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An Agile Software Development Solicitation Guide
Government solicitations to procure custom software are often long, complicated, and take months. By using 18F’s agile contract format, agencies can hire an agile software contractor with a quickly-written dozen-page solicitation, allowing for immense savings in time and money.
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Syracuse University Procurement Equity Study
Report from the Syracuse University’s Center for Policy Design and Governance assessing the City of Syracuse's equity in procurement.
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18F Agile-based project approach
18F describes its Agile-based project approach combining iterative software development, product management, user-centered design, and DevOps.
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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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S.4623 – AGILE Procurement Act of 2022
To advance Government innovation through leading-edge procurement capability, and for other purposes.
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AI Acquisition Resource Dashboard
Interactive dashboard showing Generative AI and Specialized Computing Infrastructure-related contract actions in the U.S. federal civilian government
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Project Snapshot: California Employment Development Department, User Personas for Government Technology Procurement
The California Employment Development Department (CA EDD) launched the EDDNext initiative to modernize benefit delivery, focusing on user-centric procurement for a new identity verification system.
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Procuring Differently: How Colorado Used User Research and Active Vendor Management for COVID-19 Technology
In June 2020, the state implemented an innovative and entirely virtual vendor selection process to evaluate these solutions under the direction of the Colorado Digital Service (CDS).
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COBOLing Together UI Benefits: How Delays in Fiscal Stabilizers Affect Aggregate Consumption
States with antiquated COBOL-based unemployment insurance systems experienced significant delays in processing claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UK Guidelines for AI Procurement
These guidelines provide UK government organizations with best practices for responsibly and effectively procuring artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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Legacy Procurement Practices Shape How U.S. Cities Govern AI: Understanding Government Employees’ Practices, Challenges, and Needs
This paper explores how legacy procurement processes in U.S. cities shape the acquisition and governance of AI tools, based on interviews with local government employees.
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Modernizing Unemployment Insurance: Lessons From The Tiger Teams
This report presents findings from a review by the Bipartisan Policy Center of DOL’s Tiger Teams initiative.