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November 10, 2015
How the City of Boston is using GSA’s CALC tool
We hoped CALC, a powerful labor category and pricing research tool from GSA and 18F, would save federal contracting officers time and money. Turns out, it’s also saving cities time and money. In August, we found out the City of Boston has been using CALC to vet pricing they receive in response to a request for proposals.Continue reading about How the City of Boston is using GSA’s CALC tool
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November 6, 2015
In conversation with CFPB’s Natalie Kurz
Last month, content strategist and UX designer Natalie Kurz from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau presented at 18F. Prior to her presentation, we had the chance to chat with Kurz via email about her experience working with different types of content, her predictions for the field, and the collaborative approaches she recommends.Continue reading about In conversation with CFPB’s Natalie Kurz
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November 6, 2015
Early lessons from the micro-purchase experiment
Well, we sure didn’t expect this. But the winning bid for the first iteration of the 18F micro-purchase experiment was $1. And on Wednesday, the winner delivered a solution that passed our acceptance criteria.Continue reading about Early lessons from the micro-purchase experiment
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November 4, 2015
Complexity is the adversary
What if we told you that most catastrophic digital security vulnerabilities had one common denominator? One overriding contributor to root causes? Would you believe that one factor is also the biggest impediment to great design and software? That one thing? Complexity. -
November 3, 2015
Content strategy for all: insights from CFPB’s Natalie Kurz
Natalie Kurz, a content strategist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, recently spoke at 18F about some best practices for creating and promoting digestible, user-friendly content.Continue reading about Content strategy for all: insights from CFPB’s Natalie Kurz
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