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Tapping Into SEO: How Government Websites Can Improve Content Reach
Implementing a few easy steps for research and search engine optimization can help boost your content and get it in front of the right audience.
Procuring Cloud Services in Government
Promote Continuity to Better Support Customer Journeys
This week, we’re exploring what it means to promote continuity, and we’re taking a look at ways to use service design to deliver a great experience.
What’s new in USWDS 2.7.0
Release Notes: What’s new in USWDS 2.7.0—Read more about these components on our website, but we’re excited to start releasing the first of a number of new design system components planned for 2020!— via U.S. Web Design System

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, now updated to reflect changes by major search engines.
Connecting Americans to Coronavirus Information Online
The American people need access to the most up-to-date public health guidance and information on coronavirus testing facilities. To help Americans find coronavirus information online, incorporate Schema.org’s new standard tags into all web pages related to COVID-19.— via The White House

A Guide For Agencies Building CX Capacity
GSA’s customer experience team has released a federal buying guide to aid agencies with buying CX Services.
Experimenting with the Micro-Purchase Threshold
Through the use of an open-source procurement process, we created an experiment others can replicate to encourage Agile thinking.
An Introduction to the Basics of DAP
Strengthen Your Organization’s Vision Through Collaboration
Inclusive visioning helps accelerate successful outcomes. To help agencies innovate from within, bring people together to make big IT Modernization strategies come to fruition.
A Token of Our Affection: A Field Guide to USWDS 2
18F recently worked with the Cloud.gov team to update their public site to the U.S. Web Design System, 2.0. The USWDS provided concepts they were able to use to translate designs into code a lot faster, and deliver higher fidelity results. Check out their USWDS field guide!— via 18F
