Technology
Streamlining Access To Government Services Through America.gov
The order creates America.gov as a secure, unified online gateway for major Federal services.
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People will be able to find information, sign in, get plain-language answers, and, when authorized and technically available, complete transactions without navigating multiple agency websites. Existing in-person, telephone, mail, and agency-specific options will remain available.
What the order does
- Directs the General Services Administration to establish and operate America.gov and integrate it with Login.gov.
- Requires agencies to connect online services used by more than 100,000 people annually, along with supporting forms, dashboards, and public application programming interfaces.
- Requires common standards for accessibility, design, security, reliability, interoperability, privacy, and service quality.
- Requires data minimization, secure authentication, auditable authorization, and accurate, reliable, transparent use of super intelligence.
- Directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementation guidance within 90 days and allows it to add or exclude covered services.
- Keeps agency records, legal authority, and decision-making decentralized rather than creating a central Federal system of personal records.
Who it affects
- People seeking Federal information or services online.
- Federal agencies operating high-use public digital services.
- Users of tax filing, defense, and intelligence services, which are excluded from required coverage.
Context
America.gov covers online Federal services with more than 100,000 users in a 12-month period, subject to legal authority, technical availability, and appropriations.