Guidance on building better digital services in government
Popular Guides and Resources
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Checklist of Requirements for Federal Websites and Digital Services
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Eight Principles of Mobile-Friendliness — Following these principles will help you make your site more usable and user-friendly. -
Guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act — A plain language guide which answers the most common questions to the PRA -
Required Web Content and Links
— A list of required links that all federal websites need to have
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USWDS Maturity Model — How to adopt the design system incrementally and design and build better digital experiences.
News and Events
Innovative work, news, and ideas from people and teams in government
Welcome to the NEW Digital.gov
It’s now easier to find the tools and resources you need to make digital services better, and see examples of problems being solved across government.
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USWDS Monthly Call: Website Standards Panel Discussion
Join U.S. Web Design System Product Lead, Dan Williams, as we talk about the design system and answer your questions.
Moving From Agile Towards DevOps With a Small Team
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.
Hosted by DevOps
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DAP Learning Series
The YouTube Event Option
Learn how to track plays of embedded YouTube videos on your DAP-enabled pages
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
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Reaching America’s Veterans in the Digital Space
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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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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Deep Dive into the UX Field
An interview with an Innovation Specialist at U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR).
This Week's IDEA
Adopting the USWDS, One Step at a Time
The U.S. Web Design System is key to new website standards
Making a Mobile-Friendly Website Using the ADAPT Model
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.
Hosted by David Fern
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Improving the Experience of Federal Grant Reporting
A 10x project to investigate opportunities to make the grant reporting process more efficient.
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How Agencies Are Spreading Best Practices
A panel discussion with people from six different agencies on how they share technical best practices in their organizations.
