How One Team is Making the Transition to Agile
Jun 26, 2018 | Andrew J. Stauffer
A hybrid approach of waterfall and agile practices is helping the USGS make the transition to agile. Read »
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New USAGov Program Aims to Help Agencies Market Within the Federal Government
Apr 2, 2018 | Claire Loxsom
The Outreach and Marketing team from USAGov helps agencies amplify their key messages through a variety of channels. Read »
Redesigning an Intranet Site: Final Stages, Launch, and Lessons Learned
Mar 7, 2018 | Karla Blaine
Helpful lessons from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) on the redesign of an intranet. Read »
Making Customer Satisfaction Data Actionable at the Peace Corps
Jan 30, 2018 | Chris Rottler
Learn how measuring customer experience helped inform and guide website development at Peace Corps Read »
3 Ways to Manage Research Projects Remotely
Oct 3, 2017 | Nicole Fenton, Jamie Albrecht
Being a remote team doesn’t mean you should forgo any of your research rituals. It means finding different ways to do them. Read »
Managing Custom Software Development in Government When You’re Not a Software Engineer
Sep 21, 2017 | Kaitlin Devine
As custom software development becomes integral to accomplishing any program’s mission, many managers in government find themselves faced with handling the unfamiliar: overseeing the design and implementation of a digital product that is functional, user-friendly, and necessary for realizing your program’s mission. Read »
HIV.gov’s 6 Ways to Stay Social Media Savvy
Aug 31, 2017 | Michelle Samplin-Salgado
This post was originally published on the HIV.gov blog. Editor’s Note: At HIV.gov, our team calls include a weekly update on digital trends. These updates allow us to stay current and inform our work. We recently asked HIV.gov’s former digital strategist to suggest ways our HIV partners can stay up to date with social media trends. Read »
NIST Publishes NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
Aug 22, 2017 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Team
Categorizing and Describing Cybersecurity Work for the Nation The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication 800-181, the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. This publication serves as a fundamental reference to support a workforce capable of meeting an organization’s cybersecurity needs. It provides organizations with a common, consistent Read »
The Cutting EDGE: New Virtual Training Prepares First Responders for Active Shooter Incidents
Aug 3, 2017 | U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Amidst the chaos of an active shooter event, preparedness is key to a seamless, swift and effective response—and a new video game funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory just might do the trick. Read »
Have You Critiqued Your Critique Process?
Jul 31, 2017 | Meghan Lazier
DEMO Whenever I hear someone complain about the process of a design critique, I’m always a bit surprised. Blame it on the fact Read »
Advice From Digital Thought Leaders
Jun 22, 2017 | HIV.gov
Many know that digital tools have become indispensable for connecting with many audiences—but we also know that what’s available in the digital realm is always changing. So how do you know what tools are best for your purpose? And how do you plan for your organization’s digital future when the pace of change is so Read »
Fostering Medical Innovation: A Plan for Digital Health Devices
Jun 16, 2017 | Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
It is incumbent upon FDA to ensure that we have the right policies in place to promote and encourage safe and effective innovation that can benefit consumers, and adopt regulatory approaches to enable the efficient development of these technologies. By taking an efficient, risk-based approach to our regulation, FDA can promote health through the creation Read »
Hybrid Cloud: A Key to Phasing in New Technologies
Jun 8, 2017 | Mary Davie
Like any newer technology, cloud computing has faced adoption challenges. IT managers understand the huge potential efficiency improvements and savings that cloud computing can bring to their agencies, but also have questions about security, compatibility, and funding. With these concerns and without a clear path to cloud computing, many agencies continue to maintain on-premises solutions. Read »
The Data Briefing: Design-Driven Enterprise Architecture Creating the New Federal Government Agency
Jun 7, 2017 | Bill Brantley
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in on enterprise architecture (EA). My last in-depth work with EA was around 2011 when I was on detail to the Office of Personnel Management’s Open Government Team. The EA model I worked with was the top-down organizational design of information technology assets, data assets, and business processes. Read »
From Launch to Landing: How NASA Took Control of Its HTTPS Mission
May 26, 2017 | Karim Said
18F Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Karim Said of NASA. Karim was instrumental in NASA’s successful HTTPS and HSTS migration, and we’re happy to help Karim share the lessons NASA learned from that process. In 2015, the White House Office of Management and Budget released M-15-13, a “Policy to Require Secure Connections Read »
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