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Government Domains Outside .Gov and .Mil

Overview

Most U.S. government websites end in .gov or .mil, but some end in .com, .org, .net, or other top-level domains.

OMB M-22-09: Federal Zero Trust Strategy (PDF, 29 pages, 913 KB) requires federal executive branch agencies to submit non-.gov or .mil domains for inclusion in the list of government domains that do not end in .gov or .mil.

How to Submit a Domain

You can submit a domain to the list by:

Opening a GitHub issue in GitHub.
Emailing us the domain name and federal agency.

We review all submissions before including them on the list.

What Is Included in the List?

Federal government agency websites.
Federal home loan banks.
Federal reserve banks and branches.
Federal libraries, archives, and museums, including Presidential libraries.
Federal task forces (such as the Preventive Services Task Force) and commissions (such as the 9/11 Commission).
Department of Defense websites for recruiting and service academies.

What Is Not Included in the List?

.gov domains – these are managed by the .gov registry.
.mil domains – these are managed by the DOD Unified Registration System.
Subdomains or folders that are already covered by a higher-level domain.