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What type of organization are you operating where you'd need a .gov? Is this a government organization (like a local government or city hall)? Or is it possible

by xmprt 3y ago

What type of organization are you operating where you'd need a .gov? Is this a government organization (like a local government or city hall)? Or is it possible for even random non-government related non-profits to have legitimate uses for .govs? Edit: I was mostly commenting on this. > In fact, the most difficult part is convincing management that we should make the full migration to the .gov It sounds like the most difficult part of getting a .gov is having a legitimate government entity and having a purpose that needs one.

smeyer 3y ago
I would hope that random "non-government related non-profits" aren't using .gov domains. Isn't the whole point of the domain that it's just for government entities?
- bombcar 3y ago
  even usps.gov just redirects to usps.com which I feel is a bit of a loss. Lots of small towns have dot coms when they could have dot gov.
  - asperous 3y ago
    USPS I think from a branding perspectives wants to be compared to retail shipping and not come across and some stuffy/slow bureaucratic agency, even though they totally are.
    - gbear605 3y ago
      They’re a lot more functional than UPS or FedEx.
  - jcrawfordor 3y ago
    USPS is (since 1970) an Independent Agency rather than an agency of the executive branch. This was sort of a semi-privatization measure that isolates USPS from the federal government, USPS operates mostly as a government-owned independent corporation. There are a number of other independent agencies as well, they way they relate to .gov domains varies. I don't think there's a well-settled policy on whether independent agencies should use .gov domains. Amtrak doesn't, the CIA does, NCUA does, Federal Reserve mostly doesn't (except the board which is a federal agency). I think it depends mostly on brand identity and how much they want to be perceived as private sector vs. government agencies, since independent agencies often straddle a line between the two.
  - CSMastermind 3y ago
    It does feel like the redirect should go the other way around.
    - TRiG_Ireland 3y ago
      Even weirder, https://anpost.ie https://anpost.ie redirects to https://www.anpost.com/ https://www.anpost.com/ So apparently the Irish Post Office wants to be seen as an international player?
lolinder 3y ago
Eligibility requirements are here [0]. You have to be connected to a government entity, no private nonprofits are eligible. [0] https://get.gov/registration/requirements/#eligibility https://get.gov/registration/requirements/#eligibility
gr33nq 3y ago
You must be an official government entity at a local, state, or federal level. This can include cities, counties, special districts, joint power authorities, state offices, etc.

by xmprt 3y ago

smeyer 3y ago

I would hope that random "non-government related non-profits" aren't using .gov domains. Isn't the whole point of the domain that it's just for government entities?

bombcar 3y ago
even usps.gov just redirects to usps.com which I feel is a bit of a loss. Lots of small towns have dot coms when they could have dot gov.
- asperous 3y ago
  USPS I think from a branding perspectives wants to be compared to retail shipping and not come across and some stuffy/slow bureaucratic agency, even though they totally are.
  - gbear605 3y ago
    They’re a lot more functional than UPS or FedEx.
- jcrawfordor 3y ago
  USPS is (since 1970) an Independent Agency rather than an agency of the executive branch. This was sort of a semi-privatization measure that isolates USPS from the federal government, USPS operates mostly as a government-owned independent corporation. There are a number of other independent agencies as well, they way they relate to .gov domains varies. I don't think there's a well-settled policy on whether independent agencies should use .gov domains. Amtrak doesn't, the CIA does, NCUA does, Federal Reserve mostly doesn't (except the board which is a federal agency). I think it depends mostly on brand identity and how much they want to be perceived as private sector vs. government agencies, since independent agencies often straddle a line between the two.
- CSMastermind 3y ago
  It does feel like the redirect should go the other way around.
  - TRiG_Ireland 3y ago
    Even weirder, https://anpost.ie https://anpost.ie redirects to https://www.anpost.com/ https://www.anpost.com/ So apparently the Irish Post Office wants to be seen as an international player?

lolinder 3y ago

Eligibility requirements are here [0]. You have to be connected to a government entity, no private nonprofits are eligible. [0] https://get.gov/registration/requirements/#eligibility https://get.gov/registration/requirements/#eligibility

gr33nq 3y ago

You must be an official government entity at a local, state, or federal level. This can include cities, counties, special districts, joint power authorities, state offices, etc.