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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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September 15, 2014
Say hello to the new Presidential Innovation Fellows
The third class of Presidential Innovation Fellows was sworn into duty last week by former CTO Todd Park. We are excited to welcome them into the 18F family.Continue reading about Say hello to the new Presidential Innovation Fellows
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September 8, 2014
The encasement strategy: on legacy systems and the importance of APIs
In 1986 a nuclear reactor known as Chernobyl released harmful radioactivity which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe. The core of this reactor remains a glowing, ineradicable mass of deadly radioactive lava in the middle of a large Exclusion Zone unfit for human habitation.Continue reading about The encasement strategy: on legacy systems and the importance of APIs
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September 4, 2014
A new look at the Freedom of Information Act
As demand for information continues to grow, it is important to continue iterating the ways we refine the FOIA request process. Our effort is one of a number of commitments towards creating a more open, transparent government. We will explore how to supplement the work that has already been done by creating tools to improve the online FOIA requests process by designing for the user.Continue reading about A new look at the Freedom of Information Act
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August 21, 2014
Creating an open FEC
A few weeks ago, FEC and 18F started to explore how campaign finance information can be better presented to the public. Over the past few weeks, we’ve begun learning all we can about the FEC, the process by which it collects and shares data, and how individuals outside of FEC use that data on a regular basis to gain insights into the workings of our democracy.
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