The US General Services Administration owns that domain, according to web-based WHOIS on nic.gov. The .gov domain name is exclusively used by the US government.
Agency : General Services Administration
Organization : GSA
Domain Name : PTT.GOV
Status : ACTIVE
$ jwhois ptt.gov
[Querying whois.nic.gov]
[whois.nic.gov]
% DOTGOV WHOIS Server ready
Domain Name: PTT.GOV
Status: ACTIVE
>>> Last update of whois database: 2016-11-18T21:36:22Z <<<
Please be advised that this whois server only contains information pertaining
to the .GOV domain. For information for other domains please use the whois
server at RS.INTERNIC.NET.
It's quite real. It's how you apply for a job in the new administration. The President gets to appoint about 4,000 people at the top of the Government. It's hard to find people for undersecretary level jobs - they pay about $165,000, and anyone qualified for them can probably do better elsewhere.
Incidentally, if you look at the page source, it's Salesforce code.
The "apply for a job" link[1] is a different form than the "tell us your story" link[2]. (Which isn't to say that you aren't correct; the incoming Trump administration may be using the form as a tool to identify "idea people" for the many roles they need to fill.)
"If Senate confirmation is required for the position you are nominated for, the Senate committee that reviews those nominations may ask you to provide additional information."
Can't tell if this is legitimate or not... but either way I wouldn't submit anything - it's probably just a ploy so that your email is added to his database...
"I would Make America Great Again by forcing the medical monopolies to break up, by prosecuting them under 15 USC (the Sherman, Clayton, and Robinson-Patman Acts), which the President can direct to be done on his own, without input from Congress. This would cause prices of medical goods and services to drop by 50-80% or more, solve many of our economic problems, and usher in a new era of prosperity. See the writings of Karl Denninger for details, www.market-ticker.org."
Exactly what medical monopolies are you referring to? Hospitals, insurance companies and drug companies are pretty fragmented markets which is one of the reasons for the complexity of US healthcare and high costs.
Insurance companies are often I regional oligopolies, hospitals similarly and in some cases regional monopolies, and drug companies (like anything IP-dependent, particularly patent-dependent) are straight-out state-granted monopolies.
What do you mean by "monopoly" exactly? It's a vague term both legally and in vernacular. Which medical monopolies are you referring to? Every facet of healthcare in the US can be seen as monopolized. AMA license requirements for doctors are a monopoly... Insurance is monopolized by regulatory compliance... Drug research is monopolized by patents. Are you talking about insurance companies? Healthcare providers? Drug manufacturers? The whole bunch?
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[ 5.1 ms ] story [ 71.3 ms ] threadedit: I suppose the .gov domain makes it look legitimate, but I was hoping for some further word of explanation.
Agency : General Services Administration Organization : GSA Domain Name : PTT.GOV Status : ACTIVE
$ jwhois ptt.gov [Querying whois.nic.gov] [whois.nic.gov] % DOTGOV WHOIS Server ready Domain Name: PTT.GOV Status: ACTIVE
>>> Last update of whois database: 2016-11-18T21:36:22Z <<< Please be advised that this whois server only contains information pertaining to the .GOV domain. For information for other domains please use the whois server at RS.INTERNIC.NET.
Not directly:
http://www.ca.gov/ https://www.bart.gov/
(and many other entities at government levels other than Federal)
Incidentally, if you look at the page source, it's Salesforce code.
[1] https://apply.ptt.gov/ [2] https://apply.ptt.gov/yourstory/
https://www.greatagain.gov/
I assume that is how people found it in the first place.
If Trump is setting up something similar, why wouldn't it be on-topic?
"If Senate confirmation is required for the position you are nominated for, the Senate committee that reviews those nominations may ask you to provide additional information."
Apparently if you want one of the following positions, you start by filling out a form on a website. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_positions_filled_by_pr...
We'll see if my desire to use RICO to knock down the RIAA & LiveNation power consolidation a few pegs gets any traction.
"I would Make America Great Again by forcing the medical monopolies to break up, by prosecuting them under 15 USC (the Sherman, Clayton, and Robinson-Patman Acts), which the President can direct to be done on his own, without input from Congress. This would cause prices of medical goods and services to drop by 50-80% or more, solve many of our economic problems, and usher in a new era of prosperity. See the writings of Karl Denninger for details, www.market-ticker.org."
If we don't do this, and if it isn't done within a year, the Federal Budget and economy are headed for collapse. See: https://www.market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=231661