Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is any technique for resolving disputes without resorting to litigation in either an administrative or judicial forum.

ADR techniques include:

• dispute systems design
• facilitation
• mediation
• neutral evaluation
• arbitration
• mini-trials
• peer review panels
• ombuds
• partnering

Federal Agency ADR websites:

• White House Presidential Memorandum, May 1998 - Designation of Interagency Committees to Facilitate and Encourage Agency Use of ADR and Negotiated Rulemaking
• 2000 Interagency ADR Working Group Report to the President
• 2007 Report to the President on ADR Use in the Executive Branch 
• Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
• Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act
• Department of Justice Policy on the use of ADR and Case Identification Criteria
• OPM Alternative Dispute Resolution - ADR Resources Guide and Recipients of 2002 OPM Director's Award for Outstanding ADR Programs
• EEOC Federal Sector Alternative Dispute Resolution
• EEOC Laws, Regulations & Policy Guidance
• Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
• Department of the Air Force Negotiation Center of Excellence (NCE)
• Air Force ADR
• Department of the Navy ADR
• Sharing Neutrals Program for Washington, DC-Baltimore Metropolitan Area - is an Interagency Collaborative program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC. The program is a pool of trained and experienced federal employees, who are qualified neutrals that are shared by Federal agencies and provide low cost, high quality mediation/facilitation services to Federal agencies.
• Sharing Neutrals Program outside the Washington, DC Metropolitan area - Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) - are smaller offices throughout the country with the ability to develop and maintain their own ADR programs to meet their particular needs. The Sharing Neutrals Program administered by HHS (above) has been a model for the sharing neutrals programs set up by the FEBs.
• U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (The Morris K. Udall Foundation)
• U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
• U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
  

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) - is a professional organization that is dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution.

Mediate.com - offers information and education to a worldwide public and professional community, as well as technology for dispute resolution professionals.

Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators - are intended to serve as a guide for the conduct of mediators, inform the mediating parties, and promote public confidence in mediation as a process for resolving disputes.

American Bar Association (Section of Dispute Resolution) - provides information on ABA ADR initiatives, including the Dispute Resolution Magazine and links to other ADR sites.