Intended Audience: Federal/National Government: Legislative Branch
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Policy A Modernized System of Benefits is the Foundation for an Inclusive Economy
Report by the Aspen Institute discussing Benefits21, a multi-stakeholder, multi-faceted initiative to integrate and modernize benefits systems. This paper provides an overview of Benefits21, along with a discussion of the shortcomings of current public and private benefit systems.
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Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021
A bill proposed by Senator Wyden to modernize the technology for delivering unemployment compensation.
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Procurement S.848 – Digital Service Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the U.S. Digital Service to make a grant to a state, Indian tribe, or local government to establish or support a team of relevant experts dedicated to modernizing the delivery of government services to the public through information technology. A state, tribe, or local government may receive up to two such grants.
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Diversity, Equity + Inclusion A Bold Policy Agenda for Work-Family Justice and Gender Equity During COVID-19 and Beyond
New America spoke to to the people at the frontlines of the pandemic—professional caregivers, family caregivers, parents, and essential workers—to understand the policy interventions people need most. This report discusses ideas for policymakers, private sector leaders, and community innovators to use in pursuit of work-family justice and equity across race, gender, and class.
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Policy A Public Transformed? Welfare Reform as Policy Feedback
This article analyzes the strategic use of public policy as a tool for reshaping public opinion. Though progressive revisionists in the 1990s argued that reforming welfare could produce a public more willing to invest in anti-poverty efforts, welfare reform in the 1990s did little to shift public opinion. This study investigates the general conditions under which mass feedback effects should be viewed as more or less likely.
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Access for All: Innovation for Equitable SNAP Delivery
This brief describes the current state of SNAP benefit delivery through the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card, identifies the features necessary for SNAP benefit delivery to ensure consistency with principles of equity and inclusion, and explores how future SNAP benefit delivery can keep up with rapid changes in commercial payment infrastructure.
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Human-Centered Design Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government
Executive order by President Biden mandating that governments deliver services more equitably and effectively through simple, accessible, and transparent design.
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Digitizing Policy + Rules as Code OpenFisca: Write rules as code
OpenFisca provides a syntax for writing Rules as Code.
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Human-Centered Design Administrative Burden: Policymaking By Other Means
This book is an in-depth exploration of federal programs and controversial legislation demonstrating that administrative burden has long existed in policy design, preventing citizens from accessing fundamental rights. Further discussion of how policymakers can minimize administrative burden to reduce inequality, boost civic engagement, and build an efficient state.
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Human-Centered Design Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology
This book presents a blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can utilize digital technology to solve pressing twenty-first century issues.