U.S. Government Draft Policy Mandates Login.gov Expansion Across Federal Digital Services
The U.S. government is moving to establish Login.gov as the primary authentication service for most federal digital services. A draft memorandum from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would require federal agencies to integrate Login.gov into the majority of their public-facing websites and digital platforms that necessitate user authentication. This policy aims to standardize digital identity infrastructure across the government, addressing a requirement that has technically existed for over a decade since Congress directed agencies in 2015 to implement a 'single sign-on trusted identity platform' developed by the General Services Administration (GSA). Despite the 2017 launch of Login.gov, its adoption has been inconsistent, leading to a fragmented system involving Login.gov, internal credentials, and commercial identity services. The draft memo seeks to enforce and measure the adoption of this previously mandated policy. Agencies would be given 60 days post-finalization to inventory e... 
