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April 16, 2024
U.S. Digital Response Appoints Tammy Mank Wincup to Board of DirectorsRead the press release
March 30, 2024
Surprise! The federal government made a website that doesn’t stinkRead on The Washington Post
February 23, 2024
Google.org, USDR to aid state, local governments on generative AIRead the article on StateScoop
February 22, 2024
U.S. Digital Response to help governments create capacity and expand expertise in generative AI, with support from Google.orgRead the press release
January 31, 2024
Building capacity in 2023: A year in reviewRead USDR's 2023 Year In Review
November 30, 2023
South Bend, Indiana’s new digital services office aims for ‘intuitive, user-friendly’Read the article on StateScoop
November 15, 2023
The Government Is Now the Hottest Tech Employer In TownRead the article on WIRED
November 13, 2023
A Blueprint for Designing Better Digital Government ServicesRead the article on Stanford Social Innovation Review
October 24, 2023
U.S Digital Response to aid state, local governments with IT workforce challengeRead on StateScoop
October 19, 2023
U.S. Digital Response to Help Government Agencies Attract and Retain Digital Talent Through New InitiativeRead the press release
September 7, 2023
U.S. Digital Response Appoints John Bailey to Board of DirectorsRead the press release
August 31, 2023
How communities can navigate the tangled web of federal grantsRead the article on Route Fifty
August 29, 2023
U.S. Digital Response calls for federal grant ‘Common App’Read the article on StateScoop
July 20, 2023
U.S. Digital Response Announces Collaborative for Election Offices to Share Resources and TechnologyRead the press release
July 17, 2023
Seattle shares results of user research projects to improve City servicesRead the news on the City of Seattle's website
June 26, 2023
Three years after the pandemic recession, signing up for unemployment still isn’t easyRead the article on Marketplace
April 26, 2023
Pennsylvania governor unveils CODE PA, a digital services transformation effortRead the article on StateScoop
March 23, 2023
US Digital Response CEO: Nonprofit can act as a bridge between the White House and State govRead the article on FedScoop
March 21, 2023
U.S. Digital Response Names Hillary Hartley as Chief Executive OfficerRead the Press Release
January 17, 2023
OPM pitches federal IT as new career path for workers hit by big tech layoffsRead the article on Federal News Network
January 13, 2023
A Year in Review: How Communities Responded at the Speed of Need in 2022Read our 2022 In Review report
October 31, 2022
Civic tech grant looks to correct language barriers in UI claimsRead the article on FCW
August 30, 2022
U.S. Digital Response Announces Search for Next CEO, New Board AppointmentRead the Press Release
August 25, 2022
What’s New in Digital Equity: USDR’s New Broadband/Digital Equity FocusRead the article on GovTech
April 27, 2022
More Technology Experts Are Needed for Government and Nonprofit Jobs. Philanthropy Can Help.Reach the article on the Chronicle of Philanthropy
April 26, 2022
U.S. Digital Response Launches New Election ProgramRead the article on StateScoop
April 26, 2022
Gov Tech Veteran Krista Canellakis Joins U.S. Digital ResponseRead the article on GovTech
April 21, 2022
U.S. Digital Response Establishes Elections Program to Build a Digital Infrastructure for American ElectionsRead the press release
April 11, 2022
Building the Public Interest Technology Infrastructure of the FutureRead the article on Stanford Social Innovation Review
April 5, 2022
This Pandemic-Era Fund Made its First Grants to Support Workers—and Patch the Safety NetRead the article on Inside Philanthropy
March 24, 2022
How to build and grow an effective Emergency Task ForceRead the article on TechCrunch »
March 24, 2022
Keeping the "Human" in Human ServicesWatch the webinar on YouTube »
March 16, 2022
How US Digital Response is Helping Governments in CrisisListen on Apple Podcasts »
March 16, 2022
USDR Leaders Reflect on State of Government Digital ServicesRead the article on Government Technology »
March 9, 2022
State, local agencies learned strategic IT thinking during pandemic, says USDRRead the article on StateScoop »
February 24, 2022
Organized Knowledge is Power: Tips for Data Aggregation and VisualizationWatch the webinar on YouTube »
February 3, 2022
U.S. Digital Response Awarded $6 Million to Develop A More Effective and Equitable System for the Delivery of Public Economic Stability BenefitsRead the press release on the USDR Blog »
December 30, 2021
The 2020 Good Tech AwardsRead the article at The New York Times »
September 21, 2021
Post-pandemic, what’s next for USDR?Read the article on StateScoop »
August 13, 2021
U.S. Digital Response Appoints Jessica Cole as Interim Chief Executive Officer, Tina Walha as Director of Public DigitalRead the press release on the USDR Blog »
March 23, 2021
Wisconsin Turns to Federal Help for UI Infrastructure ModernizationRead the article on Meritalk »
March 18, 2021
Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & DriversRead the article on Government Technology »
March 11, 2021
U.S. unemployment system fell short in early days of the pandemic. It could buckle againRead the article on CNBC »
March 9, 2021
Vaccine-Appointment Sites Rush to Fix Glitches, Expand Capacity as Rollout Gathers SteamRead the article in The Wall Street Journal »
March 8, 2021
Why it's so hard to sign up for vaccinations onlineRead the article on Axios »
