Crowdsourcing & Citizen Science

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Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 7: Crowdsourcing for Code

Learn how the Code.gov team, and every day contributors, are helping the U.S. government to expand its repository—and application—of open-source code as part of Code.gov’s Open Tasks initiative.

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Posts by Tammy White

Feb 11, 2020 2020

Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 6: The FedRAMP Ideation

Betsy Steele, of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) team, shares how a crowdsourcing initiative invited the larger cybersecurity community to help inform the next iteration of government’s cloud security authorization program.

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Posts by Betsy Steele Posts by Tammy White

Oct 30, 2019 2019

Study Design: Developing a Citizen Science Project that Delivers Results

Prior to developing a community-based data collection program, it is essential to think through the scientific process and the steps necessary to create a program where the data collected match your monitoring objectives and data use goals.

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Posts by John McLaughlin Posts by Julie Vastine

Oct 16, 2019 2019

Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 5: By the People

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. While often referred to as the research arm of Congress, it is hardly limited to lawmakers. It is open to the public who, in fact, are also helping to make their digital collections more accessible and available to all.

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Posts by Lauren Algee

Aug 13, 2019 2019

Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 4: Open Opportunities

The Open Opportunities program is a “win-win” for federal employees looking to refresh their skills and U.S. agencies seeking talent, energy, and enthusiasm from across a diverse cross-section of the federal workforce.

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Posts by Lisa Nelson Posts by Tammy White

Jul 09, 2019 2019

U.S. Government Open Innovation Summit

Presentations that highligh the potential and impact of crowdsourcing through citizen science and prize competitions in the U.S. government

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Posts by Alexis Bonnell Posts by Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier Posts by Drew Zachary Posts by Ellen Ryan Posts by Dr. Jarah Meador Posts by Jenn Gustetic Posts by Jennifer Shieh Posts by Jim Reuter Posts by John McLaughlin Posts by Ku McMahan Posts by Lauren Algee Posts by Marc Kuchner Posts by Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson Posts by Sophia B. Liu Posts by Taylor Gilliland

Jun 14, 2019 2019

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Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 3: The Opportunity Project

The Opportunity Project engages government, communities, and the technology industry to create digital tools that address our greatest challenges as a nation. Learn how this initiative is making government data more accessible through cross-sector collaboration.

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Posts by Lorena Molina-Irizarry Posts by Drew Zachary

Jun 11, 2019 2019

Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 2: Challenge.gov

Need help solving a problem? Join Challenge.gov to learn how federal agencies can use prize competitions to reach innovators in novel ways.

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Posts by Dr. Jarah Meador Posts by Jessie Buerlein

May 14, 2019 2019

Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 1: Citizen Science

This is the first installment of GSA’s Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, where we look at how to use crowdsourcing to reach beyond your walls and source talent and enthusiasm.

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Posts by John McLaughlin Posts by Sophia B. Liu

Apr 09, 2019 2019

Federal Challenge & Prize Community of Practice Quarterly Meeting

Crowdsourcing experts from around the federal government come together to discuss trends, success stories and lessons learned in the use of competitions.

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Posts by Andrew Hait Posts by Craig Jolley Posts by Debbie Bucci Posts by Elizabeth Cain Posts by Eric Mill Posts by Jennifer Shieh Posts by Jim Thompson Posts by Joseph Castle Posts by Kate Appel Posts by Nathan Dietz Posts by Toby Egan

May 15, 2018 2018

Federal Challenge & Prize Community of Practice Quarterly Meeting

This quarterly meeting brings together federal employees from a range of agencies to discuss trends, success stories and lessons learned in the use of crowdsourcing competitions.

Feb 27, 2018 2018

​Want to Expand Your Innovation Base? Dive In, Run a Challenge, and Listen to Your Customers

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is a small agency in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) whose mission is to increase the interoperability and use of electronic health records and health IT. We don’t have the funding and personnel of larger agencies, and, for the most part, this is fine. The

Posts by Adam Wong

May 24, 2017

GAO to Congress: Federal Agencies Are Making a Difference Through Open Innovation

Federal agencies confront tough problems every day. In searching for solutions, agencies will want to attract different perspectives, test new products, build capacity and communities, and increase public awareness. How do they do it? The answer: open innovation. Federal agencies need to engage and collaborate with all sectors of society, a task made easier by

Posts by Eric Beidel

Oct 21, 2016

Join us for a Gender Equality Edit-a-thon on October 22, 2016

Come out and join us on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm for a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Gender Equality in the Innovation Hub at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Register for this event today!

Posts by Meredith Stewart

Oct 12, 2016

Crowdsourcing at the Law Library of Congress

The Law Library acquired a large collection from William S. Hein & Co., Inc. to make all volumes of several collections (like the Federal Register) available in open access to researchers. Preparing these files by adding metadata for easy searching takes a lot of work, so this summer we asked law students and library students from

Posts by Jennifer González

Oct 07, 2016

NASA: Open Gov Plan 2016 Outline

Here is the outline for our 2016 Open Government Plan. Let us know what you think.

Posts by Beth Beck

Sep 29, 2016

Citizen Science is Sound Science Provided by You

Have you ever seen a cool bird in your backyard and wondered if there was some way to share what you saw with others? Better yet, have you thought about sharing your observations and having them used to help study and conserve those birds? These thoughts are an indicator that you might have the makings of a

Posts by Stephanie Dromerick

Aug 25, 2016

What is Citizen Science? A Recent Webinar Explores How the Federal Government Engages the Public via Crowdsourcing

From the National Park Service (NPS) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the use of citizen science has become a prominent factor in the science community and a critical tool for the federal government.

Posts by Zohaa Ahmad

Aug 23, 2016

Another Year, Another Leap Forward for Prize Competitions

If federal agencies need an incentive to be more open and innovative in addressing critical issues, they need look no further than news this week from the White House. On August 10, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued its Implementation of Federal Prize Authority Progress Report for fiscal year 2015, and

Posts by Eric Beidel

Aug 11, 2016

DARPA: A Case Study in Open Innovation

You may not know it, but the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has changed your life. There’s the Internet, for starters. And if that isn’t enough, the agency also has played a pivotal role in shaping GPS, stealth aircraft and drone technology. In fact, ever since its creation under President Eisenhower, DARPA has

Posts by Eric Beidel

Jul 25, 2016

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