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February 2, 2017
cloud.gov is now FedRAMP Authorized for use by federal agencies
We’re delighted to announce that cloud.gov is now FedRAMP Authorized, which enables agencies to quickly transition their web-based services to efficient and easy-to-use cloud hosting. FedRAMP Authorized status marks completion of a comprehensive security and compliance assessment that enables federal agencies to start using cloud.gov with significantly reduced effort. cloud.gov is a government-customized hosting platform that takes care of technical infrastructure and security compliance requirements.Continue reading about cloud.gov is now FedRAMP Authorized for use by federal agencies
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July 18, 2016
cloud.gov is full steam ahead on its FedRAMP assessment process
Here at 18F on the cloud.gov team, we’re working toward getting cloud.gov assessed as FedRAMP compliant, with lots of interesting progress — so here’s an update, including our FedRAMP Ready status!Continue reading about cloud.gov is full steam ahead on its FedRAMP assessment process
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May 10, 2016
Building a modern shared authentication platform
18F is working iteratively with a team of technologists from across the government to build a platform for users who need to log in to government services. Every consumer-facing service the government offers will benefit from this platform, enhancing the privacy and security of online interactions for the public and for agencies.Continue reading about Building a modern shared authentication platform
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March 30, 2016
How we share a visual style across multiple sites
In developing a redesign for cloud.gov, we needed a technical solution to coding the visual style that would scale to multiple sites with separate codebases without requiring us to copy code. Our solution is our “shared style library”, a library of CSS, JavaScript, images, and fonts that can be distributed to multiple codebases to create a shared visual style.Continue reading about How we share a visual style across multiple sites
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November 13, 2015
Answering common questions about cloud.gov
Four weeks ago, we announced cloud.gov, a new platform that will enable small federal teams to rapidly develop and deploy web services with best-practice, production-level security and scalability. Currently, we’re running a small pilot program to prepare to open up cloud.gov to all federal agencies. In the meantime, we’d like to lay out some more details about the project and answer some common questions.Continue reading about Answering common questions about cloud.gov
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October 9, 2015
To always be shipping, you need a shipyard
We’ve developed cloud.gov, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), to tackle core infrastructure issues and enable our small development teams to improve the delivery of 18F products.Continue reading about To always be shipping, you need a shipyard
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October 6, 2015
This is how we start a new project from scratch at 18F
We built the first iteration of Federalist in a matter of months. Today, we’re lifting the curtain and looking at what went into building the platform, so you can get a sense of what it looks like when 18F starts a project from scratch.Continue reading about This is how we start a new project from scratch at 18F
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September 15, 2015
New Federalist platform lets agencies quickly launch websites
18F’s new Federalist platform is a suite of tools designed to make it faster for government agencies to build websites that are secure, responsive, and accessible.Continue reading about New Federalist platform lets agencies quickly launch websites
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August 6, 2015
Communicart tool will streamline purchase card process
Our hope is that our new Communicart tool will streamline the purchase card approval process so government employees can spend more time performing their essential work and less time on the paperwork required to buy a new chair.Continue reading about Communicart tool will streamline purchase card process
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May 8, 2015
Layering innovation
At 18F, we're changing the way government thinks about software, all the way to provisioning and deployment. To do that, we implemented an open source platform as a service for our developers. Here’s a look at how we created it. -
March 20, 2015
One year in and looking forward
One year ago we said, 'Hello, World' and launched not only a new team, but also the promise of a new way of working with and for the Federal Government. Here's what we've accomplished so far. -
July 16, 2014
Midas: a marketplace for innovation in government
Midas is an online platform that brings to life the vision of an Innovation Toolkit for government. It's a marketplace of skill building opportunities which matches people to projects that they're passionate about. You can think of it as “Kickstarter for people's time.”Continue reading about Midas: a marketplace for innovation in government
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