New IDManagement.gov is refreshing the conversation about Zero Trust
IDmanagement.gov has received an update that makes it easier for users to find exactly what they need.
How to implement 21st Century IDEA
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act —21st Century IDEA aims to improve the digital experience for government customers.
Human-Centered Design Guide Series —A series of guides to help you understand and practice human-centered design.
Guide to the Digital Analytics Program —The Digital Analytics Program (DAP) offers advanced, easy web analytics for federal agencies.
U.S Web Design System —A design system for the federal government that makes it easier to build accessible, mobile-friendly government websites for the American …
Federal IT Dashboard —Enables the government and the public to understand the value of their federal IT portfolios, manage the health of their IT investments, and …
News and Events
Innovative work, news, and ideas from people and teams in government
Why the American People Deserve a Digital Government
OMB released new policy guidance for government that includes a variety of actions and standards to help federal agencies design, develop, and deliver modern websites and digital services. Memo M-23-22, Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience, will make it seamless for the public to obtain government information and services online, and help agencies fully implement the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA). — via The White House
Website backlogs
Backlogs and why every website needs one
Join us as we discuss the concept and importance of backlogs and hear real-world examples of successful application in various GSA products and programs.
Hosted by Digital.gov and the Web Managers Community of Practice
USWDS mission and vision
USWDS Monthly Call - September 2023
We’ll explore what it means to pursue mission-centered design and decision-making.
Hosted by Digital.gov and the U.S. Web Design System
2023
A website refresh in 3 months
A website redesign doesn’t have to be a big project. By approaching it as a process of iteration, we launched a refreshed site in the span of several weeks. — via 18F
User Experience
Cultivating a dynamic career in UX
Join us for a discussion on how to adapt your career in user experience (UX) to a quickly changing world.
Hosted by Digital.gov and the User Experience Community of Practice
2023
6 lessons from a project handoff
Project handoffs are not simple. Teams have their own cultures and work styles. Without planning, a project could lose institutional memory, time, quality, and funding when it passes from one team to the next. Here are 6 lessons we learned as a recent project changed hands. — via USA.gov
NASA Releases First Season of Spanish-language Podcast
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency’s first Spanish-language podcast. A five-episode season will start Tuesday, September 19, with new episodes released weekly. In each episode, Universo curioso will highlight the contributions of NASA’s Hispanic and Latino workforce to the agency’s groundbreaking work in Earth and space exploration. The season features interviews with NASA experts, including an astronaut, a space weather scientist, an astrochemist, and oceanographers. Episodes focus on some of NASA’s top missions, bringing the wonder of exploration, space technology, and scientific discoveries to Spanish-speaking audiences around the world. — via National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From pageviews to progress
A 10-year recap of GSA’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP) highlights its impact on federal government agencies and the public, high-level observations using government-wide website analytics and trends, and new goals set for the next decade to help generate useful answers to meaningful questions to make government websites better.
A conversation about content audits
Content audits can be tedious. Two content designers discuss why we do them anyway, and how to get started.
Catching up with the TANF Data Portal project
Around 800,000 low-income American families receive cash assistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) each month. 18F and the Administration for Children & Families’ Office of Family Assistance partnered on building a new data portal for TANF. We caught up with Office of Family Assistance leaders to see how their agency is continuing with the work. — via 18F
