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October 4, 2016

What is static source analysis?

By Greg Walker

Static source analysis is a way to quickly gauge the quality of source code and identify areas of high technical debt. But what IS static source analysis, and how is it useful?

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October 3, 2016

Using RFPs to make every dollar count

By Mark Hopson , Brendan Sudol

We were thrilled to be invited to help National Endowment for the Arts and even more thrilled that we could help them succeed in a way that prevented years of back-and-forth exchanges and many millions of dollars spent. Instead, they invested $30,000 and a couple months to build the Bright Spots interactive graphic.

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September 27, 2016

USA.gov updates vote.gov: now it’s leaner, faster and multi-lingual

By Yoz Grahame

One year ago this week, we launched vote.gov. It was a concise and simple site with a single mission: direct citizens through the voter registration process as quickly as possible. Today, on National Voter Registration Day, we're launching this new version.

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September 27, 2016

Pro tips for data-friendly regulations and proposals

By Jen Ehlers , Tadhg O'Higgins , Will Sullivan

We launched the eRegulations Notice and Comment pilot this summer, and in the process saw some patterns in how our partner agencies write their regulations. In response, the eRegulations team prepared a guide to help agencies write regulations in a more data- and human-friendly format that would be easier to parse — thus saving time and money.

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September 20, 2016

Mississippi brings agile and modular techniques to child welfare system contract

By Zac Cohn , Greg Boone

The State of Mississippi is about to upgrade its child welfare management system, a system used by about 1,800 state employees in 82 counties, supporting the wellbeing of about 5,000 children across the state. The system was built in the early 2000s, and the employees who use it are stymied by an inefficient interface and aging infrastructure.

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