Experimentation in federal procurement: 30 days or less for an agile team
Learn how USCIS has experimented with the procurement process in order to shorten the time to contract award, and how the results have been applied to larger procurements.
USCIS and the path to Section 508 compliance in agile development
Agile teams at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are weaving Section 508 compliance testing into the development process as early as possible while building a culture of training and teamwork to improve compliance processes.
LISTEN: How 2 agencies are modernizing IT with DevOps
Sarah Fahden, the chief of the Verification Program Portfolio at USCIS, said the journey to being a dev/ops or agile shop started quickly after DHS made the project a high priority modernization program almost six years ago.
NextGov: ‘Immigration agency wants to blend data science, agile, and security’
The Homeland Security Department is looking beyond the "DevOps" trend -- blending development teams with operations teams to encourage closer collaboration and quick deployments -- with the intention of adding security teams into the mix.
USCIS modernizes verification program using agile
Using agile methods to update multiple pieces of its verification system while still maintaining the legacy system for customer use, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) is 'changing the tire while driving," according to Federal News Radio.
Federal News Radio: ‘USCIS CIO Mark Schwartz to leave government’
Mark Schwartz, the groundbreaking chief information officer at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service in the Homeland Security Department, is leaving government.
Federal News Radio: ‘USCIS is overcoming culture barriers to change IT development’
USCIS chief Mark Schwartz is testing out "impact mapping" on the agency's case verification system under the E-Verify program.
USCIS uses agile and DevOps to modernize gov IT systems
In a recent keynote address, Mark Schwartz of the USCIS outlined how agile and DevOps practices allow for continuous and efficient modernization of systems and services.
Audit reveals USCIS is struggling with agile implementation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has not yet managed to fully implement agile development processes for its large-scale effort to move the agency's services online.
FCW: ‘What getting to agile looks like from the trenches’
Steve Kelman of FCW writes about his conversation with John Inman, a contracting officer at USCIS, discussing the real-world challenges faced by contractors and project managers making the switch to agile.