Why Our Country Needs More Civic Tech Leaders
Government is a great place to work for technologists, data scientists, designers and entrepreneurs who want to serve and solve problems for the American people.
Blogs
Government teams are improving digital experiences every day. Gain insights from their stories, case studies, and innovations.
For this event, DAP has partnered with the fine folks who run the Federal Privacy Council’s Tech Tuesday Series to teach us how to measure, analyze, and improve experiences for users visiting privacy pages on your agency websites.
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2019
Introducing the 2019 Presidential Innovation Fellows
We are excited to announce our 2019 Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) who have begun their “tour of duty” in American tech.
Out On the Front Lines of Civic Tech
A look back at the Presidential Innovation Fellows work with federal agencies in 2018.
In this next installment of the Emerging Technology Leadership Series we will discuss with Laura Manley, director of Harvard TAPP, what agencies should know about better understanding and managing potential risks from promising emerging technologies.
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2018
This is an opportunity to discuss what agencies need to know about current issues in emerging technologies for IT modernization and form consensus on inter-agency collaboration and resource development, and shape initiatives that empower teams across government.
2018
Join us for our traditional winter finger-food potluck where we’ll discuss the Clarity 2018 conference and plan out our 2019 meetings.
2018
U.S. Digital Service: Instagram
The U.S. Digital Service has been using Instagram to tell stories about their teams, and the significant strides they are making alongside partner agencies.— via U.S. Digital Service
Introduction to remote moderated usability testing, part 1: What and why
An introduction to usability testing, why it’s important, and how to talk about things that aren’t required to do a usability test— via 18F
We will discuss the Federal Plain Language Report Card and how to address the issues the report card brings up.
2018
We’ve teamed up with our friends at CFPB to bring you a two-part series on A/B Testing.
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2018
Health Tech Sprint Aims at Improving Care Access and Experience
This sprint is designed to improve care by assisting in access to novel therapeutics and improving clinical trials.
We’ve teamed up with our friends at CFPB to bring you a two-part series on A/B Testing.
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2018
GSA Steps Up Security for .gov
GSA’s DotGov Program is modernizing the security of .gov to make government websites and systems more secure.
An opportunity for API practitioners from across federal agencies to come together, share news, and discuss topics of interest.
2018
Shared infrastructure as code again
18F has reduced the ATO process down to a mere 30 days, from 6 months. Learn more how they’re doing it.— via 18F
2018
A half-day symposium on emerging technologies with leading agencies, industry, and civic collaborators.
2018
Evan Papp will talk about a video and story he produced while traveling internationally in Africa.
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2018
A Design Challenge to Improve How School Data is Reported
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.
