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Executive order · Wednesday, September 30, 2026

White House orders America.gov as one front door for federal services

The File desk · Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC

Status

Confirmed (White House presidential action, Sept. 29, 2026)

On Sept. 29, 2026, President Trump signed an order directing the General Services Administration to establish America.gov as a unified digital front door for major federal services, with Login.gov as the sign-in path. Covered services are public-facing services that serve more than 100,000 users in a 12-month period and can be used online. Tax filing at the Internal Revenue Service, Department of War services, and Intelligence Community services are excluded. The Office of Management and Budget has 90 days to issue an implementation memo. Phone, mail, in-person, and agency-specific sites stay available. America.gov is meant to be a better option, not the only one.

President Trump signed a second order on Sept. 29, 2026.

The title is “Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov.”

The order directs the establishment of America.gov as the unified digital front door to the federal government.

The General Services Administration is to operate the site and tie it to Login.gov for sign-in.

A covered service is a public-facing service that serves more than 100,000 users in 12 months and can be used online.

Tax filing at the Internal Revenue Service is excluded. So are Department of War services and Intelligence Community services.

The Office of Management and Budget has 90 days to issue an implementation memo.

Phone, mail, in-person service, and agency websites stay open. The order does not close those doors.

What is still unknown or disputed

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov

    The White House · September 29, 2026

    This order therefore directs the establishment of America.gov as the unified digital front door to the Federal Government. Covered services serve more than 100,000 users in 12 months and can be accessed online. Tax filing, the Department of War, and the Intelligence Community are excluded. The General Services Administration operates the site with Login.gov. The Office of Management and Budget memo is due within 90 days.

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/streamlining-access-to-government-services-through-america-gov/