Google Goes Federal with New Search Site
Google–which has already expanded its omnipresent search engine with news, directions and maps, scholarly journals, books, blogs, and most recently, Shakespearean plays–has announced a new site for searching federal government Web sites. According to The Washington Post, the new product joins other sites like FirstGov.gov and govspot.com in helping federal employees and citizens navigate across government agencies.
Usgov.google.com aims to “unify disparate web sites,” according to Kevin Gough, project manager for Google US Government Search, and it will work in conjunction with official and commercial sources like the White House Department of Defense, The Washington Post, CNN, and various government agencies to keep customized news feeds on the site updated and current.
Stephanie Zaiser, communications director for the National Association of Government Employees, explained that government employees currently use agencies’ intranet, or inter-office websites, along with FirstGov, to search for documents or information. Gough stated that, “People are moving away from directory access to enter these sites. They just want to type in a few words to pinpoint the information they need,” and Google’s name recognition may encourage users to do so via its government search.
Google’s flagship site currently has the largest share of the US search market, possibly giving it an edge over existing government search sites.
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