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Definition[]

The term third-party websites or applications refers to web-based technologies that are not exclusively operated or controlled by a government entity, and that do not involve significant participation of a nongovernment entity.

Overview[]

Often these technologies are located on a ".com" website or other location that is not part of an official government domain.[1] However, third-party applications can also be embedded or incorporated on an agency's official website.

References[]

  1. See OMB Memorandum M-05-04, Policies for Federal Agency Public Websites (Dec. 17, 2004) (identifying ".gov," ".mil," and "Fed.us" as appropriate government domains) (full-text).
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