIVE | Federal and state court opinions that interpret the rules above. |
3 · What's on the horizon
Federal Index is built to grow into the full stack of American government. Coverage today is federal, 50-state legislation, our published county list, and the courts — and here is the expansion roadmap, with the scale of the opportunity each layer represents. These are the layers on the horizon — what your subscription helps fund, and what you grow into over time at no change to your rate.
| Level | Status | The opportunity ahead |
|---|---|---|
| Municipalities | ON THE ROADMAP | 19,489 city, town, village, and borough governments |
| Townships | ON THE ROADMAP | 16,184 township governments |
| School districts | ON THE ROADMAP | 12,535 independent school districts |
| Special districts | ON THE ROADMAP | 40,199 water, fire, transit, utility, and air-quality districts — the largest single category of American government |
| Tribal nations | ON THE ROADMAP | 575 federally recognised sovereign tribes |
| Territories | ON THE ROADMAP | 5 inhabited U.S. territories |
| More counties | GROWING | The published county list expands toward every customer's footprint — see §4. |
4 · The county list
Because "county coverage" means nothing without names, the counties we monitor are published and kept current on our published county list. Before you buy, check that your counties are on it. If they are not, tell us — customer footprint is how we prioritise what gets added next.
Why a list and not a number. A number can be inflated by counting things you do not actually watch. A list can be checked. We would rather be checkable.
5 · How coverage grows
Coverage expansion is funded by revenue and is therefore tied to the growth of the business. As Federal Index grows, our ingestion capacity grows with it — automatically, and progressively over time. Concretely:
- Our systems continuously identify government bodies not yet covered and propose adding them.
- Additions are reviewed and approved by a human before they go live. No level of government enters coverage without a person deciding it should.
- Priority is weighted toward the jurisdictions our customers actually operate in.
- Capacity scales with revenue. More customers means more coverage, for every customer — including the ones who joined first.
What we commit to is precision and notice rather than a delivery date: the list in §2 and §4 is accurate today, it will be accurate tomorrow, and you will be told the moment it changes — see §6. That is a stronger guarantee than a roadmap date, because it is the one we can be held to in writing.
6 · Our obligation to notify you
Coverage growth is disclosed, not discovered. You should never find out what we cover by testing it. We commit to written notice, at no charge and without you asking, on each of the following:
| Trigger | Notice |
|---|---|
| Every 200 counties added | Written notice naming what was added |
| A new level of government enters coverage | Written notice (e.g. the first municipalities) |
| A state's administrative code becomes complete | Written notice for the states you operate in |
| Any reduction in coverage we become aware of | Written notice, promptly after we become aware |
Who is notified
Notice goes to the most senior person in each of these functions at your organisation, as identified on your account:
- the founder or chief executive;
- the general counsel or head of legal;
- the chief operating officer or equivalent operational lead.
You may add recipients at any time. You may not remove the obligation — if you have an account, the people responsible for relying on this data are told what it does and does not cover.
What every notice must contain
- What was added, by name — not a count;
- What remains outside coverage, so the boundary is restated every time;
- The date the change took effect.
Reductions are disclosable too. A vendor who only reports good news is not reporting. If a source goes dark, a government stops publishing, or we drop a jurisdiction, that is a notice under this section exactly like an addition is.
7 · Currency, not cadence
We commit that the coverage described in §2 is kept current, and that it expands over time as Federal Index grows.
What we commit to is currency: your coverage tracks the government as the government publishes. We hold ourselves to that rather than to a clock, because publishing behaviour varies by source and several authorities publish on no schedule at all. A promised interval would be a number about our infrastructure; currency is a promise about your obligations. The honest answer to “how often?” is: as the government publishes, and sooner as we grow.
8 · What our silence does not mean
The absence of an alert from Federal Index is not evidence of compliance. It may mean nothing changed. It may mean the change originated in a level of government listed in §3, outside your covered jurisdictions. Federal Index is a monitoring and summarisation service, not a legal opinion, not a compliance certification, and not a substitute for counsel.
Where an obligation may originate beyond your covered jurisdictions, the product is built to say so on the spot and point you to the right authority, so you always know the exact reach of what you own.
9 · How to verify us
Verify every line of it yourself:
- Every claim the product makes carries a citation to the primary government source. Click it.
- The county list at /counties is the actual list our systems read from.
- Ask us, in writing, whether a specific jurisdiction is covered. We will answer in writing.
10 · Changes to this document
This document may be updated as coverage expands — that is its purpose. Material changes are notified under §6. The version and effective date at the top of this page always identify the operative version. Prior versions are available on request.
Federal Index is an independent, privately operated service. It is not a government agency and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the United States government or any federal, state, county, or local authority. We monitor and summarise publicly published government information. Nothing in this document or in the product is legal advice.
Questions about coverage: 1officecorporate@gmail.com