VeriSign Is Awarded The Contract To Run .Gov

2011 February 2
by Michael H. Berkens

VeriSign, Inc. has been selected by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to operate the domain name registry for .gov.

“Following a competitive RFP and evaluation process, the GSA granted Verisign the authority to provide designated domain name registration services to federal, state and local governments operating sites under the .gov and fed.us domain names. The services include processing requests, help desk assistance and operation of the authoritative .gov Domain Name System (DNS) servers.

“Verisign also will support the implementation of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on .gov and fed.us.”

9 Responses leave one →
  1. 2011 February 2
    The Big Cheese permalink

    “The rich get richer, that’s the law of the land”

    - Dave Moss in GlenGarry Glen Ross

    @MHB,

    I see your new Right of the Dot biz – answer me this….why would this strategy work when people essentially are most interested in shorter URL’s? I can’t understand how your approach to this whole thing will work. Please educate me, I really want to see this from your perspective – love to learn ;)

    - TBC

  2. 2011 February 2
    MHB permalink

    Big

    I’m planning on covering RIGHT OF THE DOT in a detailed post over the weekend or my Monday, impossible to do at DomainFest.

  3. 2011 February 2
    The Big Cheese permalink

    @MHB,

    Ok – look forward to reading it. I hope you’re ready for a fiery debate/discussion, because the .com-lovers will not be receptive to the plan. I love ccTLD’s, so I’m all for new approaches, but don’t see how longer URL’s will work. I’ll shut up now – have fun at D-Fest. :)

    - TBC

  4. 2011 February 2

    @Cheese: If something is well thought out and makes solid business sense, I don’t think you’ll find too much argument.

    But just shouting “.MOBI!!!” or “.CO!!!” from the rooftops, well then, don’t be surprised if a ‘debate’ breaks out ;)

  5. 2011 February 2

    just a niche market

  6. 2011 February 2

    Should have given to GoDaddy!!

  7. 2011 February 3
    Florida Gambling permalink

    GoDaddy? Can you imagine how the godaddy.gov girl looks like?

  8. 2011 February 3
    floridagambling.com permalink

    Who could have been the GoDaddy.gov girl?

  9. 2011 February 3

    That’s a gimme…Janet Reno.

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