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June 24, 2015

Imagining a water cooler for the digital age

By Emileigh Barnes

Last week, information architect Thomas Vander Wal came to 18F to lead a discussion on his research into social and internal collaboration in the workspace.

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June 22, 2015

Avoiding cloudfall: A systematic approach to cloud migration

By V. David Zvenyach , Noah Kunin , Jay Finch , Ozzy Johnson , Mike Bland , Chris Cairns

18F has been working on reducing the costs of entry to the cloud and thinking about good practices for cloud migration. One good practice is to adopt a scaled approach to cloud migration to avoid cloudfall.

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June 17, 2015

What Estonia can teach us about the future of government records

By Emileigh Barnes

At 18F, we were thrilled to meet for a discussion on digital services, cyber security, and IT funding with Estonia's most prominent technologists.

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June 16, 2015

Making sense of Washington’s tech landscape

By Andre Francisco

The cover story in this month’s Fast Company offers a great metaphor to better explain the relationship of 18F, the U.S. Digital Service headquarters, and the digital teams inside various agencies.

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June 15, 2015

The Agile Delivery BPA is here!

By V. David Zvenyach , Chris Cairns , Noah Kunin

The Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Agile Delivery Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (Agile Delivery BPA) is hitting the street on Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

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