News and Updates

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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Justin Herman

Laura Manley

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.

Join us for our traditional winter finger-food potluck where we’ll discuss the Clarity 2018 conference and plan out our 2019 meetings.

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

Dec 10, 2018

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

Dec 10, 2018

We will discuss the Federal Plain Language Report Card and how to address the issues the report card brings up.

We’ve teamed up with our friends at CFPB to bring you a two-part series on A/B Testing.

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Kelley Holden

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.

Gil Alterovitz, PhD

Justin Koufopoulos

Kristen Honey, PhD

Nov 02, 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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Kelley Holden

GSA Steps Up Security for .gov

GSA’s DotGov Program is modernizing the security of .gov to make government websites and systems more secure.

Cameron Dixon

Marina Fox

Oct 29, 2018

An opportunity for API practitioners from across federal agencies to come together, share news, and discuss topics of interest.

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

Oct 18, 2018

This online event will cover the Goals feature in Google Analytics.

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Tim Lowden

A half-day symposium on emerging technologies with leading agencies, industry, and civic collaborators.

Evan Papp will talk about a video and story he produced while traveling internationally in Africa.

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Bryce Spivey

Evan Matthew Papp

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.

Office of Educational Technology

Sep 26, 2018

Is it a ‘system’ or ‘service’? The words you use to describe what your team builds are a key element in building better government services. — via GOV.UK