Google Unveils U.S. Government Search Site

Google Inc. unveiled a search site today to help you find U.S. government information.

Google U.S. Government Search features on its entry page government-related news articles from media outlets and official announcements from the White House, the military and Congress.

Aimed at government employees, contractors and the public, the site allows users to search content contained on U.S. federal, state and local government Web sites or widen that search to the entire Internet. To generate the government search, Google has included Web sites with the .gov and .mil domains as well as some government sites with the .com, .us and .edu domains.

Like other Google sites, users can customize the look of their search page, bringing in content from a directory that covers not only government information but other topics including business and sports. News from Web sites not featured in the directory can also be added via RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.

via Computer World

If memory serves me correct this is Google’s second major niche search product after Google Scholar. Expect to see more of them soon as Google pursues the long-tail.