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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

May 11, 2020

Experimenting with SpecialAnnouncement Markup (Updated June 09, 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.
May 11, 2020
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SocialGov Virtual Spring Session

Join SocialGov, the federal government’s social media community of practice, for our virtual Spring Session!
Apr 29, 2020
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The Hero’s Journey for Re-Skilling Talent (And Other Digital Adventures)

For those seeking ways to internally re-skill their workforce for digital transformation, a look at mythology reveals a recurring theme where those answering the call are involved in an iterative cycle of ‘leveling-up’, a theme that may help change-agents set conditions for successful retention and growth of organic digital talent.
Apr 28, 2020
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Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 9: A Match Made in History

History Hub is a crowdsourcing platform that helps the public find historical records.
Apr 27, 2020
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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

Apr 24, 2020

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A Guide For Agencies Building CX Capacity
Customer Experience

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.
Apr 24, 2020
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Experimenting with the Micro-Purchase Threshold
Acquisition

Experimenting with the Micro-Purchase Threshold

Utilizing the increased threshold, and what we learned.
Apr 24, 2020
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DAP Learning Series

An Introduction to the Basics of DAP

Learn about the reporting interface, common terminology, and basic reports in Google Analytics
Apr 23, 2020
Strengthen Your Organization’s Vision Through Collaboration
How We Work

Strengthen Your Organization’s Vision Through Collaboration

Build community with people who will be adopting new technologies.
Apr 22, 2020
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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

Apr 22, 2020

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Cloud.gov for Product Managers

In this webinar, we will answer commonly asked questions about cloud.gov and explain how using cloud.gov enables development teams to deploy applications quickly and securely.
Apr 22, 2020
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USAGov Outreach connects with agency partners in a variety of ways—if you’re from a federal agency looking for new ways to reach your audience, learn about partnering with USAGov! — via USA.gov

Apr 21, 2020

Listen to Customers by Asking the Right Questions
This Week's IDEA

Listen to Customers by Asking the Right Questions

Four Questions to Help Discover What Customers Want and Need
Apr 20, 2020
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USWDS Monthly Call - Easing into the Design System

Join U.S. Web Design System Product Lead, Dan Williams, as we talk about the design system and answer your questions.
Apr 16, 2020
10x Announces 25 Projects to Start Phase One
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10x Announces 25 Projects to Start Phase One

10x, the federal venture studio, has approved 25 new projects for Phase One funding.
Apr 15, 2020
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Accessibility

The Intersection Between Plain Language and 508 Compliance

We’ll discuss how plain language intersects with 508 compliance requirements to make federal electronic documents and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.
Apr 15, 2020
Open Source

AI Tech Workshop: How to Utilize the Open Source Jupyter Project for your Research

We’ll show you how easy it can be to wrangle data and engage in technical discussions surrounding data, artificial intelligence, machine-learning models.
Apr 14, 2020
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Government agencies are seeing their systems and staff stretched to the max as they do their best to serve the public. 18F is a team of government employees with expertise in modern digital tools and practices, and we’re here to help. — via 18F

Apr 09, 2020

Spring Cleaning Tips for Web Content
This Week's IDEA

Spring Cleaning Tips for Web Content

Three tips to tidy up the content on federal websites
Apr 07, 2020
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