Thursday, June 15, 2006

GOOGLE LAUNCHES GOVERNMENT SEARCH SITE

From Washington Post
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Google is launching government search site
Excerpt of the news:


It's finally happening: The ever-expanding Google Inc. is making its move on the federal government.Today the company plans to announce a new online product aimed at being a one-stop shop for searching federal government Web sites. The launch of Google U.S. Government Search, http://usgov.google.com/ , targets federal employees who often need to search across several government agencies.

The site is also designed to help citizens navigate convoluted pages of
government-speak and tailors news feeds to their interests. Users can
customize the layout of their page to remain updated on government-related
news from official and commercial sources, including the White House,
Department of Defense, The Washington Post and CNN. Google is also
working with agencies to increase the frequency of news updates to keep
content current.

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