A profile on FormFest speakers Greg Clapp, Josh Gregor, Sophia Tareen, Sourabh Chakraborty, featuring stories about their motivations for working on public sector form innovation.
Many low-income households lack the savings to weather financial shocks like layoffs, and SNAP plays a crucial role in helping them manage essential expenses during difficult times.
Takeaways from a workshop focusing on applying human-centered design to government artificial intelligence (AI) projects, led by Elham Ali, Researcher from the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation.
Differing federal requirements for public benefit applications create significant barriers for applicants and complicate state efforts to integrate services.
Defining a product in government digital services is crucial, as it serves as the means through which a service is delivered to the public, and understanding its attributes ensures effective and continuous improvement.
Policy changes are often dynamic and occur quickly, but they can only create impact once implemented. The Eligibility APIs Initiative at 18F shares an example from their work that shows the potential for rapid, accurate policy implementation as code.
The Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Family Assistance (OFA) worked with 18F to replace its legacy data reporting system through product management training, user research, and an assisted acquisition.
This blog explains how to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to individuals who have experienced trafficking, emphasizing the importance of cultural competence and the CLAS Standards.
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This article discusses the various benefits of publicly-funded open-source software. These benefits include fairness and transparency, economic stimulus, and support of the Federal Source Code Policy Agenda.
