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    <title>Public policy on Digital.gov</title>
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      <title>Requirements for transforming federal customer experience and service delivery</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Learn how to strengthen customer experience and service delivery within your federal agency.</description>
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      <title>User research and the Paperwork Reduction Act</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>User research is an important part of customer experience transformation. Different types of research require different approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Through seven case studies, the U.S. Digital Service shows how agencies conducted valuable user research that did not require PRA approval and successfully integrated findings into their projects. Their work illustrates how thoughtful user research transforms delivery of services and helps agencies build trust in government.</description>
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      <title>Department of Justice recognizes anniversary of executive order to improve access for people with limited English profiency</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>The Department of Justice recently marked the 24th anniversary of Executive Order 13166, which aims to improve access to federal services for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). Its Civil Rights Division reviewed language access plans across federal agencies, emphasizing progress in hiring and staff training, improving language assistance services, and expanding multilingual content. The department is committed to eliminating language barriers in federal programs, improving communication and access for all communities.</description>
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      <title>IT warning banners: How GSA is working to stop unnecessarily frightening users</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>OMB Memo M-23-22 discourages the use of pop-ups and modals. GSA IT updated security policies so that IT warning banners are presented less intrusively to users.</description>
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      <title>Requirements for strengthening the federal government&#39;s commitment to digital accessibility</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Learn how to implement Section 508, and strengthen and maintain your agency&amp;rsquo;s commitment to digital accessibility.</description>
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      <title>Bridge the gap between policy and implementation: Impactful solutions and strategies for success from Digital.gov&#39;s spring 2024 summit</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2024/07/08/bridge-the-gap-between-policy-and-implementation-impactful-solutions-and-strategies-for-success-from-digital-gov-spring-2024-summit/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>The summit highlighted digital transformation, emphasizing the significance of recent OMB memos for improving accessibility and customer experience.</description>
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      <title>FedRAMP governance</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has recently updated its governance structure to better serve its customers. Learn about their recently-formed FedRAMP Board, composed of federal executives; the FedRAMP Technical Advisory Group (TAG), composed of technology experts; and updates made to the Federal Security Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC). These groups collectively aim to strengthen and expand FedRAMP’s cloud service capabilities.</description>
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      <title>Requirements for the registration and use of .gov domains in the federal government</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Learn how to implement the DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act and understand how to register federal internet domain names.</description>
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      <title>Requirements for improving access to services for people with limited English proficiency (LEP)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Learn how to strengthen and improve meaningful language access for all people in the U.S., regardless of the language they speak.</description>
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      <title>Progress towards delivering a digital-first public experience</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Each year, more than 400 million individuals, families, businesses, organizations, and local governments get information and services from about 430 federal agencies and sub-agencies. The Biden-Harris administration is driving a bold vision for how government agencies serve their customers digitally with OMB&amp;rsquo;s ten-year roadmap for a modern digital experience. Agencies have already made significant strides. Learn about recent successes by the IRS, CDC, NASA, and FEMA, and how OMB will continue to collaborate with agencies to ensure ongoing improvement in digital government services.</description>
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      <title>Justice department to publish final rule to strengthen web and mobile app access for people with disabilities</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>On April 8, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland signed a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web content and mobile applications for people with disabilities. This final rule clarifies the obligations of state and local governments to make their websites and mobile applications accessible. Learn more about this rule and why the Attorney General believes it will “break down barriers that have kept people with disabilities from fully participating in American Life.”</description>
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      <title>An introduction to the Digital Experience Council</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The Digital Experience (DX) Council plays a critical role in coordinating governmentwide efforts and assisting agencies in delivering digital experiences that meet the public’s needs and expectations.</description>
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      <title>M-24-08 Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Provides requirements and recommendations to support agency integration of digital accessibility into their missions and operations, helping government technology and information resources better serve a diverse public and federal workforce.</description>
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      <title>An introduction to web security</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Guidance on meeting security requirements for federal websites.</description>
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      <title>Who is controlling your control system?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Best practices for security administration of control systems and their components. Specific guidance and lessons learned from a federal information system manager.</description>
