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It is a critical part of providing a positive user experience. Search is especially important for federal agencies which often have complex websites with large amounts of information. A well-designed search function can help users navigate this complexity and find the information they need quickly and easily.</p> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col"> <div class="dg-card-legislation"> <div class="usa-card__container usa-card-group usa-card--flag"> <div class="usa-card__header"> <h2 class="dg-featured-resource__text-kicker">Related Policy</h2> <h2 class="usa-card__heading"> 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA) & Section III.A.4 of M-23-22 </h2> </div> <div class="usa-card__media"> <div class="usa-card__img"> <img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/legislative-stamp-card-logo-600.png" alt="21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA) & Section III.A.4 of M-23-22" /> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card__footer"> <a href="/resources/21st-century-integrated-digital-experience-act/" class="usa-button">Explore policy</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dg-topic__featured grid-container-desktop"> <div class="dg-featured-resource"> <a href="/resources/an-introduction-to-search/" class="dg-featured-resource__body"> <div class="dg-featured-resource__text"> <p class="dg-featured-resource__kicker">Featured Resource</p> <h2 class="dg-featured-resource__text-title">An introduction to search</h2> <p class="dg-featured-resource__text-description">Learn why search functionality is an important component of federal websites, and discover how to add a search function to your website.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="dg-featured-resource"> <a href="/communities/web-analytics-and-optimization/" class="dg-featured-resource__body"> <div class="dg-featured-resource__text"> <p class="dg-featured-resource__kicker">Communities of Practice</p> <h2 class="dg-featured-resource__text-title">Join the Web Analytics</h2> <p class="dg-featured-resource__text-description">Make better decisions using web analytics and other optimization strategies.</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container-desktop margin-y-6"> <h2>Search: Essential knowledge</h2> <div class="dg-collection"> <ul class="usa-collection"> <li class="usa-collection__item"> <div class="usa-collection__img-wrapper"> <img class="usa-collection__img" src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=search.gov" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> </div> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__header"> <a class="usa-link" href="https://search.gov/get-started/go-live.html" title="Going Live With Search.gov">Going Live With Search.gov</a> </h3> <p class="usa-collection__description"> Your pre-launch checklist will be unique to your agency’s workflow, requirements, and deadlines. Here is a typical checklist. </p> </div> </li> <li class="usa-collection__item"> <div class="usa-collection__img-wrapper"> <img class="usa-collection__img" src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=search.gov" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> </div> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__header"> <a class="usa-link" href="https://search.gov/indexing/how-search-engines-index-content-better-discoverability.html" title="Learn how to get search engines to index the right content for better discoverability">Learn how to get search engines to index the right content for better discoverability</a> </h3> <p class="usa-collection__description"> Website structure and content can have a significant impact on the ability of search engines to provide a good search experience. Find all you need to know to get search right on your website. </p> </div> </li> <li class="usa-collection__item"> <div class="usa-collection__img-wrapper"> <img class="usa-collection__img" src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=search.gov" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> </div> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__header"> <a class="usa-link" href="https://search.gov/about/updates/year-in-review/special-report/overview.html" title="Special report: Search in support of federal web modernization">Special report: Search in support of federal web modernization</a> </h3> <p class="usa-collection__description"> Get a high-level view of the public’s experience with seeking services and information from federal government websites that use Search.gov. </p> </div> </li> <li class="usa-collection__item"> <div class="usa-collection__img-wrapper"> <img class="usa-collection__img" src="/img/digit-50.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> </div> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__header"> <a class="usa-link" href="/2023/09/12/a-conversation-about-content-audits/" title="A conversation about content audits">A conversation about content audits</a> </h3> <p class="usa-collection__description"> Learn why to do content audits and how to get started. </p> </div> </li> <li class="usa-collection__item"> <div class="usa-collection__img-wrapper"> <img class="usa-collection__img" src="/img/digit-50.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> </div> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__header"> <a class="usa-link" href="/event/2022/04/28/optimization-case-study-performance-seo-and-accessibility-with-cfpb/" title="Optimization case study: Performance, SEO, and accessibility with CFPB">Optimization case study: Performance, SEO, and accessibility with CFPB</a> </h3> <p class="usa-collection__description"> Review some approaches that designers, developers, and analytics specialists at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau use to build search engine optimization and accessibility testing into their design and development practices. </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <section class="dg-stream usa-section"> <div class="grid-container-desktop"> <h2>Search events</h2> <article class="card card-event card-event--past card-linked" aria-labelledby="how-search-engines-index-your-websites" > <div