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Digital.gov
Guidance on building better digital services in government
A product of the U.S. General Services Administration
Sep 11, 2019 | Nina Bianchi
GSA's Technology Transformation Services is prototyping a human-centered approach to cultivating an environment of lifelong learning to attract and retain the best talent to serve our citizens. Read »
Jun 26, 2018 | Andrew J. Stauffer
A hybrid approach of waterfall and agile practices is helping the USGS make the transition to agile. Read »
Apr 2, 2018 | Claire Loxsom
The Outreach and Marketing team from USAGov helps agencies amplify their key messages through a variety of channels. Read »
Mar 7, 2018 | Karla Blaine
Helpful lessons from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) on the redesign of an intranet. Read »
Jan 30, 2018 | Chris Rottler
Learn how measuring customer experience helped inform and guide website development at Peace Corps Read »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Aug 22, 2017 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Team
Information systems—from communications platforms to internet-connected devices—require both security and privacy safeguards to work successfully and protect users in our increasingly complex and interconnected world. Toward these ends, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new draft revision of its widely used Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Read »
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 »
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 »
Jun 30, 2017 | Samantha Hinz
This month’s Plain Language of Community Practice meeting featured Katherine Spivey’s presentation, Plain Language Spectrum: Every Step Counts! In this highly useful DigitalGov University (DGU) webinar, she explains how you can move forward with plain language even when you don’t have permission to edit copy, followed by a half hour Q & A session. Many Read »
Jun 29, 2017 | Donna Dodson
I recently had the chance to talk with the legendary Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the internet. We had a wide-ranging discussion about the past, present and future of the internet, network security and what it would take to successfully, safely and reliably merge the digital and physical worlds, a concept known Read »
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 »