US Government agencies and organizations take notice: .com is out, .gov (and .mil) are in.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released guidance last week, updating existing requirements for Federal domain names—including .gov or .mil domains—and marking another critical move in delivering trusted interactions to visitors of official government sites.
Does this mean USPS.com will have to move to USPS.gov? Quite possibly.
Federal agencies must use government domains, such as .gov and .mil, for all official communications, information, and services.
As of April 2021, .gov domains are free of charge to all eligible registrants, including agencies. Agencies should register new domains, reuse existing domains, and retire unused domains to meet their operational needs; clearly communicate information; and deliver trustworthy and recognizable public services.
The official web site to register .gov domain names as an approved agency is Get.gov
Source: https://domaingang.com/domain-news/the-us-government-no-longer-supports-com-domains/
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Will it be possible to get some dropped ex-gov .COM, .ORG domains ???
Maybe some even with emails Like @DomainSpace.me had picked up
" Some of the employees are still using email addresses associated with this domain for things such as Apple accounts and other business accounts. "
Is it a good step or just wasting time and money ?
Colorado may spend $2 million to switch to .gov.
https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/19/colorado-government-domain-extension/
Any thought on it.
Thanks
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released guidance last week, updating existing requirements for Federal domain names—including .gov or .mil domains—and marking another critical move in delivering trusted interactions to visitors of official government sites.
Does this mean USPS.com will have to move to USPS.gov? Quite possibly.
Federal agencies must use government domains, such as .gov and .mil, for all official communications, information, and services.
As of April 2021, .gov domains are free of charge to all eligible registrants, including agencies. Agencies should register new domains, reuse existing domains, and retire unused domains to meet their operational needs; clearly communicate information; and deliver trustworthy and recognizable public services.
The official web site to register .gov domain names as an approved agency is Get.gov
Source: https://domaingang.com/domain-news/the-us-government-no-longer-supports-com-domains/
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Will it be possible to get some dropped ex-gov .COM, .ORG domains ???
Maybe some even with emails Like @DomainSpace.me had picked up
" Some of the employees are still using email addresses associated with this domain for things such as Apple accounts and other business accounts. "
Is it a good step or just wasting time and money ?
Colorado may spend $2 million to switch to .gov.
https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/19/colorado-government-domain-extension/
Any thought on it.
Thanks
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