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4 lessons from building our own recruiting tool

By Andrew Maier , Lauren Ancona
November 8, 2017 lessons learned user research convincing stakeholders

As of September, GSA is running its own recruiting tool for moderated design research. In this post, we would like to share four key lessons we learned while building this tool, including the ways in which software development can serve as a starting point for broader conversations about information practice, privacy, and security.
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How reusable is open source software?

By Laura Gerhardt
October 23, 2017 open source

You can't reuse open source code that was developed to be specific to another org's business process, but we try to make components that will bootstrap development so you can focus on building an application that is tailored to your unique business process.
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Pulling back the curtain on IT procurement

By Mark Headd , Robin Carnahan
October 11, 2017 modular contracting procurement agile acquisition services

Monolithic procurement — large, complex, multi-year contracts, which are common in government IT procurement — can appear compelling to agencies that use them. The Technology Transformation Services (TTS) is a strong advocate for an alternative approach known as modular contracting (aka modular procurement).
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18F and federal laboratories work together to bring better data to businesses

By Aaron Sauers
October 5, 2017 agency work data access workshop

Working with 18F helped the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer create the largest collection of federal laboratory data and technology resources available online.
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Building a large-scale design system: How we created a design system for the U.S. government

By Maya Benari
October 3, 2017 web design system design

The U.S. Web Design Standards launched in September 2015 as a visual style guide and UI component library with the goal of bringing a common design language for government websites all under one hood. Learn how the team unified a complex system with numerous rules to serve users from all corners of the country.
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