This executive order directs Pennsylvania’s Office of Administration to recruit former federal employees to fill critical public service vacancies by recognizing federal experience as equivalent to state experience and launching a targeted employment awareness campaign.
This publication from the Digital Service Network (DSN) explores how state and local leaders are tackling the challenge of finding, keeping, and growing digital service talent in government. Through real-world stories and actionable strategies, it highlights how teams are making the case for digital roles, improving hiring practices, and upskilling staff to build a strong, sustainable digital workforce.
This report provides an early 2025 snapshot of state Medicaid and CHIP policies as they return to normal operations post‑pandemic, focusing on eligibility, enrollment, and renewal processes.
The report examines how AI deployment across state and local public administration such as chatbots, voice transcription, content summarization, and eligibility automation are reshaping government work.
A framework that helps policy and digital service teams interpret legislation by identifying user needs, intent, and implementation challenges to support more effective, human-centered government service delivery.
Digital IDs can improve convenience, but they risk surveillance, data misuse, and exclusion if not designed with privacy, security, and accessibility safeguards.
This report analyzes the rise of digital driver’s licenses (DDLs) and warns that, without strong safeguards, they could threaten privacy, civil liberties, and equitable access to identification.
Led by the Digital Benefits Network in partnership with Public Policy Lab, the Digital Doorways research project amplifies the lived experiences of beneficiaries to provides new insights into people’s experiences with digital identity processes and technology in public benefits. This executive summary gives an overview of the project’s findings.
This guide explains how states can implement new Medicaid work requirements introduced by H.R. 1, focusing on minimizing harm to eligible clients while preparing for compliance by 2027.
This webpage provides state agency resources and policy memos detailing how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) of 2025 affects SNAP implementation.
This report catalogs the policy choices, demonstration projects, and waivers each state uses to administer SNAP, highlighting how states adapt federal rules to local needs.
Created for use in the Digital Doorways research project, this design stimuli shows the steps of submitting an application, sharing personal information, and verifying identity for Arizona's online application for Unemployment Insurance.