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      <title>Navigating the NIST industrial control systems overlay</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2023/10/25/navigating-the-nist-industrial-control-systems-overlay/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>A quick-start user guide for information technology professionals to begin using overlays as a part of their regular security assessments.</description>
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      <title>An introduction to ATOs</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>What is an Authorization to Operate? Before you use software in government, you need to make sure it is allowed. You should know what an ATO is, and when you need one.</description>
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      <title>An introduction to security and privacy controls</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>What do the control families of NIST 800-53 mean? Here&amp;rsquo;s an overview of the control families that create the foundation of federal security compliance.</description>
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      <title>Why the American People Deserve a Digital Government</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>OMB recently released new policy guidance for government that includes a variety of actions and standards to help federal agencies design, develop, and deliver modern websites and digital services. Memo M-23-22, Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience, will make it seamless for the public to obtain government information and services online, and help agencies fully implement the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA).</description>
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      <title>A digital accessibility catalyst for your next policy refresh</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 14:51:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2023/05/15/a-digital-accessibility-catalyst-for-your-next-policy-refresh/</guid>
      <description>Use GSA’s IT Accessibility Policy Framework to update digital accessibility language in your agency’s policies.</description>
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      <title>M-23-10: The Registration and Use of .gov Domains in the Federal Government</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 08:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-23-10-the-registration-and-use-of-gov-domains-in-the-federal-government/</guid>
      <description>Provides guidance to all federal agencies on the acceptable use and registration of Internet domain names as required by the DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2020.</description>
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      <title>Measuring and Justifying the Government Experience</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Private sector organizations use revenue as the primary measurement to justify improving experiences. Many government services don’t have revenue as a lever, so how can we justify work to improve experience? The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) leveraged a few metrics on their team that fall into three categories: laws and regulations, improving the experience for users, and saving time for employees.</description>
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      <title>U.S. Department of Defense Releases First Departmentwide Social Media Policy </title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>The DOD released a policy that for the first time spells out, from the highest levels of the defense community, how DOD military and civilian personnel should use official social media accounts to best advance the mission of the U.S. military and further instill trust in the credibility of the DOD.</description>
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      <title>The Weekly Ship: What It Is, Why Useful, and How To Create Your Own</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Next for the U.S. Web Design System</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;strong&gt;What’s Next for the U.S. Web Design System&lt;/strong&gt;—In 2020, we brought together researchers, designers, engineers, and policymakers to conduct research across dozens of federal agencies to help support emergency response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we released a new and exciting report and strategy that outlines what’s next for the design system and our community.</description>
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      <title>DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2020</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2020 09:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Title IX of Public Law No. 116-260, §§ 901-907 (DOTGOV Act of 2020), which outlines responsibilities, authorities, duties, strategies, and requirements related to the process of creating top-level .gov domains, authorizes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to manage the domain registration process for federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.</description>
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      <title>Resources.Data.gov</title>
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      <description>An online repository of policies, schema standards, tools, best practices, and case studies to provide agencies with resources for federal data management.</description>
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      <title>Section508.gov</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Guidance for federal agencies on IT accessibility compliance.</description>
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      <title>The Guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act</title>
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      <description>Get help with the PRA, planning and submitting an information request, and finding your agency’s PRA contact.</description>
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      <title>M-19-17 Enabling Mission Delivery through Improved Identity, Credential, and Access Management</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>This 2019 memorandum sets forth the federal government&amp;rsquo;s Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) policy.</description>
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      <title>Chief Information Officer (CIO) Handbook</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>This handbook aims to give CIOs important information needed to be a technology leader at their respective agency.</description>
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      <title>OMB M-20-19</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Harnessing Technology to Support Mission Continuity</description>
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      <title>OMB Circular A-11 Section 280: Managing Customer Experience and Improving Service Delivery</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Guidance on how to measure customer experience, including questions on satisfaction and confidence and trust in section 280.7</description>
