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"Hundreds of federal agency websites are being targeted for elimination, following a governmentwide review.

In an analysis led by the General Services Administration, the 24 largest departments and agencies inventoried more than 7,200 total websites. Documents obtained by Federal News Network show agencies plan to eliminate 332 of those websites - less than 5% of their total web presence.

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While this governmentwide review will cut only a small fraction of .gov websites, some agencies are making more drastic cuts to their online presence than others.

The Small Business Administration, for example, is planning to eliminate more than half of its total websites. SBA is shuttering websites for defunct pandemic aid programs, and is consolidating some small-business certification websites into MySBA Certifications, a one-stop shop for federal contracting certifications.

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to eliminate more than 7% of its websites. Among them, HHS plans to eliminate vaccines.cdc.gov, a website that tracks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's state-by-state investments "in achieving national immunization goals and sustaining high-vaccination coverage rates to prevent death and disability" from vaccine-preventable diseases."

Article: Agencies plan to decommission hundreds of .gov websites following GSA review

Thanks for sharing this Meghan! Does anyone know if the list of websites will be made public before they go offline? Or what the timeline is?

"Hundreds of federal agency websites are being targeted for elimination, following a governmentwide review.

In an analysis led by the General Services Administration, the 24 largest departments and agencies inventoried more than 7,200 total websites. Documents obtained by Federal News Network show agencies plan to eliminate 332 of those websites - less than 5% of their total web presence.

...

While this governmentwide review will cut only a small fraction of .gov websites, some agencies are making more drastic cuts to their online presence than others.

The Small Business Administration, for example, is planning to eliminate more than half of its total websites. SBA is shuttering websites for defunct pandemic aid programs, and is consolidating some small-business certification websites into MySBA Certifications, a one-stop shop for federal contracting certifications.

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to eliminate more than 7% of its websites. Among them, HHS plans to eliminate vaccines.cdc.gov, a website that tracks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's state-by-state investments "in achieving national immunization goals and sustaining high-vaccination coverage rates to prevent death and disability" from vaccine-preventable diseases."

Article: Agencies plan to decommission hundreds of .gov websites following GSA review