According to many resources, Drupal is now running the US presidential web site Whitehouse.gov. This is a big win for Drupal added to its record. The U.S. government is not new to Drupal.

Several agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, and the General Service Administration have been using Drupal.

“This is a big day for Drupal, and for Open Source in government, and something all of us in the community should be very proud of.” said Dries Buytaert, creator of Drupal in his blog.

“ I think Drupal is a great fit in terms of President Barack Obama's desire to reduce cost and to act quickly. Drupal's flexibility and modularity enables organizations to build sites quickly at lower cost than most other systems. In other words, Drupal is a great match for the U.S. government.” he added.

Buytaert's company Acquia was involved in the development of Whitehouse.gov in partnership with General Dynamics Information Technology, Phase2 Technology, Akamai, and Terremark Federal Group.

I think that Drupal goes from strength to strength and it is worth a try if you are looking for a new CMS system.