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      <title>Guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>A plain language guide which answers the most common questions to the PRA.</description>
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      <title>OMB Memos, Circulars, Executive Orders and Other Policies</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:12:26 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Tech- and digital-related policies, memos, circulars and executive orders.</description>
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      <title>Checklist of requirements for federal websites and digital services</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:20:11 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Links to relevant laws, policies, and regulations for federal agencies.</description>
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      <title>Join the Web Managers</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Create a better online experience for the public alongside government web content managers.</description>
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      <title>Challenge.gov</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Provides resources and collaborative opportunities to facilitate the use of prize competitions in government.</description>
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      <title>FedRAMP</title>
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      <description>The Federal Risk and Authorization Management (FedRAMP) is a process that authorizes cloud products and services.</description>
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      <title>Strengthening information accessibility for consumers with limited English proficiency</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2023/05/24/strengthening-information-accessibility-for-consumers-with-limited-english-proficiency/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2023/05/24/strengthening-information-accessibility-for-consumers-with-limited-english-proficiency/</guid>
      <description>Tune in to learn what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is doing to ensure financial products and services are accessible to all consumers, including those with limited English proficiency.</description>
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      <title>The plain language tie to translating digital content</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2023/03/08/the-plain-language-tie-to-translating-digital-content/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2023/03/08/the-plain-language-tie-to-translating-digital-content/</guid>
      <description>Join us to discuss the plain language and cultural components of effectively translating digital content into multiple languages.</description>
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      <title>M-23-07, Update to Transition to Electronic Records</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-23-07-update-to-transition-to-electronic-records.md/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-23-07-update-to-transition-to-electronic-records.md/</guid>
      <description>M-23-07 updates the previous target dates described in M-19-21 to June 24, 2024.</description>
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      <title>2022 Federal Plain Language Summit</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/08/24/2022-federal-plain-language-summit/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/08/24/2022-federal-plain-language-summit/</guid>
      <description>Join the best and brightest plain language practitioners from across the federal government.</description>
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      <title>Increase Your Impact With Plain Language</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/07/13/increase-your-impact-with-plain-language/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/07/13/increase-your-impact-with-plain-language/</guid>
      <description>Get tips and lessons learned from the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division on using plain language to increase their impact and influence.</description>
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      <title>Plain Language &#43; Compassion Help People in Crisis</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/03/09/plain-language-compassion-help-people-in-crisis/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/03/09/plain-language-compassion-help-people-in-crisis/</guid>
      <description>Meet the content strategists who worked to transform FindTreatment.gov to connect people in crisis with the help that they need.</description>
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      <title>Language Connections: Tips to Create, Maintain, and Present Non-English Digital Content</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/02/24/language-connections-tips-to-create-maintain-and-present-non-english-digital-content/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2022/02/24/language-connections-tips-to-create-maintain-and-present-non-english-digital-content/</guid>
      <description>Tips to help you improve access to your non-English digital content.</description>
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      <title>2021 Federal Plain Language Summit</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2021/09/21/2021-federal-plain-language-summit/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2021/09/21/2021-federal-plain-language-summit/</guid>
      <description>On 9/21/21, PLAIN&amp;rsquo;s Fourth Federal PL Summit showcases federal employees’ plain language projects. Topics include COVID-19 agency responses, accessibility, user experience, and career enhancement.</description>
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      <title>Using Plain Language To Tell Our Stories</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2021/07/14/using-plain-language-to-tell-our-stories/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2021/07/14/using-plain-language-to-tell-our-stories/</guid>
      <description>Learn how to tell a story and figure out what role plain language plays in storytelling.</description>
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      <title>Plain Language Webinar: Using Words to Build Better Digital Experiences</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2021/06/09/plain-language-webinar-using-words-to-build-better-digital-experiences/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2021/06/09/plain-language-webinar-using-words-to-build-better-digital-experiences/</guid>
      <description>Words make digital experiences human-centered, and require just as much thought as the branding and code. As federal agencies strive to use human-centered design, they need to remember that words and design work together. See how interfaces rely on language, and how your writing can make or break an experience. Learn principles for UX writing that anyone who works on digital products can apply to their own work.</description>
