I've been doing a little reading about the use of top level domains (TLDs) by government agencies. Some use .com, others .org, and others .gov, and that makes it difficult to a) find information you need, and b) judge the authenticity of information once you find it. The last I've read of the ICANN rules, .gov domains were meant for federal agencies only, but the format should, technically, be something along the line of "whatever.gov.us", which is how other nations configure their systems.

I ran across a list of all the official state websites (via the eGovernance Institute. About half the states use a format of "state.two state abbreviation.us" - for example "www.state.al.us" for Alabama. It is great to see the beginings of uniformity with the URL naming conventions. Unfortunately, the rest of the state sites use any variety of formats - including some that incoprorate marketing speak - like TennesseAnytime.org and YourOklhaoma.com.

Personally, I'd like to see something along the lines of "TwoLetterStateAbbreviation.gov.us" for states, "city.TwoLetterStateAbbreviation.gov.us" for city and county governments, and "agency.fed.gov.us" for national government. But maybe that's just me.