Making election information easier to find: lessons from Milwaukee
USDR's health check service can help election offices improve their websites, making improvements that serve voters better
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USDR's health check service can help election offices improve their websites, making improvements that serve voters better


A letter from Tina J. Walha, CEO of U.S. Digital Response


As artificial intelligence continues to reshape labor markets faster than the systems meant to support workers can respond, USDR is proud to announce we're a recipient of GitLab Foundation's AI for Economic Opportunity Fund grant.


“Does anyone know of any opportunities to contribute UX research skills to good causes?” read an email from a fellow user experience (UX) researcher. I was curious about what responses he’d get because I was also interested in volunteering.


Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry engaged USDR's Unemployment Insurance team to better understand the claimant user experience and improve its designs.


As of April 1, 55 million people in the U.S. have received their full COVID-19 vaccinations. By mid-April, 90% of remaining adults will be eligible to receive the vaccine.
One year ago, an unprecedented wave of layoffs and furloughs left millions of Americans unemployed as the COVID-19 pandemic overtook the U.S. Since then, approximately 40 million people have received unemployment insurance benefits, and many more have applied.


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We started with a hypothesis. During the COVID-19 crisis in New York City in the spring of 2020, we had seen how fast skilled technologists could help spin up digital solutions.


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On March 16, 2020, exactly one year ago, U.S. Digital Response (USDR) began with a simple Slack conversation, a handful of government contacts, and a few people offering help to frontline teams responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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