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      <title>The website standards</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/website-standards/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/website-standards/</guid>
      <description>As defined in 21st Century IDEA, the Design System incorporates federal standards to improve federal websites and digital services.</description>
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      <title>Website standards</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2020/01/23/website-standards/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2020/01/23/website-standards/</guid>
      <description>GSA officially released the ‘website standards’ referenced in Section 3(e) of 21st Century IDEA. &lt;strong&gt;The U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is key to new website standards.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
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      <title>How to Navigate the Complex World of Federal Digital Policy</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2019/09/18/how-navigate-complex-world-federal-digital-policy/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2019/09/18/how-navigate-complex-world-federal-digital-policy/</guid>
      <description>Tori Garten will explore the multi-tiered challenge of understanding and governing federal digital policy in a complex and ever-changing digital world.</description>
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      <title>Prototyping Engagement Workshops for the Future of Federal Data, Dashboards, and Storytelling</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2019/08/21/prototyping-engagement-workshops/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2019/08/21/prototyping-engagement-workshops/</guid>
      <description>User-centered design is critical for meetings—from the front lines to C-suite. How might we host more hands-on learning sessions and experience exchanges to improve and customize the way the federal workforce communicates to diverse stakeholders?</description>
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      <title>Introducing a Guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2019/06/18/introducing-a-guide-paperwork-reduction-act/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2019/06/18/introducing-a-guide-paperwork-reduction-act/</guid>
      <description>A guide to navigating the PRA process with confidence.</description>
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      <title>A Design Challenge to Improve How School Data is Reported</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/09/26/office-educational-technology-hold-design-challenge-supporting-data-reporting-requirements/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/09/26/office-educational-technology-hold-design-challenge-supporting-data-reporting-requirements/</guid>
      <description>Join ED for two days of sketching, prototyping, and building solutions to help states design family-friendly approaches that make school data more transparent and accessible.</description>
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      <title>What You Need to Know: Required Prize Reporting to Congress</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2018/07/10/what-you-need-know-required-prize-reporting-congress/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2018/07/10/what-you-need-know-required-prize-reporting-congress/</guid>
      <description>Federal employees who have been involved in running a prize competition for their agencies at any point during fiscal years 2017 and 2018 should attend this information session on prize reporting.</description>
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      <title>How One Team is Making the Transition to Agile</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/06/26/how-one-team-making-transition-agile/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/06/26/how-one-team-making-transition-agile/</guid>
      <description>A hybrid approach of waterfall and agile practices is helping the USGS make the transition to agile.</description>
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      <title>New USAGov Program Aims to Help Agencies Market Within the Federal Government</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/04/02/marketing-government-through-agency-partnerships/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/04/02/marketing-government-through-agency-partnerships/</guid>
      <description>The Outreach and Marketing team from USAGov helps agencies amplify their key messages through a variety of channels.</description>
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      <title>Redesigning an Intranet Site&amp;#58; Final Stages, Launch, and Lessons Learned</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/03/07/redesigning-an-intranet-site-final-stages-launch-lessons-learned/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2018/03/07/redesigning-an-intranet-site-final-stages-launch-lessons-learned/</guid>
      <description>Helpful lessons from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) on the redesign of an intranet.</description>
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      <title>Government Customer Service Policies &amp; Requirements: 1993 to Present</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/government-customer-service-policies-requirements-1993-to-present/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 05:41:53 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/government-customer-service-policies-requirements-1993-to-present/</guid>
      <description>A list of government customer service policies and requirements.</description>
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      <title>Implementation of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/implementation-of-the-government-paperwork-elimination-act/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:36:37 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/implementation-of-the-government-paperwork-elimination-act/</guid>
      <description>The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provided this guidance to implement the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA). GPEA required Federal agencies, by October 21, 2003, to allow individuals or entities that deal with the agencies the option to submit information or transact with the agency electronically, when practicable, and to maintain records electronically, when practicable.</description>
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      <title>2012 Digital Government Strategy</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/2012-digital-government-strategy-2/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:21:21 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/2012-digital-government-strategy-2/</guid>
      <description>The Digital Government Strategy complements several initiatives aimed at building a 21st century government that works better for the American people.</description>
