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Salazar Foreman, Dahianna. 2022. Review of Serving the Public: Five Veterans’ Journeys to Public Interest Tech. Digital.gov. September 9, 2022. https://digital.gov/2022/09/09/serving-the-public-five-veterans-journeys-to-public-interest-tech/.

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Hodge, Lashanda, and Aaron Stienstra. 2022. Review of Equity, a Core Principle of Customer Experience. Digital.gov. May 23, 2022. https://digital.gov/2022/05/23/equity-a-core-principle-of-customer-experience/.

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Goldstein, Lindsay, Maroya Faied, and Shannon McHarg. 2022. Review of Open-Source Information Architecture Design: Using the Tools You Have to Conduct Card Sorting and Tree Testing. Digital.gov. January 6, 2022. https://digital.gov/2022/01/06/open-source-information-architecture-design-using-the-tools-you-have-to-conduct-card-sorting-and-tree-testing/.

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2019. Review of 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act. Digital.gov. November 1, 2019. https://digital.gov/resources/21st-century-integrated-digital-experience-act/.