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Eight Principles of Mobile-Friendliness — Following these principles will help you make your site more usable and user-friendly. Guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act — A plain language guide which answers the most common questions to the PRA Required Web Content and Links — A list of required links that all federal websites need to have USWDS Maturity Model — How to adopt the design system incrementally and design and build better digital experiences. See all guides and resources News and Events Innovative work, news, and ideas from people and teams in government Write for us Host an event Welcome to the NEW Digital.gov It’s now easier to find the tools and resources you need to make digital services better, and see examples of problems being solved across government. Jeremy Zilar Dec 19, 2019 540 views The U.S. Web Design System gives flexibility to teams to build the right solution for users, but there are still plenty of design decisions that teams need to make to be successful. In short, you’ll still need a designer. — via 18F Feb 13, 2020 DAP Learning Series The YouTube Event Option Learn how to measure the watch time of embedded YouTube videos on your website Hosted by Digital Analytics Program (DAP) Register Feb 19 Register Video Reaching America’s Veterans in the Digital Space In this discussion, we’ll hear from the digital experts at the Department of Veterans Affairs on their successful strategies for reaching America’s veterans through digital platforms. Feb 13, 2020 UX Deep Dive into the UX Field An interview with an Innovation Specialist at U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR). Stephanie Santana Feb 11, 2020 61 views This Week's IDEA Adopting the USWDS, One Step at a Time The U.S. Web Design System is key to new website standards Dan Williams Jeremy Zilar Jan 30, 2020 153 views Improving the Experience of Federal Grant Reporting A 10x project to investigate opportunities to make the grant reporting process more efficient. Ben Peterson Jan 28, 2020 55 views Video How Agencies Are Spreading Best Practices A panel discussion with people from six different agencies on how they share technical best practices in their organizations. Brian Fox Jan 28, 2020 Video 10x Project Lightning Talks In this webinar, 10x project teams demonstrate their work to date and provide brief overviews of each project. Topics range from federating data to agile budgeting to machine learning, and our hope is that these talks will inspire others to submit ideas to 10x. Nico Papafil Sarah Crane Will Cahoe Jan 27, 2020 USWDS Monthly Call: Website Standards Panel Discussion Join U.S. Web Design System Product Lead, Dan Williams, as we talk about the design system and answer your questions. Hosted by U.S. Web Design System Register Feb 20 Register In 2019, Search.gov served 295,916,305 queries across more than 2,000 government websites . Find out more in their annual report, including the most common topics that people searched for. — via Search.gov Jan 27, 2020 GSA officially released the ‘website standards’ referenced in Section 3(e) of 21st Century IDEA. The U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is key to new website standards. — via General Services Administration Jan 23, 2020 See all News Have a case study to share? Did your team recently launch something? 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