News and Updates
Innovative work, news, and ideas from people and teams in government
Security is Everyone’s Responsibility: Delivering Secure, Usable Login for Government
How login.gov incorporated human centered design and continuous discovery into their product development process to improve the user experience.
Five Insider Secrets to Engaging Emails
Engaging readers who receive hundreds of emails a day is not easy, but it starts with the most critical starting point—empathy for their time.
Tag Managers Part 1: The Data Layer
The New FedRAMP.gov
The New FedRAMP.gov—FedRAMP is excited to announce the launch of our revamped website. Thanks to feedback from our partners and stakeholders, the website has an improved user experience that makes FedRAMP information and resources more accessible. The website provides more in-depth information about FedRAMP’s authorization process, enabling agencies, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), and Third-Party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs) to easily access pertinent information related to their role in the FedRAMP Authorization process.— via FedRAMP
Call for Participation: 2021 Government UX Summit
Join us as virtual presenters for the 2021 Government UX Summit in June! This is a great opportunity to hone your UX skills with the best and brightest user experience researchers and designers from across the government.
A Soldier’s Journey from Big Tech to Government Innovation
Why I returned to government service, how I brought my tech experience with me, and why you should too.
2020 Federal Report Card Briefing
Agile Assessment Guide - Best Practices for Agile Adoption and Implementation
Agile Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Agile Adoption and Implementation—Agile is an approach to software development in which software is developed incrementally and is continuously evaluated for functionality, quality, and customer satisfaction. Agile can reduce the risks of funding a program that fails or produces outdated technology. This GAO guide released in September 2020 presents federal auditors and others with best practices to assess the adoption and use of Agile in federal agencies and elsewhere. It is available in two files: a 268-page PDF, and a 290-page PDF that is accessible.— via Government Accountability Office
Become a DAP Certified Analyst
Become a DAP Certified Analyst—The Digital Analytics Program (DAP) now offers the opportunity to become a DAP Certified Analyst. Prospective analysts must complete the DAP Certification Exam with a score of 80 percent or better. The exam is 50 questions and is multiple choice. Prospective analysts can take the exam more than once.— via Digital Analytics Program
How to Build an Analytics Strategy
How to Build an Analytics Strategy—The Digital Analytics Program (DAP) recently partnered with Digital.gov to help set up an analytics strategy to monitor their website and overall platform performance. DAP provided a start-to-finish approach for assessing, reporting, and taking action using this strategy in a 3-part series.— via Digital.gov
A Dashboard for Privacy Offices
A Dashboard for Privacy Offices—Through work funded by 10x, a team from 18F investigated how technology can help busy privacy offices manage your PII, and make their work more accessible and understandable for the public.— via 18F
Transition Post 4: President-Elect Transition Team Materials
Transition Post 4: President-Elect Transition Team Materials—Here is a fourth post in GAO’s series on records management during presidential transitions; it is related to questions concerning the records management responsibilities related to Transition Teams.— via National Archives and Records Administration
COVID-19 is Complex, as is COVID-19 Open Data
COVID-19 Is Complex, as Is COVID-19 Open Data—HHS recently released granular Covid-19 Hospital Data in order improve data sharing to accelerate scientific and public health insights.— via Data.gov