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September 11, 2026
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Inside South Bend, Indiana’s journey creating a digital service team

The city’s digital service division used early successes to build a solid reputation in government, which has helped the team accrue long-term support for bigger projects, one official says.

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September 9, 2026
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U.S. Digital Response’s roadmap for better government digital services

Keith Wilson, a talent engagement manager at U.S. Digital Response, discusses our new Digital Service Toolkit and the evolution of digital service teams in state and local government.

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Shelby County Election Commission, Tennessee
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August 28, 2026
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Shelby County, TN modernizes election day support with HelpLine

Shelby County's election office replaces chalkboards and sticky notes with USDR's HelpLine Election Incident Manager, giving staff a searchable record of every call that comes in on election day.

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July 23, 2024
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Seattle Researchers and Product Specialists: Make Your Impact Through USDR

Calling all Seattle-based mid- to senior-level user researchers and product managers! We’re ramping up a number of user research projects with the City of Seattle to help them improve the delivery of programs and services. We’d love to find volunteers locally based.

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July 19, 2024
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What is a chatbot, anyway?

After months of working alongside governments to help them responsibly integrate generative AI, our team members have some thoughts about chatbots.

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June 28, 2024
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Finding purpose through volunteering

We chatted with Shelley Nason, a former U.S. Digital Response (USDR) volunteer and software engineer for the Technology Transformation Services (TTS), a division of the U.S. General Services Administration.

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Case study
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Alpine Township
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June 26, 2024
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Alpine Township Modernizes Election Worker Management with USDR's Platform

Alpine Township, MI streamlines election prep with USDR platform. 68 poll workers, 6 precincts now managed effortlessly.

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June 24, 2024
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Calling all researchers and product folks in Chattanooga looking to make an impact!

In an exciting collaboration with the City of Chattanooga’s Department of Innovation Delivery and Performance, U.S Digital Response (USDR) is launching the Chattanooga User Research Cohort.

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June 18, 2024
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New Tools for Election Offices: Worker Time Tracking, Pay Calculations, and Asset Management

Local election officials work tirelessly behind the scenes to power our democracy. From recruiting and managing poll workers to meticulously preparing equipment, election offices handle various complex logistics.

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Office of the City Clerk, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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June 11, 2024
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Enhancing Election Worker Management in Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids City Clerk's office partners with USDR to streamline election worker management, saving time and improving efficiency.

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June 7, 2024
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Accelerating Pathways to Government Careers Through Volunteering: USDR’s Approach

Building government capacity through carefully scoped projects, volunteers are USDR’s secret sauce. Often, these individuals are also looking for how they can make a bigger impact with their careers.

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June 6, 2024
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U.S. Digital Response Appoints Ja'Ron Smith to Board of Directors

Ja'Ron Smith, a policy expert in advocacy, legislating, and policy strategy, joins Tammy Mank Wincup, John Bailey, Avni Shah, Janette Fong, and Jennifer Pahlka on USDR's board of directors

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