Registration Process
Domain names (such as gsa.gov) are used in websites and e-mail addresses to uniquely identify computers and networks. The domain name is the core of an organization's or program's Internet identity, their online brand. Managed domain names require the holder of that name to meet certain eligibility requirements. These strict authorization standards help ensure users that they are accessing an official site. Managed domain names include .gov, -NSN.gov, and .fed.US.
Eligibility for .gov To preserve the integrity of the .gov name space, .gov domains are limited to United States government organizations at the federal, Native Sovereign Nation, state, and local level, and U.S. territories.
Registrations that qualify for a .gov domain
Registrations that do not qualify for a .gov domain
Ineligible Government Programs Government programs at the local level (city/township or county/parish) are not eligible for a second-level .gov domain name. Examples of such programs include local police and fire departments, port authorities, parks, libraries, and councils of governments. Such programs should request a third-level domain name from their official state or local government. In most cases, this request can be initiated through the webmaster, or other listed point of contact, for the domain in question.
Eligibility for .fed.US The .fed.US domain is limited to United States Federal Government cabinet-level agencies.
Registrations that qualify for a .fed.US domain
Registrations that do not qualify for a .fed.US domain:
To review the full policy, refer to RFC 1480.
Eligibility for .US State and local governments also have the opportunity to register their names directly in the .US domain, the country-code, top-level domain uniquely associated with the United States. NeuStar, Inc., manages this domain under a contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce. For information about registering your state or local government name in the .US domain, please see the following website http://www.neustar.us/reserved/state/index.html (Note: this link will open a new browser window and leave this site.) .