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      <title>Requirements for Accepting Externally Issued Identity Credentials</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/requirements-for-accepting-externally-issued-identity-credentials/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 02:20:17 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/requirements-for-accepting-externally-issued-identity-credentials/</guid>
      <description>This memo dated October 6, 2011, from the Federal CIO to the CIO’s of Executive Departments and Agencies, mandates that agencies are to begin leveraging externally-issued credentials, in addition to continuing to offer federally-issued credentials.</description>
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      <title>OMB Final Guidance on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (M-11-15)</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/omb-final-guidance-on-implementing-the-plain-writing-act-of-2010-m-11-15/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 01:34:16 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/omb-final-guidance-on-implementing-the-plain-writing-act-of-2010-m-11-15/</guid>
      <description>Provides final guidance on implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010 and is designed to promote the goals of the president’s Open Government Initiative.</description>
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      <title>OMB Memo on Testing and Simplifying Federal Forms</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/omb-memo-on-testing-and-simplifying-federal-forms/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 01:06:55 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/omb-memo-on-testing-and-simplifying-federal-forms/</guid>
      <description>View or download the OMB Memo on Testing and Simplifying Federal Forms</description>
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      <title>Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/making-open-and-machine-readable-the-new-default-for-government-information/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:12:10 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/making-open-and-machine-readable-the-new-default-for-government-information/</guid>
      <description>Openness in government strengthens our democracy, promotes the delivery of efficient and effective services to the public, and contributes to economic growth. As one vital benefit of open government, making information resources easy to find, accessible, and usable can fuel entrepreneurship, innovation, and scientific discovery that improves Americans’ lives and contributes significantly to job creation.</description>
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      <title>Guidance for Implementing the Privacy Provisions of the E–Government Act of 2002 (M-03–22)</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidance-for-implementing-the-privacy-provisions-of-the-e-government-act-of-2002-m-03-22/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:39:40 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidance-for-implementing-the-privacy-provisions-of-the-e-government-act-of-2002-m-03-22/</guid>
      <description>This guidance provides information to agencies on implementing the privacy provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002. It addresses privacy protections when Americans interact with their government.</description>
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      <title>GOV Domain Registration Process Final Rule</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/gov-domain-registration-process-final-rule/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:17:58 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/gov-domain-registration-process-final-rule/</guid>
      <description>This final rule provided a new policy for the .gov domain that will be included in the Federal Management Regulation.</description>
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      <title>Digital Millennium Copyright Act</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/digital-millennium-copyright-act/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:02:15 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/digital-millennium-copyright-act/</guid>
      <description>The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).</description>
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      <title>U.S. Trademark Law</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/u-s-trademark-law/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 08:42:48 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/u-s-trademark-law/</guid>
      <description>United States trademark law is mainly governed by the Lanham Act.</description>
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      <title>Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/paperwork-reduction-act-44-u-s-c-3501-et-seq/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 01:40:45 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/paperwork-reduction-act-44-u-s-c-3501-et-seq/</guid>
      <description>The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 requires that agencies obtain Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval before requesting most types of information from the public.</description>
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      <title>Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidance-on-the-use-of-challenges-and-prizes-to-promote-open-government/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 01:21:33 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidance-on-the-use-of-challenges-and-prizes-to-promote-open-government/</guid>
      <description>This guidance calls for the increased use of challenges and prizes to develop new tools and approaches to improve open government, and highlights for agencies policy and legal issues related to the use of prizes and challenges as tools for promoting open government, innovation, and other national priorities.</description>
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      <title>Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 &amp;#8211; Presentation to the 2003 FISSEA Conference</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/federal-information-security-management-act-of-2002-presentation-to-the-2003-fissea-conference/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 04:31:09 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/federal-information-security-management-act-of-2002-presentation-to-the-2003-fissea-conference/</guid>
      <description>The head of the agency delegates to the CIO a number of information security responsibilities. The CIO in turn designates a senior agency information security officer.</description>
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      <title>Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidelines-on-securing-public-web-servers/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 04:18:46 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidelines-on-securing-public-web-servers/</guid>
      <description>The World Wide Web (WWW) is a system for exchanging information over the Internet. At the most basic level, the Web can be divided into two principal components: Web servers, which are applications that make information available over the Internet (in essence, publish information), and Web browsers (clients), which are used to access and display.</description>
