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Frequently Asked Questions About FirstGov.gov

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What is FirstGov.gov?

FirstGov.gov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from U.S. local, state and federal government agency websites. It is YOUR first click to the U.S. government!

How do I get permission to establish a link to FirstGov.gov from my website?

FirstGov (www.firstgov.gov) is the official web portal for the U.S. government. It is a Public Domain website, which means you may link to FirstGov.gov at no cost. In fact, more than 107,000 websites already have direct links to Firstgov.gov, providing their customers direct access, from one easy location for all official U.S. government transactions, services and information.

We ask that when you link to www.FirstGov.gov you do it in an appropriate context as a service to your customers when they need to find official U.S. government information and services. We also ask that you keep the tag line "FirstGov, Your First Click to the U.S. Government."

We encourage you to use our logo. Here is the FirstGov logo in various sizes and formats.

We also encourage you to link to FirstGov en Español, the official Spanish language web portal of the U.S. government. We offer the FirstGov en Español logo in various sizes and formats.

When can I use the FirstGov logo?

The FirstGov logo is the official registered Trademark for the U.S. government's web portal. The FirstGov logo may only be used to link to the FirstGov.gov website. Placement of the FirstGov logo is to be used only as a marker to the FirstGov.gov home page and not as a form of endorsement or approval from FirstGov.gov, the Office of FirstGov or the U.S. General Services Administration. If you would like to place our logo on your site, to link to FirstGov.gov, you may download the Firstgov logo in various sizes and formats.

How can I learn more about the FirstGov.gov search engine?

View our tips on searching FirstGov.gov.

What is the objective of FirstGov?

FirstGov's objective is to provide a free service, enabling the global community to easily and rapidly find U.S. government information that has been posted on the Internet. It offers a powerful search engine and an index of web-accessible government information and services to help you find what you need.

How do I contact the people who manage FirstGov?

Click on Contact Us to fill out the feedback form. Your comments will then be passed on to the website management.

Why create FirstGov?

FirstGov was created to save you time and take advantage of the simplicity and efficiency of the Internet. Most of the information you can find here has been on the Internet for a long time, but if you didn't know what you were looking for, or where to look, you couldn't find the answer to your question. Here you can find out which government office can address your concerns, and find direct links to relevant information and services.

What about privacy? Does the government know what I use FirstGov.gov to look for?

We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. To learn more about the FirstGov Privacy Policy, click on the Privacy & Security link located at the bottom of each page.

How can I find FAQs about the government in general?

FirstGov provides access to frequently asked questions across government.

How can I send feedback to U.S. government agencies?

To offer feedback to a government agency, click on Contact Your Government by Agency or Contact Your Government by Topic.

 


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