class="card-event__main"> <div class="card-event__header"><h2 class="card-event__title" id="how-search-engines-index-your-websites"> <a href="https://digital.gov/event/2018/05/29/how-search-engines-index-your-websites/" title="How Search Engines Index Your Websites" rel="bookmark" >How Search Engines Index Your Websites</a > </h2> </div> <div class="card-event__body"><div class="card-event__summary"> Join Search.gov as they walk you through the fundamentals of how search engines monitor your content and pull relevant data from your pages. </div><div class="card-event__watch-label"> <svg class="usa-icon dg-icon dg-icon--large margin-bottom-05" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" > <use xlink:href="/uswds/img/sprite.svg#youtube" ></use> </svg> Watch Video </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-event__aside"> <div class="card-event__date"> <time class="card-event__datetime" datetime="2018-05-29"> <span class="card-event__datetime-month" >May</span > <span class="card-event__datetime-day" >29<span class="card-event__datetime-comma">,</span> </span> <span class="card-event__datetime-year--mobile" >2018</span > </time> <span class="card-event__date-label"> <span class="card-event__datetime-year" >2018</span > </span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-event card-event--past card-linked" aria-labelledby="an-introduction-to-search.gov" > <div class="card-event__main"> <div class="card-event__header"><h2 class="card-event__title" id="an-introduction-to-search.gov"> <a href="https://digital.gov/event/2018/05/03/an-introduction-searchgov/" title="An Introduction to Search.gov" rel="bookmark" >An Introduction to Search.gov</a > </h2> </div> <div class="card-event__body"><div class="card-event__summary"> Learn about the essential features of Search.gov and tour its Admin Center. </div><div class="card-event__watch-label"> <svg class="usa-icon dg-icon dg-icon--large margin-bottom-05" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" > <use xlink:href="/uswds/img/sprite.svg#youtube" ></use> </svg> Watch Video </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-event__aside"> <div class="card-event__date"> <time class="card-event__datetime" datetime="2018-05-03"> <span class="card-event__datetime-month" >May</span > <span class="card-event__datetime-day" >03<span class="card-event__datetime-comma">,</span> </span> <span class="card-event__datetime-year--mobile" >2018</span > </time> <span class="card-event__date-label"> <span class="card-event__datetime-year" >2018</span > </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid-container-desktop"> <h2>Search news</h2> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-a-journey-of-improvement-creating-a-self-assessment-for-digital-experience" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-a-journey-of-improvement-creating-a-self-assessment-for-digital-experience"> <a href="https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/m-23-22-self-assessment/">A journey of improvement: Creating a self-assessment for digital experience</a> </h3> <p>Memo M-23-22 from the Office of Management and Budget provides guidance to federal agencies on delivering a digital-first public experience. To quantify its compliance with the memo, the Open Data, Design, and Development team at the Department of the Interior created and conducted a self-assessment of its digital products. The team used a scoring spreadsheet to measure compliance across categories like accessibility, design consistency, and mobile responsiveness. The results helped the team develop a plan to prioritize improvements and engage with leadership for support on other initiatives.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/m-23-22-self-assessment/" title="Read at Office of Natural Resources Revenue" >Office of Natural Resources Revenue</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/doi-revenuedata-logo.png" alt="doi-revenuedata logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Aug 20, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-supporting-innovation-through-the-american-rescue-plan" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-supporting-innovation-through-the-american-rescue-plan"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2024/08/01/supporting-innovation-through-the-american-rescue-plan/">Supporting innovation through the American Rescue Plan</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>GSA uses American Rescue Plan funding for over 40 initiatives to foster community, improve user experiences, and empower underserved populations.</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-dark.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/ambuj-neupane/ " title="Posts by Ambuj Neupane" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Ambuj Neupane" >Ambuj Neupane</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Aug 01, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions"> <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions">Three tips for using meta descriptions</a> </h3> <p>At USA.gov and USAGov en Español, the goal is to make content more useful to the public, and meta descriptions are one way to help people quickly find the government information they’re looking for. These brief summaries of webpage content appear in search engine results to entice users to click through, attracting visitors to agency websites. Regularly updating these descriptions based on user data can enhance their effectiveness. Read in more detail about their three tips to create effective meta descriptions: identify commonly searched keywords, write engaging and actionable descriptions, and ensure each one is unique.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions" title="Read at USA.gov" >USA.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/usagov-logo.png" alt="usagov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Jun 04, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content"> <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content">How USAGov uses data to improve content</a> </h3> <p>Each month, USAGov’s content designers spend many hours ensuring that the content on USA.gov and USAGov en Español is up-to-date, accurate, and meets user needs. Learn how their team does holistic reviews of each topic section based on a rolling calendar with the goal of updating all content at least every 6 months.