passports.gov is registered to the Executive Office of the President, not the State Department

Evidence

Listed with “Executive Office of the President” as registrant in the federal .gov registry. — Source: CISA dotgov-data current-full.csv, live 2026-05-27
Runs a live sign-in portal at auth.passports.gov with no State Department seal and noindex; TLS certs reissued through 2026-05-26. — Source: crt.sh certificate-transparency logs
The State Department, which issues passports, is not the registrant. — Source: CISA dotgov-data
Surfaced and tracked by The Drey Dossier.

None known as of 2026-05-29. Drey notes ownership could change — reverify the live CSV before citing.