Through our research understanding the government digital service field and what workers in this field need, we want to help strengthen those existing roles and establish more pathways for promotion and career support, as well as help other teams recognize the value of these skills and create new roles.
Through a field scan, this paper identifies emerging best practices as well as methods and tools that are becoming commonplace, and enumerates common barriers to leveraging algorithmic audits as effective accountability mechanisms.
ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (ACM FAccT)
An A11y Jam session on how state agencies prioritize and manage digital accessibility compliance across complex systems using data-driven strategies and cross-agency coordination.
A11y Jam session focused on how local governments are advancing DOJ accessibility compliance using practical, resource-conscious strategies across high-impact digital services.
The A11y Jam opening session that introduces the April 2026 DOJ digital accessibility requirements and provides practical, plain-language guidance for government teams preparing for compliance.
In this piece, the Digital Benefits Network shares several sources—from journalistic pieces, to reports and academic articles—we’ve found useful and interesting in our reading on automation and artificial intelligence.
In this updated primer, the DBN introduces the concept of digital identity, and provides brief snapshots of digital identity-related developments internationally and in the U.S.
