Starting September 1, 2020, new.gov sites will only be accessible via HTTPS as they will automatically be preloaded according to an announcement made by the U.S. Government’s DotGov Program. The move is designed to meet the public’s expectation of having their connection automatically secure when browsing a government.gov website. The government has also started requiring notarized signatures as part of the registration process for.gov domains starting March 10, 2020. This is a move designed to block unauthorized orgs and individuals from registering such domains and using them as.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-to-enforce-https-on-new-gov-sites-starting-september-1/