This brief estimates of benefits, costs, interactions with other means tested programs, and impact on poverty for the paid family and medical leave program.
DGN Spotlights highlight innovative digital initiatives transforming how government connects with the public. This story explores Seattle’s Youth Connector—a youth-informed digital platform and outreach strategy that aims to make youth programs easier to find, access, and trust.
A participant handbook that explains how a child care wage boost pilot works, including eligibility, enrollment, payments, privacy protections, and ongoing responsibilities for facilities and workers.
King County Department of Community and Human Services
A data snapshot summarizing enrollment, participation, and early characteristics of workers and facilities participating in a child care wage boost pilot.
A user research–driven persona framework that identifies key resident groups interacting with government services and outlines their needs, behaviors, and pain points to inform digital service design.
A public-sector innovation challenge website inviting teams to design a roadmap for a unified, user-centered resident portal that improves access to Washington State government services.
This blog summarizes an event exploring how the City of Boston and Washington State are designing and implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) systems to simplify access to government services.
Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) launched a three-year (2024-2026) strategic plan centered around three key goals: optimize service delivery for customers, cultivate an flexible and innovative workplace, and establish WaTech's role as a statewide technology leader.
Prepared by the Washington State Office of Financial Management’s State Human Resources Division under Executive Order No. 24-01, this report examines the potential effects of GenAI on state employees across sectors including education, IT, and law enforcement.
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM)
Guidance on how state agencies should identify, assess, and manage risks associated with deploying high-risk generative AI systems under Executive Order 24-01.
Guidance from Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) outlining the state’s framework for responsibly procuring, deploying, and monitoring generative AI technologies across government agencies.
An interactive prototype that illustrates a user interface concept for the Seattle Next Move service, showcasing screen flows and interactions for mobile/web user journeys.