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content" title="Read at USA.gov" >USA.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/usagov-logo.png" alt="usagov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Apr 01, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-search.gov-year-in-review-2023-report" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-search.gov-year-in-review-2023-report"> <a href="https://search.gov/about/updates/year-in-review/2023-year-in-review/overview.html">Search.gov year in review: 2023 report</a> </h3> <p>Learn what types of information people searched for on federal websites in 2023, see emerging trends the team is exploring to improve customers’ search experience in 2024, and check out three new updates. The data tab provides insightful summaries for 13 popular topic areas—and lists the public’s top 25 search terms, in their own words, for each.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://search.gov/about/updates/year-in-review/2023-year-in-review/overview.html" title="Read at Search.gov" >Search.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/searchgov-logo.png" alt="searchgov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Mar 15, 2024</div> </div> </article> </div> </section> <section class="grid-container-desktop usa-section"> <div class="dg-collection"> <h2 class="dg-collection__header" > Resources on Search </h2> <ul class="usa-collection"> <li class="usa-collection__item"> <div class="usa-collection__img-wrapper"> <img class="usa-collection__img" src="/logos/searchgov-icon.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> </div> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__header"> <a class="usa-link" href="https://search.gov/about/updates/year-in-review/special-report/overview.html" title="Making the big move: Search in support of federal web modernization">Making the big move: Search in support of federal web modernization</a> </h3> <p class="usa-collection__description"> In this special report, we discuss a website redesign’s nine phases and their impact on search. </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dg-collection"> <h2 class="dg-collection__header" > Tools and Services </h2> <ul class="usa-collection"> <li class="usa-collection__item"> <div class="usa-collection__img-wrapper"> <img class="usa-collection__img" src="/logos/searchgov-icon.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> </div> <div class="usa-collection__body"> <h3 class="usa-collection__header"> <a class="usa-link" href="https://www.search.gov/" title="Search.gov">Search.gov</a> </h3> <p class="usa-collection__description"> A free hosted search platform for federal websites. </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="usa-section usa-section--light"> <div class="grid-container grid-container-desktop"> <h2 id="dg-stream-pagination-header"> More News and Events on Search</h2> <p>48 posts</p> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-a-journey-of-improvement-creating-a-self-assessment-for-digital-experience" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-a-journey-of-improvement-creating-a-self-assessment-for-digital-experience"> <a href="https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/m-23-22-self-assessment/">A journey of improvement: Creating a self-assessment for digital experience</a> </h3> <p>Memo M-23-22 from the Office of Management and Budget provides guidance to federal agencies on delivering a digital-first public experience. To quantify its compliance with the memo, the Open Data, Design, and Development team at the Department of the Interior created and conducted a self-assessment of its digital products. The team used a scoring spreadsheet to measure compliance across categories like accessibility, design consistency, and mobile responsiveness. The results helped the team develop a plan to prioritize improvements and engage with leadership for support on other initiatives.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/m-23-22-self-assessment/" title="Read at Office of Natural Resources Revenue" >Office of Natural Resources Revenue</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/doi-revenuedata-logo.png" alt="doi-revenuedata logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Aug 20, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-supporting-innovation-through-the-american-rescue-plan" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-supporting-innovation-through-the-american-rescue-plan"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2024/08/01/supporting-innovation-through-the-american-rescue-plan/">Supporting innovation through the American Rescue Plan</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>GSA uses American Rescue Plan funding for over 40 initiatives to foster community, improve user experiences, and empower underserved populations.</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-dark.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/ambuj-neupane/ " title="Posts by Ambuj Neupane" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Ambuj Neupane" >Ambuj Neupane</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Aug 01, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions"> <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions">Three tips for using meta descriptions</a> </h3> <p>At USA.gov and USAGov en Español, the goal is to make content more useful to the public, and meta descriptions are one way to help people quickly find the government information they’re looking for. These brief summaries of webpage content appear in search engine results to entice users to click through, attracting visitors to agency websites. Regularly updating these descriptions based on user data can enhance their effectiveness. Read in more detail about their three tips to create effective meta descriptions: identify commonly searched keywords, write engaging and actionable descriptions, and ensure each one is unique.