February 18, 2021
What’s New in Civic TechRead the article in Government Technology »
February 12, 2021
How public-interest technologists can build government that works for everyoneRead the article at Fast Company »
February 11, 2021
New York City Celebrates Second Cohort of Award-Winning NYC[x] Innovation Fellows ProgramRead the press release at NYC.gov »
February 9, 2021
The rise of the activist developerRead the article on TechCrunch »
February 2, 2021
Rewind: COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Local GovernmentsWatch the webinar at ELGL »
January 27, 2021
Strategies to Build Trust in COVID CommunicationsWatch USDR's webinar on YouTube »
January 15, 2021
How to address the Covid-19 vaccine rollout issuesWatch the video interview on CNBC Power Lunch »
January 13, 2021
‘The biggest data puzzle of our lifetime’ — Vaccine distribution effort gets help from Big TechRead the article on MarketWatch »
January 13, 2021
Accessing the Safety Net in the United States: Lessons from Covid-19, Looking Toward the FutureWatch the webinar hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation »
January 13, 2021
How to Tackle COVID Vaccine Challenges and Speed Up DeliveryWatch the webinar at Solv Health »
January 12, 2021
The Problem With Vaccine WebsitesRead the article in The New York Times »
January 5, 2021
The Technology 202: Website crashes and other tech problems plague early coronavirus vaccine rolloutRead the article in The Washington Post »
January 5, 2021
Pro-bono technologists look to help cash-strapped states struggling with legacy systemsRead the article on FCW »
December 3, 2020
COVID-19 Pushes Digital Services from Luxury to NecessityRead the article at Government Technology »
December 2, 2020
What Other Cities Can Learn from New York’s Innovation FellowsRead the article on StateTech »
November 30, 2020
When COVID-19 crashed state services, 5,000 US digital response volunteers respondedListen to the podcast on TechEnabled »
November 23, 2020
How the Next Administration Can Use Technology To Prevent Another Unemployment Insurance MeltdownWatch the webinar hosted by New America »
November 19, 2020
How using data and tech speeded response to Covid-19Read the article on Financial Times »
November 19, 2020
Six individuals, six ways to craft a digital futureRead the article on Financial Times »
November 18, 2020
Most Influential Projects 2020Read the feature at Project Management Institute »
November 6, 2020
NYC and USDR Team-Up for Long-Term Digitization Amid CrisisRead the article at Government Technology »
October 19, 2020
Election Tech That's Super SimpleRead the article at The New York Times »
July 28, 2020
The 'magic' of open source: better, faster, cheaper -- and trustworthyRead the article at GCN »
July 20, 2020
New Jersey’s Innovation Office Shares Digital Service Lessons from the PandemicRead the article at NJ Tech Weekly »
July 17, 2020
Covid-19 data is a public good. The US government must start treating it like one.Read the article at MIT Technology Review »
July 16, 2020
New Jersey's innovation office shares digital service lessons from the pandemicRead the article at StateScoop »
July 15, 2020
Pahlka tells Congress ‘We cannot afford’ government’s outdated processes any longerRead the article at StateScoop »
July 15, 2020
Ditching Legacy Systems Will Require Adjusting Some Regulations, Experts SayRead the article at NextGov »
July 15, 2020
Transformation: Building and Reusing Open Source Tools in GovernmentWatch the webinar hosted by New America »
July 14, 2020
Organizations providing support amidst the COVID-19 pandemicRead the article on Meta for Developers »
July 9, 2020
After aiding pandemic projects, U.S. Digital Response sees a future with governmentRead the article on StateScoop »
July 8, 2020
The Tech Response to COVID-19 Shows How to Fix the Safety NetRead the article at The Aspen Institute »
July 6, 2020
U.S. Digital Response: Free Digital Assistance for COVID-19 Case SpikesRead the guest post at ELGL »
July 2, 2020
What’s New in Civic Tech: Microsoft Funds Digital Skills EdRead the article at Government Technology »
July 2, 2020
Delivering Quick Help to Governments Amid the COVID-19 CrisisWatch the webinar hosted by URISA »
July 1, 2020
Top developer projects fighting on the front lines of COVID-19Read the feature at TechBeacon »
June 21, 2020
How NYC CTO connected 13 agencies on a PPE dashboard for Covid-19 responseRead the article at Apolitical »
June 18, 2020
Open-source solution to CARES Act grants managementRead the article on GCN »
June 17, 2020
Webinar: How Can Data Science Support an Inclusive Recovery?Watch the webinar hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth »
May 4, 2020
Connecting Tech Volunteers to Local COVID NeedsRead the interview at ESAL »
April 23, 2020
Build government back better, with Jen PahlkaListen to the podcast by Masters of Scale »
April 16, 2020
How an army of tech volunteers is helping local governments cope with COVID-19Read the article at Protocol »
April 13, 2020
Coronavirus Is Inspiring Wave of Gov Tech VolunteerismRead the article at Government Technology »
April 13, 2020
U.S. Digital Response: Crisis Tech Response to Keep Government Systems RunningWatch the webinar hosted by What Works Cities »
April 9, 2020
Listen: Raylene Yung, CEO, US Digital ResponseListen to the podcast on GovCast »
April 3, 2020
U.S. Digital Response Program matches volunteers with county needsRead the article at NACo's blog »

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