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      <title>FY 2004 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/fy-2004-reporting-instructions-for-the-federal-information-security-management-act/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 04:06:49 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/fy-2004-reporting-instructions-for-the-federal-information-security-management-act/</guid>
      <description>This memorandum provides updated instructions for agency reporting under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA).</description>
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      <title>NARA guidance on Managing Web Records</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/nara-guidance-on-managing-web-records/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:34:32 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/nara-guidance-on-managing-web-records/</guid>
      <description>Managing web records properly is essential to effective web site operations, especially the mitigation of the risks an agency faces by using the web to carry out agency business.</description>
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      <title>Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 1220-1238</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/code-of-federal-regulations-cfr-parts-1220-1238/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:13:12 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/code-of-federal-regulations-cfr-parts-1220-1238/</guid>
      <description>Subchapter B  of the CFR specifies polices for federal agencies records management programs relating to proper records creation and maintenance, adequate documentation, and records disposition. View Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 1220-1238 Related Links NARA guidance for implementing Section 207(e) of the E-Gov Act NARA guidance on managing web records NARA Bulletin 2014-02 Guidance</description>
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      <title>Children&#39;s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule)</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:03:09 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa/</guid>
      <description>The Rule imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age.</description>
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      <title>Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130 Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/appendix-i-to-omb-circular-no-a-130-federal-agency-responsibilities-for-maintaining-records-about-individuals/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 02:52:12 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/appendix-i-to-omb-circular-no-a-130-federal-agency-responsibilities-for-maintaining-records-about-individuals/</guid>
      <description>This Appendix describes agency responsibilities for implementing the reporting and publication requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a.</description>
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      <title>Guidance for Agency Use of Third-Party Websites and Applications</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidance-for-agency-use-of-third-party-websites-and-applications/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 02:48:38 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/guidance-for-agency-use-of-third-party-websites-and-applications/</guid>
      <description>This Memorandum requires Federal agencies to take specific steps to protect individual privacy whenever they use third-party websites and applications to engage with the public.</description>
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      <description>The No FEAR Act requires a Federal agency to post on its public Web site summary statistical data pertaining to complaints of employment discrimination filed under 29 CFR part 1614 by employees, former employees and applicants for employment.</description>
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      <title>Guidance on President’s Management Agenda Scorecard Meetings</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 01:30:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>This memorandum provides Resource Management Offices and PMA Initiative Leads with instructions for preparing for the quarterly PMA scorecard meetings to discuss agencies’ status and progress in implementing the PMA for the period January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.</description>
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      <title>Social Media, Web-Based Interactive Technologies, and the Paperwork Reduction Act</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 01:24:51 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>This memo clarifies when and how the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) applies to federal agency use of social media and web-based interactive technologies.</description>
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      <title>Executive Order 13571 &amp;mdash; Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:18:42 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/executive-order-13571-streamlining-service-delivery-and-improving-customer-service/</guid>
      <description>Executive Order 13571 requires agencies that provide significant services directly to the public to identify and survey their customers, establish service standards and track performance against those standards, and benchmark customer service performance against the best in business.</description>
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      <title>M-11-24 Implementing Executive Order 13571 on Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-11-24-implementing-executive-order-13571-on-streamlining-service-delivery-and-improving-customer-service/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:17:48 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-11-24-implementing-executive-order-13571-on-streamlining-service-delivery-and-improving-customer-service/</guid>
      <description>Memo M-11-24 is guidance to Implement Executive Order 13571.</description>
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      <title>M-10-22 Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-10-22-guidance-for-online-use-of-web-measurement-and-customization-technologies/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-10-22-guidance-for-online-use-of-web-measurement-and-customization-technologies/</guid>
      <description>On January 21, 2009, the President issued a memorandum calling for the establishment of “a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.” The memorandum required an Open Government Directive to be issued by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), instructing “executive departments and agencies to take specific actions implementing the principles</description>
