Take a Look: Beta Version of a New USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov Now Live

Direct to Beta Site: Beta.usa.gov
Direct to Beta.GobiernoUSA.gov
From an Overview of the Beta Site (via DigitalGov.gov):

In the thirteen years since Firstgov.gov was launched (and ten years for FirstGov en Español), the sheer volume and sophistication of government websites has exploded. We’ve seen Web customers evolve from timid and curious users to adroit searchers who can download music, read a newspaper, and respond to a text message simultaneously—using only their thumbs.
Things have changed, and we realized it was time to take a good, hard look at our value as a portal. Are portals obsolete? Is the USA.gov brand relevant? With the advent of search and the maturity of other government websites, does the government Web space need a front door anymore?
Tough questions. Hard questions. But absolutely crucial.
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The mechanics are pretty simple: the USA.gov platform is built around a central content API—this API populates our flagship websites, USA.gov, GobiernoUSA.gov and Kids.gov, as well as the console used by our live-assistance agents to answer phone calls, emails, and live chats. The API can pull directly from your agency APIs and syndicate out to other platforms. If you’re curious about the nitty-gritty mechanics of our adaptive content system, you can find out more by watching this video series.
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Built in Drupal and built with a central content API to ingest and syndicate government information, this site is so much more than a site. It’s an invitation to agencies to use our brand, leverage our partnerships and release their valuable information out into the wild.

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Read the Complete Overview
Direct to Beta Site: Beta.usa.gov
Direct to Beta.GobiernoUSA.gov

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