The idea for the site started at the direction of the Obama administration in May 2016, when an executive memo was sent out to executive agencies. The memo was to encourage agencies to use the same tools and technology for administrative services. By sharing these tools, there would be consistency in best practices and personal information security across the executive branch.[5]
Login.gov also helped to lessen the number of login information users of government websites would need to access them to just one login.
The service is authorized by law in 6 USC 1523: Federal cybersecurity requirements part (b) (1) (D):[6]
"implement a single sign-on trusted identity platform for individuals accessing each public website of the agency that requires user authentication, as developed by the Administrator of General Services in collaboration with the Secretary" [7]
Partners
Department of Agriculture
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Interior
General Services Administration
Library of Congress
U.S.Copyright Office Recordation System
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Labor Relations Board
Office of Personnel Management
USAJOBS
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Small Business Administration
U.S. Agency for International Development,
USAID Humanitarian Inventory Management System [8]
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