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Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here's how you know We’re redesigning this site. Tell us what you think. The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site. The site is secure. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Menu DotGov Search Domain registration Domain management Data About us Support It should be easy to identify governments on the internet. .gov is the top-level domain for US-based government organizations. Manage your domain Get a .gov domain Recent updates March 5, 2020: Effective on March 10, 2020, the DotGov Program will begin requiring notarized signatures on all authorization letters when submitting a request for a new .gov domain. This is a necessary security enhancement to prevent mail and wire fraud through signature forgery in obtaining a .gov domain. This step will help maintain the integrity of .gov and ensure that .gov domains continue to be issued only to official U.S. government organizations. July 17, 2019: We’re implementing a new DNS security measure for all .gov domains to help mitigate future risks associated with DNS hijacking incidents . Click here to learn more about DotGov’s new DNS auto-notification emails. December 6, 2018: You can now add a security contact to the .gov registrar. See our new domain security best practices . October 31, 2018: We wrote a blog post on digital.gov about our steps to make .gov a more secure place for governments. Contact us Phone: 1-877-734-4688 Fax: 1-540-301-0160 Email: registrar@dotgov.gov GSA Tools and services Register or manage a domain Use our data WHOIS search DNS security debugger Help us improve this site on GitHub Policies and information Privacy policy GSA Office of Government-wide Policy USA.gov...