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/three-tips-for-using-meta-descriptions" title="Read at USA.gov" >USA.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/usagov-logo.png" alt="usagov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Jun 04, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content"> <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content">How USAGov uses data to improve content</a> </h3> <p>Each month, USAGov’s content designers spend many hours ensuring that the content on USA.gov and USAGov en Español is up-to-date, accurate, and meets user needs. Learn how their team does holistic reviews of each topic section based on a rolling calendar with the goal of updating all content at least every 6 months.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/how-usagov-uses-data-to-improve-content" title="Read at USA.gov" >USA.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/usagov-logo.png" alt="usagov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Apr 01, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-search.gov-year-in-review-2023-report" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-search.gov-year-in-review-2023-report"> <a href="https://search.gov/about/updates/year-in-review/2023-year-in-review/overview.html">Search.gov year in review: 2023 report</a> </h3> <p>Learn what types of information people searched for on federal websites in 2023, see emerging trends the team is exploring to improve customers’ search experience in 2024, and check out three new updates. The data tab provides insightful summaries for 13 popular topic areas—and lists the public’s top 25 search terms, in their own words, for each.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://search.gov/about/updates/year-in-review/2023-year-in-review/overview.html" title="Read at Search.gov" >Search.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/searchgov-logo.png" alt="searchgov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Mar 15, 2024</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-less-is-more-improving-the-publics-web-search-experience-with-filters" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-less-is-more-improving-the-publics-web-search-experience-with-filters"> <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/less-is-more-improving-the-publics-web-search-experience-with-filters">Less is more: Improving the public’s web search experience with filters</a> </h3> <p>Explore the evolution of search experiences on federal websites as Search.gov introduces customizable search filters, providing users with the same flexibility familiar from e-commerce sites. Devolve into the NASA case study, uncovering how this innovative feature enhances accessibility and efficiency for a seamless user journey.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/less-is-more-improving-the-publics-web-search-experience-with-filters" title="Read at USA.gov" >USA.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/usagov-logo.png" alt="usagov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Dec 12, 2023</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-why-the-american-people-deserve-a-digital-government" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-why-the-american-people-deserve-a-digital-government"> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2023/09/22/why-the-american-people-deserve-a-digital-government/">Why the American People Deserve a Digital Government</a> </h3> <p>OMB released new policy guidance for government that includes a variety of actions and standards to help federal agencies design, develop, and deliver modern websites and digital services. Memo M-23-22, Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience, will make it seamless for the public to obtain government information and services online, and help agencies fully implement the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA).<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2023/09/22/why-the-american-people-deserve-a-digital-government/" title="Read at The White House" >The White House</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/whitehouse-logo.png" alt="whitehouse logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Sep 22, 2023</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-get-to-know-search.gov" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-get-to-know-search.gov"> <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/get-to-know-search.gov">Get to know Search.gov</a> </h3> <p>Search.gov’s goal is to deliver a high-quality, government-wide search engine that allows agencies to customize search experiences for the public, regardless of website type or organization. Learn about standard offerings, as well as three major enhancements.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://blog.usa.gov/get-to-know-search.gov" title="Read at USA.gov" >USA.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/usagov-logo.png" alt="usagov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Jul 25, 2023</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-the-federal-web-in-the-year-of-covid-19" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="kicker"> <span>Search Metrics</span> </div><h3 id="title-the-federal-web-in-the-year-of-covid-19"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2021/04/16/the-federal-web-in-the-year-of-covid-19/">The Federal Web in the Year of COVID-19</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>The past year was like no other. We take a look at how it affected federal website traffic and search data.