Obama Gov. Website Illegally Approved
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 13:18 — Judicial Watch Blog

Barack Obama’s transition website was illegally authorized to register as an official U.S. government domain and Judicial Watch has exclusively obtained documents to prove it, including evidence that the authorization was initially denied.

When Team Obama announced its infamous change.gov website, Judicial Watch quickly filed a public records request with the agency (General Services Administration—GSA) that authorized it because the campaign clearly didn’t meet the strict eligibility requirements for official government websites.

The GSA, which manages and supports the basic functioning of federal agencies, specifically limits coveted “.govâ€