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November 13, 2014
Why we use HTTPS for every .gov we make
18F uses HTTPS in every .gov website we make, so that our users have a fast, secure, private connection.Continue reading about Why we use HTTPS for every .gov we make
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October 21, 2014
How to run your own three-sprint agile workshop
You can’t learn agile software development from a book any more than you can learn to perform a one-handed jump shot without repeatedly tossing a basketball in the hoop. You can read a book about the basic idea, you can read a book to get started, and you can read a book about refining your technique, but in the end you have to practice.Continue reading about How to run your own three-sprint agile workshop
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October 1, 2014
18F open source hack series: Midas
18F invites designers and developers from inside and outside of government to join us for a flurry of coding and sketching. Midas is an open source project in active development by 18F, Health & Human Services (HHS) IDEA Lab and the State Department. A small cross-agency team, dedicated to launching this product to empower passionate civil servants and aspiring diplomats all over the world. -
September 25, 2014
User-centered design at 18F: a design studio for natural resource revenues
We recently kicked off a new project with the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR). Three weeks into the project, we decided to hold a design studio to solve the problem of how to convey complex revenue data. We needed to better understand the difference between onshore revenue (revenue from natural resources extracted from land) and offshore revenue (revenue from resources extracted from Federal offshore or the U.S. outer continental shelf) as it relates to our system. What is a design studio, you ask...Continue reading about User-centered design at 18F: a design studio for natural resource revenues
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September 18, 2014
Getting to work for the American people
Over the last six months, 18F has embarked on a mission to transform the way the U.S. Government builds and buys digital services. We’re currently working with more than half a dozen agencies to help them deliver on their missions in a design-centric, agile, open, and data-driven way.Continue reading about Getting to work for the American people
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