Acquisition
Discovery BPA Evaluation Process: How to Operationalize this Practice
This guide provides acquisition professionals the steps and resources needed to operationalize the evaluation process developed for the Discovery BPA.
News and Updates
Innovative work, news, and ideas from people and teams in government
Security
True Crime Detectives: How We Used Free Web Metrics Tools To Uncover a Cybersecurity Incident
Join USA.gov as we slowly uncover a conspiracy to scam Americans using fake government websites… and then try to foil the caper!
Transition Post 3: Managing Official Email and Social Media Accounts
Transition Post 3: Managing Official Email and Social Media Accounts—As part of their federal government transition series, this third post highlights the need to manage official email and social media accounts of senior officials as they enter and exit Federal Service. It is very important for these officials to keep personal materials separate from official accounts or systems. This avoids the laborious and difficult task of reviewing voluminous materials when leaving the agency.— via National Archives and Records Administration
DAP Learning Series
Analytics Case Study Part 3: Action
In this webinar, we’ll address how to use the analysis and insights you created using DAP Google Analytics, to take action.
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2020
Product lessons from the front lines of COVID-19 civic tech response
Two Presidential Innovation Fellows share how we can build digital services quickly without compromising quality for the public in times of crisis.
Transition Post 2: Entrance and Exit Checklists for Senior Officials
Transition Post 2: Entrance and Exit Checklists for Senior Officials—This post in their federal government transition series highlights the specific resources we have created for senior officials entering and exiting Federal Service. It is critically important these officials are aware of their records management responsibilities. Our Documenting Your Public Service guide includes Model Records and Information Management Entrance and Exit Checklists. These checklists serve as models for records management staff to adapt for use in their own agencies.— via National Archives and Records Administration
In this talk, we will uncover some of these tricks, and show what we all can do to assure that deceptive design patterns stay out of the sites we build.
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2020
Digital Analytics Program releases Web Analytics Playbook
Digital Analytics Program releases Web Analytics Playbook —Take a look at these considerations anyone managing a web analytics tool should keep in mind! Strategy, implementation, and action among the plays discussed.— via Digital Analytics Program
Transition Post 1: General Resources from NARA and GSA
Transition Post 1: General Resources from NARA and GSA—During the month of October, GAO will be sharing a series of posts on records management best practices for officials entering and exiting Federal service. Today we’d like to highlight resources made available by GSA for all agencies. They maintain the Presidential Transition Directory to connect the people helping to plan and design the next federal government with information and resources. This Directory also incorporates OMB Memo M-20-24: Implementing the Presidential Transition Act. Our staff worked with GSA to ensure records management guidance has been updated and incorporated into the Transition Directory.— via National Archives and Records Administration
This summit brings together the federal community to share success stories and best practices for utilizing federal source code and open source software, and examine the implementation of the Federal Source Code policy.
2020
DAP Learning Series
Analytics Case Study Part 2: Analysis
In this workshop, we’ll address how to pull reporting and conduct analysis through the lens of your analytics strategy.
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2020
When legacy is used to define systems less than five years old, an agency can still encounter DevOps adoption challenges where you least expect them.
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2020
Program managers, IT acquisitions leads, and business-minded IT professionals will receive in-depth guidance to improve cloud efficiency, optimization, and effective cost controls.
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2020
Join U.S. Web Design System Product Lead, Dan Williams, as we talk about the three new components for the design system.
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2020
Federal Crowdsourcing
Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 14: Putting Open Data to Work for America’s Communities
Learn how federal agencies can leverage The Opportunity Project’s adaptable toolkit to engage cross-sector collaborators and rapidly prototype digital products powered by federal open data.
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2020
Improvements to the US Web Design System Banner Content and Code
Improvements to the US Web Design System Banner Content and Code —We improved the security banner that’s featured on many government websites and we encourage teams to update to this new security language as soon as possible.— via U.S. Web Design System
Plain Language
Plain Language Basics: Online Workshop
Take this three-hour online workshop to learn how to write and edit in plain language.
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2020
Customer Experience
6 Ways Government Innovators Are Building Stronger Public Services
Learn how federal agencies are using AI, data, cloud computing, customer experience, and the TTS tech stack to improve civic resources for all Americans.
A Federal Guide to De-risk Government Technology Projects
A Federal Guide to De-risk Government Technology Projects—Written for cross-functional teams delivering IT services to their users, the Federal Field Guide to De-risk Government Technology offers guidance to federal agencies on how to structure software development teams, write contracts, and oversee agile software activities to reduce risks and improve outcomes for end-users.— via 18F
Presidential Innovation Fellows
How Serving in Government Made Me a Better Designer and Product Manager
Working in U.S. government sharpened all of my product skills. Here are four practices that techies in any sector can use to build empathetic, effective products.