</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://github.com/tdlowden.png?size=50" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/tlowden/ " title="Posts by Tim Lowden" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Tim Lowden" >Tim Lowden</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <div class="media-featured"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2021/04/16/the-federal-web-in-the-year-of-covid-19/" title="The Federal Web in the Year of COVID-19"> <img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/coronavirus-dap-search-2021_w800.png" aria-hidden="true" alt="" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Apr 16, 2021</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--external card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-search.gov-2019-in-review" > <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__summary"> <h3 id="title-search.gov-2019-in-review"> <a href="https://search.gov/blog/2019-annual-review.html">Search.gov: 2019 in Review</a> </h3> <p><strong>In 2019, Search.gov served 295,916,305 queries across more than 2,000 government websites</strong>. Find out more in their annual report, including the most common topics that people searched for.<em class="card__source source" >— via <a href="https://search.gov/blog/2019-annual-review.html" title="Read at Search.gov" >Search.gov</a ></em > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <img src="/logos/searchgov-logo.png" alt="searchgov logo" /> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Jan 27, 2020</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-event card-event--past card-linked" aria-labelledby="how-search-engines-index-your-websites" > <div class="card-event__main"> <div class="card-event__header"><h2 class="card-event__title" id="how-search-engines-index-your-websites"> <a href="https://digital.gov/event/2018/05/29/how-search-engines-index-your-websites/" title="How Search Engines Index Your Websites" rel="bookmark" >How Search Engines Index Your Websites</a > </h2> </div> <div class="card-event__body"><div class="card-event__summary"> Join Search.gov as they walk you through the fundamentals of how search engines monitor your content and pull relevant data from your pages. </div><div class="card-event__watch-label"> <svg class="usa-icon dg-icon dg-icon--large margin-bottom-05" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" > <use xlink:href="/uswds/img/sprite.svg#youtube" ></use> </svg> Watch Video </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-event__aside"> <div class="card-event__date"> <time class="card-event__datetime" datetime="2018-05-29"> <span class="card-event__datetime-month" >May</span > <span class="card-event__datetime-day" >29<span class="card-event__datetime-comma">,</span> </span> <span class="card-event__datetime-year--mobile" >2018</span > </time> <span class="card-event__date-label"> <span class="card-event__datetime-year" >2018</span > </span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-event card-event--past card-linked" aria-labelledby="an-introduction-to-search.gov" > <div class="card-event__main"> <div class="card-event__header"><h2 class="card-event__title" id="an-introduction-to-search.gov"> <a href="https://digital.gov/event/2018/05/03/an-introduction-searchgov/" title="An Introduction to Search.gov" rel="bookmark" >An Introduction to Search.gov</a > </h2> </div> <div class="card-event__body"><div class="card-event__summary"> Learn about the essential features of Search.gov and tour its Admin Center. </div><div class="card-event__watch-label"> <svg class="usa-icon dg-icon dg-icon--large margin-bottom-05" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" > <use xlink:href="/uswds/img/sprite.svg#youtube" ></use> </svg> Watch Video </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-event__aside"> <div class="card-event__date"> <time class="card-event__datetime" datetime="2018-05-03"> <span class="card-event__datetime-month" >May</span > <span class="card-event__datetime-day" >03<span class="card-event__datetime-comma">,</span> </span> <span class="card-event__datetime-year--mobile" >2018</span > </time> <span class="card-event__date-label"> <span class="card-event__datetime-year" >2018</span > </span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-dear-search-reading-between-the-lines-of-search-data" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-dear-search-reading-between-the-lines-of-search-data"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2016/10/21/dear-search-reading-between-the-lines-of-search-data/">Dear Search: Reading Between the Lines of Search Data</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>Welcome to the first Dear Search article, an occasional series where the DigitalGov Search team addresses common search questions. Dear Search, Right now, I am building up user research services that can be offered to product owners on a regular or as-needed basis. So, being able to look at search trends and offer advice to</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Oct 21, 2016</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-dnssec-vs.-elastic-load-balancers-the-zone-apex-problem" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-dnssec-vs.-elastic-load-balancers-the-zone-apex-problem"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2016/09/12/dnssec-vs-elastic-load-balancers-the-zone-apex-problem/">DNSSEC vs. Elastic Load Balancers: the Zone Apex Problem</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>This is the final post in the 5-part series, The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. Federal websites are required to implement DNSSEC, which relies on knowing exactly what server is responding to a request. In Amazon Web Services (AWS), the problem of unreliable servers is solved by</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-dark.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/nick-marden/ " title="Posts by Nick Marden" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Nick Marden" >Nick Marden</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Sep 12, 2016</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-lets-encrypt-those-cnames-shall-we" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-lets-encrypt-those-cnames-shall-we"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2016/09/07/lets-encrypt-those-cnames-shall-we/">Let’s Encrypt Those CNAMES, Shall We?