Google Introduces a Government Search Site

Google Introduces a Government Search Site

On June 15th Google announced Google U.S. Government Search ( at http://usgov.google.com). This site is designed to offer a single location for searching across U.S. government information, and for keeping up-to-date on government news. It includes U.S. federal, state, and local sites with domains such as .gov and .mil as well as select government sites with .com, .us, and .edu domains (e.g., .usps.com, .ca.us, and ndu.edu). It also includes news from other sites like WashingtonPost.com.

(Another interesting fact: as of this January, the government’s own search site, FirstGov.gov, is now powered by MSN Search and Vivísimo.)

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