/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/zohaa-ahmad/ Recent content on Digital.gov Hugo en-us /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/08/23/what-is-citizen-science-a-recent-webinar-explores-how-the-federal-government-engages-the-public-via-crowdsourcing/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:00:33 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/08/23/what-is-citizen-science-a-recent-webinar-explores-how-the-federal-government-engages-the-public-via-crowdsourcing/ From the National Park Service (NPS) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the use of citizen science has become a prominent factor in the science community and a critical tool for the federal government.