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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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City of Seattle
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July 4, 2020
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Expanding COVID-19 Testing Capacity

Seattle was the first major U.S. city to come face to face with the COVID-19 crisis. They partnered with USDR to evaluate testing partners and quickly set up testing sites for the public.

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July 2, 2020
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U.S. Digital Response and Code for America partner to offer free P-EBT support to states

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Congressional Families First Coronavirus Response Act authorized the implementation of Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT), which allows school aged children who qualify for free and reduced-price meals at school to receive replacement food benefits on an EBT card.

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June 22, 2020
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How Anchorage Implemented a Quick, Low-Cost Texting Service to Support Small Businesses

With USDR’s support, the capacity of our innovation team seamlessly grew overnight at a time when we needed it the most. Having a network of talent to tap into is a game changer for local government.

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June 21, 2020
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How NYC CTO connected 13 agencies on a PPE dashboard for Covid-19 response

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June 18, 2020
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Open-source solution to CARES Act grants management

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June 5, 2020
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U.S. Digital Response Weekly Dispatch (June 5)

State and local government teams are facing unprecedented pressure to make decisions, operate effectively, and plan for the future in the midst of continued uncertainty. That’s why U.S. Digital Response publishes Weekly Dispatch, an update on effective resources, a forecast on what’s next, and an overview of how USDR volunteers are working with governments.

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Kansas Department of Labor
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June 4, 2020
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Supporting Unemployment Insurance Systems

Kansas’s unemployment insurance application website was overwhelmed with traffic. USDR helped them scale up and cut visitor response times in half.

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May 30, 2020
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U.S. Digital Response Weekly Dispatch (May 29)

State and local government teams are facing unprecedented pressure to make decisions, operate effectively, and plan for the future in the midst of continued uncertainty. That’s why U.S. Digital Response publishes Weekly Dispatch, an update on effective resources, a forecast on what’s next, and an overview of how USDR volunteers are working with governments.

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May 29, 2020
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Volunteering Engineering Teams During a Crisis

When COVID-19 hit, both the leadership team and many individuals across Segment, the company I work for, were eager to find a meaningful way to contribute to response efforts.

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