Open source

Making software, source code, and the development process available to the public

Open source development prioritizes using Open Source Software to make source code available for public use. Open Source Software encourages federal government teams to share technical knowledge and encourages a collaborative approach to the review and reuse of source code.

Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology Act

Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology Act

Open source: Essential knowledge

Open source events

The U.S. Web Design System team will share their exploration of Web Component-based design systems and best practices.
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2024
Join us as we take a deep dive into USWDS design tokens. We’ll cover: what they are, how they’re used, and how you can adapt them to your branding needs.
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2023

Open source news

18F practices in action (spoiler: this stuff works)

How well do 18F software development practices work? The 18F team reflected on a recent project for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) .gov registry to gauge the effectiveness of six recommendations aligned with what they actually did. — via 18F

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Apr 3, 2024

18F Checks in With the Dawson Project at the U.S. Tax Court

In December 2020, the United States Tax Court introduced DAWSON, a modern open-source case management system developed with assistance from an industry partner and 18F. DAWSON streamlined Court operations and changed the way the public interacts with the Court. — via 18F

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Apr 25, 2023

The 18F Engineering Sandwich for Cloud-based Web Apps

The 18F Engineering Sandwich for Cloud-based Web Apps—18F Engineering is often thought of as a technology shop, but that’s too broad. There are very few technology choices we actually make at the project level, so, more often than not, we combine a limited set of technologies to make our applications. To explain this, we’ll use the metaphor of a sandwich shop. — via 18F

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Sep 6, 2022

Resources on Open source

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The U.S. Web Design System team will share their exploration of Web Component-based design systems and best practices.
Watch Video
2024

18F practices in action (spoiler: this stuff works)

How well do 18F software development practices work? The 18F team reflected on a recent project for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) .gov registry to gauge the effectiveness of six recommendations aligned with what they actually did. — via 18F

18F logo
Apr 3, 2024

18F Checks in With the Dawson Project at the U.S. Tax Court

In December 2020, the United States Tax Court introduced DAWSON, a modern open-source case management system developed with assistance from an industry partner and 18F. DAWSON streamlined Court operations and changed the way the public interacts with the Court. — via 18F

18F logo
Apr 25, 2023
Join us as we take a deep dive into USWDS design tokens. We’ll cover: what they are, how they’re used, and how you can adapt them to your branding needs.
Watch Video
2023

The 18F Engineering Sandwich for Cloud-based Web Apps

The 18F Engineering Sandwich for Cloud-based Web Apps—18F Engineering is often thought of as a technology shop, but that’s too broad. There are very few technology choices we actually make at the project level, so, more often than not, we combine a limited set of technologies to make our applications. To explain this, we’ll use the metaphor of a sandwich shop. — via 18F

18F logo
Sep 6, 2022
This summit brings together the federal community to share success stories and best practices for utilizing federal source code and open source software, and examine the implementation of the Federal Source Code policy.
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