11 of the Most Embarrassing Government Websites

Just yesterday , the White House launched the US Digital Service , a new opening move with the express purpose of saving Union web site from impending disaster / themselves . And after a abbreviated audited account of the state of matter of our ( unfortunate ) digital matter , we can officially say — well , they ’ve get their piece of work cut out for them .

It ’s no closed book that our various branch of governmentdon’t on the dot have the best track record when it comes to design . And hey , we ’re sure some of these looked great in 1997 , but we ’re long delinquent for an upgrade . So to give you a taste of the what the freshly formed Digital Service is about to tackle , we present to you some of the most horrible government websites that your revenue enhancement dollars have ever ferment . Good circumstances , valet de chambre — and give thanks god it ’s not us .

US Army Cyber Command

The military is the most consistent repeat offender as far as unnavigable websites go . Also of overusing the word “ cyber . ”

NSA for Kids

ignore the fact that it is no longer October , the NSA give far more men to filling out nine ( ! ) 300 - word - farseeing character bios than it has to updating the website . Which it has not done in four years .

US House of Representatives for High School

The House of Representatives is restrain a drunk , tween web designer surety and that tween want our supporter .

Supreme Court

We ’re not sure if the fact that the Supreme Court ’s website actually is regularly updated is something that we should take comfort in . Regardless , we think we knowwho ’s behind this .

Transportation Command FOIA Service Center

While the Transportation Command ’s FOIA section is particularly hard to pilot , its Charles Frederick Worth noting that each division of government has managed to make each of its FOIA pattern into its own bureaucratic vision of hell .

Twenty-Fourth Air Force (Cyber Division)

Again , if your business office has the word “ cyber ” in it , forfend making your website depend like something that amount off ofa Law & Order jell .

US Senate

Not only is the homepage crowded and depressing , but it is totally devoid of any helpful information whatsoever .

Department of Defense Cyber Domain

There really has to be a better word to use than cyber .

Department of Defense FOIA Office

When two of the most fecund Maker of mazy digital disaster ( the DoD and FOIA offices ) come together , an awesome , awful website is suffer .

US Coast Guard

The red - headed stepchild of the armed effect has a hard enough time as it is , the least we could do is give them a website that does n’t look Carnival Cruise circa 1999 .