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Even with a design system, you still need a designer
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
Deep Dive into the UX Field
There is a growing number of uses for user experience (UX) design, as well as a growing alphabet of UX-related careers; this series will offer some insight into the field by speaking with UX experts in government.
Adopting the USWDS, One Step at a Time
The U.S. Web Design System is key to new website standards
Improving the Experience of Federal Grant Reporting
The 10x Federal Grant Reporting project team at GSA is investigating opportunities to make the grant reporting process more efficient.
Search.gov: 2019 in Review
In 2019, Search.gov served 295,916,305 queries across more than 2,000 government websites. Find out more in their annual report, including the most common topics that people searched for.— via Search.gov
Website standards
GSA officially released the ‘website standards’ referenced in Section 3(e) of 21st Century IDEA. The U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is key to new website standards.— via General Services Administration
Login.gov has surpassed 20 million registered users
This week, Login.gov has surpassed 20 million registered users! 🎉 Congratulations to the team for hitting this milestone while keeping the product simple and secure for the public.— via Login.gov
10 Employee Engagement Experiences to Foster Collaboration
How do we create an agile federal culture that’s more inclusive, insightful, and efficient? Explore 10 teamwork engagement experiences with your agency to foster collaboration.
Agencies on a Mission to Match Service Members with Civilian Careers
The Veterans’ Employment Challenge is part of a larger government-wide initiative to support workforce development. Submissions close January 24, 2020.
Taking a Look at the USAGov Analytics Dashboard
The USA.gov’s team launched a new analytics dashboard that shows the top pages and topics that are trending on USA.gov and USA.gov/espanol. This gives agencies a better window into the information the public needs most so they can prioritize that information and make it more accessible to their users.— via USA.gov
A Look at the New GSA.gov
How the GSA incorporated the U.S. Web Design System into their flagship site.