setup initial documentation folders (#1)

* setup initial documentation folders

* add CODEOWNERS

* replace dotgov with .gov where possible

.github/CODEOWNERS

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+# For more information on CODEOWNERS, see the documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
+
+docs/* @dotgov

README.md

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-# dotgov
+# .gov documentation
+
+Welcome to .gov! This is a repository to house work on the current .gov site(s). 
+
+## Onboarding
+
+TBD

docs/architecture/decisions/0001-record-architecture-decisions.md

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+# 1. Record architecture decisions
+
+Date: 2022-08-01
+
+## Status
+
+Accepted
+
+## Context
+
+We need to record the architectural decisions made on this project.
+
+## Decision
+
+To record significant decisions in this project, We will use Architecture Decision Records as [described by Michael Nygard in this article](http://thinkrelevance.com/blog/2011/11/15/documenting-architecture-decisions).
+
+## Consequences
+
+See Michael Nygard's article, linked above.

docs/research/README.md

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+# .gov Research
+
+This contains scripts for gathering data about .gov usage and answering various secondary research questions.