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Get to Know the Virtual Student Federal Service
Learn how U.S. college students working remotely can be virtual interns for you and your federal government teams through the Virtual Student Federal Service.
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Government Launches Login.Gov to Simplify Access to Public Services
Joel Minton, a member of the U.S. Digital Service, is working with GSA’s Technology Transformation Service as the director of login.gov. Tom Mills is the Chief Technology Architect at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In early April, the U.S. Digital Service and 18F launched login.gov, a single sign-on solution for government websites that will enable
The Data Briefing: FINDing Great Global Development Data Visualizations Courtesy of the State Department
Federal agencies have been releasing some fascinating data visualization tools in the last year. Recently, the State Department unveiled the Beta version of FIND or the “F Interagency Network Databank.” From the description in the FAQ: “The F Interagency Network Databank (FIND) is an online tool that enables users to explore and analyze national level
Build Empathy With Stakeholder Interviews, Part 2: Conversation
How to run user-interviews and synthesize and integrate the results into the teams shared understanding
The Data Briefing: What Makes a Great Federal Government App?
USAGov recently released a list of six great federal government mobile apps. There were many apps released by the federal government over the last 5-6 years on a wide range of topics and services. Many are well-designed and useful to the American public. So, what are the outstanding federal government apps for 2016?
Search, Buscar, Поиск, جستجو, Cari: Creating a Good, Multilingual Search Experience
Government agencies across the United States publish content in a growing number of languages to do the business of the country. In 2015, DigitalGov Search dramatically expanded support for languages on our search results page, expanding from just English and Spanish to support 68 different languages.
Picking Up the “Slack” for Team Communication
You have a question about a project. You ping a coworker, who texts another colleague, who emails a listserv and receives 3 responses. And the problem is: where will your supervisor find the answer next month, when someone else asks the same question? Corralling
State’s ShareAmerica Takes a Very Social Approach
Social media is front and center at Share.America.gov, a U.S. Department of State site managed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, that describes itself as a “platform for sharing compelling stories and images that spark discussion and debate on important topics like democracy, freedom of expression, innovation, entrepreneurship, education, and the role of civil society.”