</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>This is post 4 in the 5-part series, The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. This post references the previous posts frequently, so please read those before reading this one if you haven’t done so already. In addition to the DNS challenges created by offering “masked” domains such</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/nathan-smith/ " title="Posts by Nathan Smith" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Nathan Smith" >Nathan Smith</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Sep 07, 2016</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-a-domain-by-any-other-name-cnames-wildcard-records-and-another-level-of-indirection" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-a-domain-by-any-other-name-cnames-wildcard-records-and-another-level-of-indirection"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2016/09/06/a-domain-by-any-other-name-cnames-wildcard-records-and-another-level-of-indirection/">A Domain by Any Other Name: CNAMES, Wildcard Records and Another Level of Indirection</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>This is post 3 in the 5-part series The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. “All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection, except of course for the problem of too many indirections.” – David Wheeler The simplest of our four requirements was</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-dark.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/nick-marden/ " title="Posts by Nick Marden" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Nick Marden" >Nick Marden</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Sep 06, 2016</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-quality-speed-and-lower-costs-yes-you-can-have-it-all" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-quality-speed-and-lower-costs-yes-you-can-have-it-all"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2016/09/02/quality-speed-and-lower-costs-yes-you-can-have-it-all/">Quality, Speed, and Lower Costs: Yes, You Can Have It All</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>This is post 2 in the 5-part series The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. The last major infrastructure upgrade that DigitalGov Search had was in 2010. Not only has technology evolved significantly since then, but so have business models for right-sizing costs. Moving to Amazon Web Services (AWS)</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-dark.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/nick-marden/ " title="Posts by Nick Marden" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Nick Marden" >Nick Marden</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Sep 02, 2016</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-the-right-tools-for-the-job-re-hosting-digitalgov-search-to-a-dynamic-infrastructure-environment" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-the-right-tools-for-the-job-re-hosting-digitalgov-search-to-a-dynamic-infrastructure-environment"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2016/08/18/the-right-tools-for-the-job-re-hosting-digitalgov-search-to-a-dynamic-infrastructure-environment/">The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>This is the first post of a 5-part series. DigitalGov Search is a commercial-grade search engine provided as a shared-service by the United States General Services Administration. We power about 2,300 search configurations for hundreds of federal, state, and local government agencies. Using our platform, agencies can easily configure a search experience for the public that</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://digital.gov/img/digit-light.png" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/dmccleskey/ " title="Posts by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Dawn Pointer McCleskey" >Dawn Pointer McCleskey</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Aug 18, 2016</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-what-are-your-customers-searching-for" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-what-are-your-customers-searching-for"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2016/01/08/what-are-your-customers-searching-for/">What Are Your Customers Searching For?</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>What are your agency’s website visitors looking for? Can they find it easily? How do you know? Search analytics provide valuable data that can positively affect an agency’s Web strategy. This topic was the focus of a recent webinar, Show Me the Data: Leveraging Analytics in DigitalGov Search. Dawn Pointer McCleskey, acting program manager for</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://github.com/awichman.png?size=50" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/awichman/ " title="Posts by Ashley Wichman" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Ashley Wichman" >Ashley Wichman</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="date">Jan 08, 2016</div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-news--internal card-linked" aria-labelledby="title-digitalgov-podcast-bridging-content-and-discovery-through-digitalgov-search" > <div class="card__content"> <h3 id="title-digitalgov-podcast-bridging-content-and-discovery-through-digitalgov-search"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2015/10/30/digitalgov-podcast-bridging-content-and-discovery-through-digitalgov-search/">DigitalGov Podcast: Bridging Content and Discovery Through DigitalGov Search</a> </h3><div class="summary"> <p>Recently, search analyst Dawn McCleskey sat down with us to discuss the work of DigitalGov Search.</p> </div> <div class="authors-list authors-list--inline"> <div class="author usa-media-block"> <img class="author__photo-img usa-media-block__img" src="https://github.com/awichman.png?size=50" alt="" /> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <a class="author__name" href="https://digital.gov/authors/awichman/ " title="Posts by Ashley Wichman" rel="author" aria-label="Read more articles by Ashley Wichman" >Ashley Wichman</a > </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__media"> <div class="media-featured"> <a href="https://digital.gov/2015/10/30/digitalgov-podcast-bridging-content-and-discovery-through-digitalgov-search/" title="DigitalGov Podcast: Bridging Content and 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