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Steve Lund, technical product manager at USDR, shares how election offices are modernizing their back offices with Electionline
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Steve Lund, technical product manager at USDR, shares how election offices are modernizing their back offices with Electionline


The 2025 Digital Service Champions Awards celebrate excellence in digital government modernization.


How AI-powered metadata generation will transform the City’s and public access to police oversight records.


U.S. Digital Response joins twelve innovative teams to the Social Safety Net Product Studio grant to accelerate innovation and open access to over $100 million in safety net benefits for low-income families across the country


On UX Research and Volunteering with Anna Hoffman


By Janette Fong, Board Member and Founding Team Member at U.S. Digital Response


USDR interim CEO, Jessica Cole, prepares to step down in December as part of planned transition; Jennifer Pahlka will join its board of directors


How one community organization leveraged automated systems and human centered design to get accurate and timely information to tenants facing eviction.


As U.S. Digital Response launches our newest program focus area, Broadband and Digital Equity, we wanted to share lessons from the field for governments looking to close the digital divide


Mike Foreman was inspired by his grandmother — who was a programmer for the United States Army Corps of Engineers — to choose his career path. After working for decades in leading roles as a VP of engineering with corporations and the government, he retired a few years ago. That’s when he discovered his new career path, his “second mountain,” volunteering with USDR.


A state workforce partner needed to reopen applications for multilingual claimants who were previously denied benefits and determine if they are eligible to receive retroactive PUA payments.


To say that child care affordability is at the forefront of public discussion is to put it mildly. But these days, it’s not just a discussion. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local governments responsible for administering child care benefit programs are seeking to ensure that funds are reaching families in need by updating their services, processes, and technology.