GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type
Homepage is marked up as an official government organization.
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Impact
About
The GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type is present in the pages as structured data.
Risks
Systems cannot verify you are an official government site.
Why it's important
Identifies websites as official government agencies for AI systems and search engines to recognize automatically.
User stories
As a user or bot, I want homepages owned by government organizations to identify themselves as government agencies using the standard Schema.org type definitions.
Code
Example JSON-LD structured data:
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
"name": "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs",
"url": "https://www.va.gov"
}
</script>
Error
ScanGov messaging when a site fails a standard:
Homepage does not use standard Schema.org code that identifies the site as a government organization.
Example
Complete JSON-LD with commonly used government organization properties:
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
"name": "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs",
"alternateName": "VA",
"url": "https://www.va.gov",
"logo": "https://www.va.gov/img/va-logo.png",
"description": "The VA provides benefits, services, and honor to veterans and their families.",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "810 Vermont Avenue NW",
"addressLocality": "Washington",
"addressRegion": "DC",
"postalCode": "20420",
"addressCountry": "US"
},
"contactPoint": {
"@type": "ContactPoint",
"telephone": "+1-800-698-2411",
"contactType": "customer service"
},
"sameAs": [
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs",
"https://www.facebook.com/VeteransAffairs",
"https://www.youtube.com/user/DeptVetAffairs"
]
}
</script>
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