Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1.  Purpose.  For generations, Americans seeking essential services from the Federal Government have been required to navigate a system organized around the structure of Government rather than the needs of the people.  Americans must search across numerous executive departments and agency (agency) websites, interpret complicated Government terminology, frequently provide the same information, and repeatedly prove their identities to a Government that may already possess the information necessary to serve them.  The American people deserve better.

Advances in technology now make possible a fundamentally different relationship between the people and the Federal Government, defined by simplicity, speed, accuracy, security, and respect for the individual.  The same spirit of American innovation that can accelerate scientific discovery can also help Americans complete essential interactions with the Federal Government.

This order therefore directs the establishment of America.gov as the unified digital front door to the Federal Government for every individual in the United States seeking Federal information or services.  America.gov will not be merely another website, search engine, or directory of Government links.  It will be a secure, intelligent, and service-oriented point of entry through which an individual may sign in, communicate in plain language, receive accurate answers, and, where authorized and technically available, complete Government transactions without being required to navigate the websites of multiple agencies.  America.gov will enable the Federal Government to do its own paperwork so that the American people may get on with their lives.

Sec. 2.  Policy.  It is the policy of the United States to: