Internet Domain Name Policy

1 PURPOSE

This Departmental Regulation (DR) establishes the policy for the management and use of Internet Domain Names within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

2 BACKGROUND

This directive augments the USDA Internet Protocol (IP) Addressing Plan and other internal and external regulations that establish general policies governing the issuance of Internet Domain Names. Domain Names are a Departmental resource that must be managed to ensure that USDA exercises appropriate control and implementation of website content standards and applications.