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Popular Guides and Resources

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for U.S. Government Websites and Social Media —Addressing web and digital communications related to COVID-19
Checklist of Requirements for Federal Websites and Digital Services —The relevant laws, policies, and regulations for federal agencies.
Eight Principles of Mobile-Friendliness —Following these principles will help you make your site more usable and user-friendly.
Required Web Content and Links —A list of required links that all federal websites need to have
USWDS Maturity Model —How to adopt the design system incrementally and design and build better digital experiences.

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10x

The U.S. Data Federation graduates the 10x Program, Launches New Repository

GSA’s 10x program is proud and excited to announce the graduation of the U.S. Data Federation project, the first to exit 10x after receiving all four phases of 10x investment.

Julia Lindpaintner

Mike Gintz

Nico Papafil

Jul 02, 2020

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Bringing Our Human(ity) to Work: 5 Ingredients for a Delightful Town Hall

In this Bringing Our Human(ity) to Work series, we’re going to share what we believe are the best “meeting ingredients” for a variety of meeting experiences: large groups, teams, and small groups.

Ashley Wichman

Nina Bianchi

Jun 30, 2020

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Intro to GitHub for Content Creation with Malaika Carpenter — In this live training, Content Strategy and Design Specialist for GSA’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), Malaika Carpenter, breaks down how to use GitHub into easy, practical steps and demonstrates ways to use this tool to create, manage and publish website content. — via Digital.gov

Jun 23, 2020

Findability

Experimenting with SpecialAnnouncement Markup (Updated June 09, 2020)

What USA.gov learned during its pilot with SpecialAnnouncement markup to make COVID-19 information easier to find in search results.

David Kaufmann

May 11, 2020

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Mapping of WCAG 2.0 to Functional Performance Criteria — See how specific disabilities may be impacted by not following accessible guidelines. — via Section508.gov

Jun 26, 2020

DAP Learning Series

Shifting Your Metrics Mindset

Learn how to orient your analytics strategy around success metrics.

Tim Lowden

Jun 24, 2020

DevOps

Air Force COOL and 18F: Partnership and Flight Operations Software Agile Lessons Learned

Highlights from the Air Force Materiel Command & 18F partnership and the importance of organizational structure, roles of the core team, and user outreach for military and government DevOps.

Major Taylor M. Wilson

Jun 23, 2020

Video

Short Case Study: A/B Testing for Data-Driven Design

See how our Office of Strategic Communication used A/B testing to resolve a difference of opinion within a cross-functional design team.

Kristal Byrd

Jun 23, 2020

Making .gov More Secure by Default — The DotGov Program announces its intent to preload the .gov top-level domain in order to protect .gov site visitors. — via DotGov Registry

Jun 22, 2020

Video

USWDS Monthly Call: Design Modernization and the Importance of Designers

The June 2020 USWDS monthly focused on the design system and design modernization with guest speakers from 18F. Dan Williams, USWDS product lead, led the call and facilitated a live question and answer session with event attendees.

Jun 18, 2020