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      <title>M-11-26 New Fast-Track Process for Collecting Service Delivery Feedback Under the Paperwork Reduction Act</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-11-26-new-fast-track-process-for-collecting-service-delivery-feedback-under-the-paperwork-reduction-act/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:31:45 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/m-11-26-new-fast-track-process-for-collecting-service-delivery-feedback-under-the-paperwork-reduction-act/</guid>
      <description>The new Paperwork Reduction Act Fast Track Process  will allow agencies to obtain timely feedback on service delivery while ensuring that the information collected is useful and minimally burdensome for the public, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.</description>
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      <title>U.S. Access Board Section 508 Standards</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/section-508-standards-for-electronic-and-information-technology-2/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:24:28 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/section-508-standards-for-electronic-and-information-technology-2/</guid>
      <description>The Section 508 Standard for Electronic and Information Technology requires that when a federal agency shares information digitally, individuals with disabilities seeking information or services from a federal agency, must have access to and be able to use the information and data, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.</description>
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      <title>Plain Writing Act of 2010</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:13:05 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/plain-writing-act-of-2010/</guid>
      <description>The law requires that federal agencies provide clear communication about government information and services for the public.</description>
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      <title>Federal Plain Language Guidelines</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 02:06:53 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/federal-plain-language-guidelines/</guid>
      <description>The Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) put together these federal guidelines to help implement the Plain Language Act of 2010.</description>
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      <title>Modernizing Federal Information Policy</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:51:33 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/10/21/modernizing-federal-information-policy/</guid>
      <description>Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing for the first time in fifteen years revisions to the Federal Government’s governing document establishing policies for the management of Federal information resources: Circular A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource.</description>
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      <title>E-Gov Act of 2002</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:04:09 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/e-gov-act-of-2002/</guid>
      <description>The purpose of the E-Government Act of 2002 includes improving the management and promotion of electronic government services and processes, and establishing a framework of measures that require using Internet-based information technology to improve citizen access to government information and services.</description>
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      <title>Freedom of Information Act Memo 2009</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/freedom-of-information-act-memo-2009/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:10:21 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/freedom-of-information-act-memo-2009/</guid>
      <description>The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the law that gives anyone the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.</description>
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      <title>CIO Council Releases IT Policy Library</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/24/cio-council-releases-it-policy-library/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:00:34 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/24/cio-council-releases-it-policy-library/</guid>
      <description>The CIO Council recently published an IT Policy Library database in order to provide agency innovators with a searchable, comprehensive collection of IT reporting and action requirements for federal agencies.</description>
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      <title>US, Canada, and Mexico Collaborate to Improve Open Government and Digital Services</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/03/13/us-canada-and-mexico-collaborate-to-improve-open-government-and-digital-services/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:10:14 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/03/13/us-canada-and-mexico-collaborate-to-improve-open-government-and-digital-services/</guid>
      <description>Many forces are converging to strengthen the political, economic and commercial ties that bind the United States, Canada and Mexico. The GSA Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT) has anticipated this drive toward collaboration for decades, building a network of links among the three nations’ Chief Information Officers and other national technology and data experts.</description>
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      <title>Paperwork Reduction Act Fast Track Process</title>
      <link>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/paperwork-reduction-act-fast-track-process/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:01:38 -0400</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/paperwork-reduction-act-fast-track-process/</guid>
      <description>Protect Your Customer’s Privacy Federal agencies must follow various laws and regulations, including the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and the Privacy Act, when collecting information from the public. You should also be familiar with SORN (Systems of Records Notice), as well as rules around personally identifiable information, and laws that relate to your specific method of feedback collection</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The U.S. Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the CIO Council establish standards against which the success of all agency programs can be measured.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid>/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/sources/congressgov/</guid>
      <description>Congress.gov, developed and maintained by the Library of Congress, is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.</description>
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      <title>Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) documents explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. Web “content” generally refers to the information in a web page or web application, including: natural information such as text, images, and sounds code or markup that defines structure, presentation, etc. View the Web Accessibility Guidelines</description>
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