News and Updates
Innovative work, news and ideas from people and teams in government
Video
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.
10x
10x Announces 25 Projects to Start Phase One
10x, the federal venture studio, has approved 25 new projects for Phase One funding.
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.
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.
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
This Week's IDEA
Spring Cleaning Tips for Web Content
Three tips to tidy up the content on federal websites
Cloud.gov
Intro to Cloud Foundry on Cloud.gov
A look at the open source cloud application platform behind Cloud.gov
DAP Learning Series
Justifying the Web Analyst’s Role in Your Organization
How to justify an analysts role on your team and make a business case for this person to leadership.
In 2019, USA.gov received nearly half a million calls! Read about how they expanded their use of interactive voice response to better serve citizens and maximize their resources. — via USA.gov
Video
Why I Love My Agile Team!
Join us as we meet with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) who is utilizing an agile approach to assist in further updating their topographical information and data.
As product managers, we never stop learning because products never stop evolving and changing. You need to quickly get up to speed on a product’s technical implementation, design, user research, and business needs. — via 18F
Video
Writing for the Accessible Web
Learn how to write and design web content that is accessible for everyone.
Video
USWDS Monthly Call - Color Tokens Update
Watch U.S. Web Design System Product Lead, Dan Williams, as he talks and answers questions about the design system.
21st Century IDEA
Updates on 21st Century IDEA: Key Insights & Lessons Learned
We spoke to Ammie Farraj Feijoo, GSA’s 21st Century IDEA implementation lead, to get the rundown on what’s been accomplished and what’s on deck for 2020.
Professional Development
Learning Culture: 10 Personalized Employee Experiences
Employee experience solutions begin with exploring small changes with how we experience work on an everyday cadence.
Plain Language
Readability Audits of Government Websites with Katherine Spivey
In this meeting, we’ll talk about readability audits and formulas and how they work—and don’t work—to improve web content and the users’ experience.
Video
Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 8: How NASA@WORK Ignites Ideas from Within
Learn how NASA’s workforce contributes inspiring ideas as part of internal idea competitions facilitated NASA@WORK program.
Video
Mitigating Bias While Building Research Practices
Learn the methods used by 18F and the State of Vermont as they conducted discovery research to understand and improve the experiences of Vermonters who utilize healthcare and economic assistance programs.
Video
Survey Translation and the Inclusion of End Users in the Process
Experiences from the U.S. Census Bureau
UX
Call for Participation: Government UX Summit 2020
We’re looking for speakers to share their experiences as UX practitioners in government.
