Intended Audience: Academic
-
United States Digital Service Origins
This is an independent oral history archive documenting the founding and early development of the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) between 2009 and 2015.
-
The Complete Financial Lives of Workers
This report explores the financial challenges faced by U.S. workers, analyzing the roles of work arrangements and public and workplace benefits in achieving financial security, while highlighting the disparities in access and effectiveness for low- and moderate-income workers.
-
Program Recertification Costs: Evidence from SNAP
This article analyzes the impact of interview assignment timing on the success of recertification and continued participation in SNAP.
-
2024 Edition: Account Creation and Identity Proofing in Online Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Applications
This page includes data and observations about account creation and identity proofing steps specifically for online applications that include CCAP.
-
Less Discriminatory Algorithms
The article discusses the phenomenon of model multiplicity in machine learning, arguing that developers should be legally obligated to search for less discriminatory algorithms (LDAs) to reduce disparities in algorithmic decision-making.
-
Looking before we leap: Exploring AI and data science ethics review process
This report explores the role that academic and corporate Research Ethics Committees play in evaluating AI and data science research for ethical issues, and also investigates the kinds of common challenges these bodies face.
-
Digital Identity Community of Practice Kick-Off
This video documents the Digital Benefits Network's Digital Identity Community of Practice launch, covering mission review, 2025 goals, California authentication innovations, and peer networking for equitable and effective digital identity in public benefits.
-
What is a (Digital) Identity Wallet? A Systematic Literature Review
The report examines how current remote identity proofing methods can create barriers to Medicaid enrollment and suggests improvements to ensure equitable access for all applicants.
-
Configuring participation: on how we involve people in design.
This paper examines three key questions in participatory HCI: who initiates, directs, and benefits from user participation; in what forms it occurs; and how control is shared with users, while addressing conceptual, ethical, and pragmatic challenges, and suggesting future research directions.
-
Near Real Time COVID-19 Income and Poverty Dashboard
A real-time dashboard displaying COVID-19 income and poverty levels.
-
AI-Driven Statutory Reasoning via Software Engineering Methods
This article explores how legal documents can be treated like software programs, using methods like software testing and mutation analysis to enhance AI-driven statutory analysis, aiding legal decision-making and error detection.
-
AI-Powered Rules as Code: Experiments with Public Benefits Policy: Summary + Key Takeaways
This is the summary version of a report that documents four experiments exploring if AI can be used to expedite the translation of SNAP and Medicaid policies into software code for implementation in public benefits eligibility and enrollment systems under a Rules as Code approach.