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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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March 13, 2026
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What it takes to make digital services last

Tina Walha shares her insights on cities who have established strong digital services for the long term.

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March 5, 2026
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GitLab Foundation announces largest AI for Economic Opportunity Cohort yet

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.

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March 2, 2026
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One neat trick for buying software that isn’t trash

The trick is hiring people who understand how technology works.

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Arizona Department of Economic Security
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February 4, 2026
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Scaling language access with AI: Arizona pilots prototype translation tool with capacity for 8,000+ human services staff

How Arizona's Department of Economic Security (DES) partnered with USDR to develop human-led, AI-powered plain language translation tools that reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve access to services for SNAP-eligible English and Spanish-speaking residents

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December 4, 2025
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Nonprofit USDR Recognizes Excellence in Digital Government

USDR has announced the recipients of its 2025 Digital Service Champions Awards, which honor state and local government modernization efforts. December 04, 2025 • News Staff

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December 2, 2025
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New Jersey Honored by U.S. Digital Response for Leading AI Solutions to Improve Residents’ Access to Critical Benefit Programs

The Seed Award highlights NJDOL as a national leader for developing solutions that grew to help multiple jurisdictions and are easily replicated. NJDOL’s UI and TDI/FLI teams leveraged the NJ AI Assistant, developed by the New Jersey State Office of Innovation, to create plain language glossaries and AI prompts to better meet the needs of all New Jersey workers.

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November 20, 2025
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Making vote-by-mail work

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

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November 10, 2025
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Meet the 2025 Digital Service Champions

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

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City of Seattle Office of Police Accountability
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October 29, 2025
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City of Seattle working to make police accountability data accessible with AI

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

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