I get that government websites need to be accessible more then anything, and these constraints are obviously more important then the vague and subjective idea of beauty, but damn some of these components are really ugly:

https://v2.designsystem.digital.gov/components/button/

https://v2.designsystem.digital.gov/components/form-controls...

The borders just seems really poor looking for me. The form controls double borders when in error and focus are so aggressive. No elevations or shadows. It's flat design to it's radical extreme.

I suppose I've gotten used to beauty being subtle - like a good comedy, if it's in your face then it isn't very good.