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Google to Launch Government Search Site

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the uncle-sam's-table-of-contents dept.

Billosaur writes "Word has come out via the Washington Post on Google's plan to launch a a tool for searching US Government web sites. The tool, usgov.google.com, is meant to be used by Federal employees who may need to search across several different sites for information, and '...is also designed to help citizens navigate convoluted pages of government-speak and tailor 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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  1. In other news by obeythefist · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Google Inc have announced they are changing their logo to a more classical look. Spokesman for Google's marketing department said "We find the new glowing eye in a pyramid logo to be more appealing to a broader range of customers."

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    I am government man, come from the government. The government has sent me. -- G.I.R.
  2. Be careful! by Funkcikle · · Score: 5, Funny
    It is just a phishing site! Once you search for stuff, it will inform you that the information is only accessible by Government employees.

    "Please enter your employee login and password to continue."

    Those sneaky Googlers...

    1. Re:Be careful! by Amouth · · Score: 2, Funny

      ok .. i started looking under "bullshit"

      this is great.. i would have loved to been there when this was created

      http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/05n0345/0 5N-0345-EC872.htm

      --
      '...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
  3. Yes, but more importantly... by denebian+devil · · Score: 2, Funny

    What I want to know is when Google will be able to help me search for my shoes in the morning.

  4. I'm glad. by BrainRam · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's a good thing that Google launching a government search site. I've been looking for the US government for years, but haven't been able to find them. This would have really have been useful last year during Katrina, since I know a lot of other people were looking for the government then as well...

    Oh, wait, there they are knocking on the door now. Guess I don't need the government search site after all.

  5. So, uh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    When do we get to search through the federal government's private emails and download mp3's of their phone calls? ...parooze their transaction summaries, nose around in their medical records, see what they've been looking up in the library of congress, and run statistical analysis on seemingly random characteristics?

    I'm not holding my breath.

  6. In Soviet Russia... by SonicSpike · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...government searches you!

    --
    Libertas in infinitum
    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      s/Soviet Russia/United States/

      Careful of those typos...

  7. That title is just *wrong*. by Jester998 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I got it up now!

    Uh, congrats? :)

  8. It works perfectly! by rabiddeity · · Score: 4, Funny

    SELECT * FROM The_Government WHERE Intelligence > '0'

    Your search returned no results

    1. Re:It works perfectly! by HappyDrgn · · Score: 3, Funny

      ERROR: Unknown column 'Intelligence' in 'where clause'

  9. Quick! by scolby · · Score: 3, Funny

    Somebody do a search for Area 51!

    Hmm, how do I search for those black marks they use to cover all the good words?

  10. Great, I know exactly what this leads too by pelsmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    One month from today, the word will come out that sensitive information is available on Google, and being actively utilized by China, Iraq and France.

    Two months from now, DoD sys admins will be told to block Google.

    Twenty years from now, the following questions will still be on the security clearance application form:

    206. Have you ever used any of the following "hackor" tools:
    SATAN YES/NO
    PGP YES/NO
    Google YES/NO

  11. Chineese Government Search by wideBlueSkies · · Score: 2, Funny

    When google implements their search for chineese government sites, this is what we can expect to see.

    Nothing found for your search.
    IP Logged.

    --
    Huh?
  12. tax code just got easier... by a_greer2005 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now you can find that tax loophole with the power of google parsing through all of those IRS publications... Thank you Google.

  13. What a non-story. by raehl · · Score: 3, Funny

    Talk to me when they can analyze my congressman's calling patterns.

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    paintball
  14. Speaking as a Political Science student... by jelton · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just made a mess in my pants. This is like manna from heaven for the research I do.

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    I am not a lawyer. This post does not constitute any form of legal advice.
  15. "Beware of the leopard" by jellybear · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally a solution to the problem that confronted Arthur Dent:

    "I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them."
    "That's the Display Department."
    "With a torch."
    "The lights had probably gone."
    "So had the stairs."
    "But you found the plans, didn't you?"
    "Oh yes, they were 'on display' in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the leopard.'"

    Now you'll be able to simply create an RSS feed for your house.