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    "title" : "Getting to Work for the American People |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Getting to Work for the American People","summary" : "Over the last 6 months, 18F has embarked on a mission to transform the way the U.S. Government builds and buys digital services. We’re currently working with more than half a dozen agencies to help them deliver on their missions in a design-centric, agile, open, and data-driven way. How do we say yes to a","date" : "2014-09-25T13:40:39-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"18f-team" : "18F Team"},"topics" : {
        
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We’re currently working with more than half a dozen agencies to help them deliver on their missions in a design-centric, agile, open, and data-driven way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"how-do-we-say-yes-to-a-project\"\u003eHow do we say yes to a project?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe ask ourselves:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs there an opportunity to improve the interaction between government and the people it serves?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes it align with the 18F core principles of staying focused on user needs while being agile, open, and data-driven?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs the partner agency motivated to modernize how they research and build services?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes it fit within our project focus areas?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes it contain an opportunity to build a cross-government shared platform, service, or module?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"agile-development-already-underway\"\u003eAgile development already underway\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor our first year, 18F projects focus on:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProviding cross-functional teams to government agencies, with a focus on user-centered agile product development (Agency Modernization)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking government more transparent and accessible to the American people (Open Government)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving government time and money by optimizing internal purchasing processes (Procurement)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating shared tools and platforms to be used by multiple government agencies (Shared Services)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"18fs-current-project-list-and-innovative-partner-agencies\"\u003e18F’s Current Project List and Innovative Partner Agencies\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"agency-modernization\"\u003eAgency Modernization\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMyUSCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMyRA: My Retirement Account (Department of Treasury)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceCorps.gov (Peace Corps)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"open-government\"\u003eOpen Government\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://18fblog.tumblr.com/post/96625804492/a-new-look-at-the-freedom-of-information-act\"\u003eFOIA Modernization\u003c/a\u003e (Department of Justice)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://18fblog.tumblr.com/post/95378798453/creating-an-open-fec\"\u003eOpenFEC\u003c/a\u003e (Federal Election Commission)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncome Verification Pilot (Department of Treasury)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Department of Interior)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"procurement\"\u003eProcurement\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon Acquisition Platform Tools (General Services Administration)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://fbopen.gsa.gov/\"\u003eFBOpen\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMirage – \u003ca href=\"http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/161367?utm_source=FAS\u0026amp;utm_medium=print-radio\u0026amp;utm_term=oasis\u0026amp;utm_campaign=shortcuts\"\u003eOASIS\u003c/a\u003e market research tool (General Services Administration)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"shared-services\"\u003eShared Services\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://api.data.gov/\"\u003eapi.data.gov\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://18fblog.tumblr.com/post/87233336788/announcing-the-developer-program-a-new-hub-for\"\u003e/Developer Program\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://18fblog.tumblr.com/post/91952641466/midas-a-marketplace-for-innovation-in-government\"\u003eMidas\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMyUSA\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"attracting-great-digital-talent\"\u003eAttracting great digital talent\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/09/600-x-131-18fdc-pif.jpg\"\n    alt=\"18F\u0026#39;s DC team at GSA HQ\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince launching in March 2014, 18F has grown from a small group of \u003ca href=\"http://wh.gov/innovationfellows\"\u003ePresidential Innovation Fellows\u003c/a\u003e into a team of almost 60 designers, developers, product managers, researchers, writers, and specialists. This growth is entirely due to the demand by agencies to work with 18F, as was described above. And we continue to be inspired and amazed by the number of experienced technologists eager to move into public service.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis month, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehouse.gov/innovationfellows/meet-the-fellows#section-round-3\"\u003efall 2014 cohort of Presidential Innovation Fellows\u003c/a\u003e also joined 18F, bringing our total number to almost 90. That’s 90 people right now that are collaborating with government agencies to deliver smart, cost effective user-centered digital services. Ninety people who’ve come to us from both government and industry, having worked at the State Department, NASA, NOAA, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Pivotal Labs, Linden Labs, IDEO, The Washington Post, The New York Times, IndieGogo, Sunlight Foundation, Groupon, and more.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"on-two-coasts-and-growing\"\u003eOn two coasts and growing\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough 18F is headquartered in Washington, DC at 1800 F Street, we’ve also got a team working in GSA’s 50 UN Plaza in the heart of San Francisco (adjacent to the city’s tech heavy mid-Market area). Twitter, Square, Uber, Zendesk, Yahoo!, and Code for America are nearby. Regardless of where, we work as cross-functional teams dedicated to specific projects that will improve how citizens and businesses interact with government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease stay tuned! Follow 18F on our \u003ca href=\"http://18fblog.tumblr.com/\"\u003eblog\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/18f\"\u003eTwitter\u003c/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/#contact\"\u003esign up to be notified by email\u003c/a\u003e as we share more about these projects in the coming weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollow us here:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/18f\"\u003eTwitter @18F\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/18f\"\u003eGitHub/18F\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis post was originally published on the \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/2014/09/18/getting-to-work-for-the-american-people/\"\u003e18f blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n"}
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