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title: "To Do: Consolidate Federal Websites"
summary: |-
  OMB should launch a website consolidation initiative with the goal of eliminating and consolidating duplicative or unnecessary websites.
date: "2017-11-27"
issues: ["Digital Government"]
content_type: "Knowledge Base Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2017/11/27/to-do-consolidate-federal-websites/"
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# To Do: Consolidate Federal Websites

# Recommendation

OMB should launch a federal website consolidation initiative.

# Details

OMB should launch a website consolidation initiative with the goal of eliminating and consolidating duplicative or unnecessary websites. Additionally, each newly created website should have a planned life cycle, which sets a specific date when it should be removed (and archived) or renewed and refreshed. The same planning mechanism should be employed for old government websites.

**Keep reading:**

- Daniel Castro, Galia Nurko, and Alan McQuinn, “Benchmarking U.S. Government Websites” (ITIF, November 2017), [https://itif.org/publications/2017/11/27/benchmarking-us-government-websites](https://itif.org/publications/2017/11/27/benchmarking-us-government-websites).

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2017/11/27/to-do-consolidate-federal-websites/*