UX
Call for Participation: Government UX Summit 2020
We’re looking for speakers to share their experiences as UX practitioners in government.
News and Updates
Innovative work, news, and ideas from people and teams in government
Learn how to improve the user experience of your website by following the ADAPT Model to enhance the performance of your content on cellular networks or mobile devices.
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2020
In this webinar, Chris Lauer will share some of the successes and failures as the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has adopted Agile, and our gradual move towards DevOps.
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2020
Join U.S. Web Design System Product Lead, Dan Williams, as we discuss the USWDS and answer your questions.
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2020
DAP Learning Series
The YouTube Event Option
In this session, you’ll learn how to track plays of embedded YouTube videos on your DAP-enabled pages, and how to create reports for analysis.
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2020
Even with a design system, you still need a designer
The U.S. Web Design System gives flexibility to teams to build the right solution for users, but there are still plenty of design decisions that teams need to make to be successful. In short, you’ll still need a designer.— via 18F
In this discussion, we’ll hear from the digital experts at the Department of Veterans Affairs on their successful strategies for reaching America’s veterans through digital platforms.
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2020
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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2020
UX
Deep Dive into the UX Field
There is a growing number of uses for user experience (UX) design, as well as a growing alphabet of UX-related careers; this series will offer some insight into the field by speaking with UX experts in government.
This Week's IDEA
Adopting the USWDS, One Step at a Time
The U.S. Web Design System is key to new website standards
Improving the Experience of Federal Grant Reporting
The 10x Federal Grant Reporting project team at GSA is investigating opportunities to make the grant reporting process more efficient.
Join the DevOps Community of Practice in a panel discussion as different agencies share technical best practices in various offices.
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2020
In this webinar, 10x project teams demonstrate their work to date and provide brief overviews of each project. Topics range from federating data to agile budgeting to machine learning, and our hope is that these talks will inspire others to submit ideas to 10x.
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2020
Search.gov: 2019 in Review
In 2019, Search.gov served 295,916,305 queries across more than 2,000 government websites. Find out more in their annual report, including the most common topics that people searched for.— via Search.gov
Website standards
GSA officially released the ‘website standards’ referenced in Section 3(e) of 21st Century IDEA. The U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is key to new website standards.— via General Services Administration
Login.gov has surpassed 20 million registered users
This week, Login.gov has surpassed 20 million registered users! 🎉 Congratulations to the team for hitting this milestone while keeping the product simple and secure for the public.— via Login.gov
Teamwork
10 Employee Engagement Experiences to Foster Collaboration
How do we create an agile federal culture that’s more inclusive, insightful, and efficient? Explore 10 teamwork engagement experiences with your agency to foster collaboration.
Challenges
Agencies on a Mission to Match Service Members with Civilian Careers
The Veterans’ Employment Challenge is part of a larger government-wide initiative to support workforce development. Submissions close January 24, 2020.
Join U.S. Web Design System Product Lead, Dan Williams, as we discuss the USWDS maturity model and answer your questions.
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2020
Taking a Look at the USAGov Analytics Dashboard
The USA.gov’s team launched a new analytics dashboard that shows the top pages and topics that are trending on USA.gov and USA.gov/espanol. This gives agencies a better window into the information the public needs most so they can prioritize that information and make it more accessible to their users.— via USA.gov
