WATCH AGL Live: “Wild Wild West: Managing Agile Contracts in Government”
Public sector innovators and bureaucracy hackers discuss challenges and lessons learned in applying agile principles to government contracts.
18F to focus on capacity building over product building
18F addresses the deeper issues of digital modernization by guiding agencies to become successful product owners.
Why product management is essential to government innovation
Product managers can help drive innovation by making sure development considers the needs of the actual users of government services.
USDS acquisition strategist explains the role of ‘bureaucracy hackers’ in government
In an interview with Government Matters, acquisition strategist Jonathan Mostowski discusses how he navigates the procurement process with an eye toward modernization in his work with the U.S. Digital Service.
California adds firms to Agile vendor pool
The State of California has added seven new tech firms to the pre-qualified vendor pool for agile, the Department of Technology announced.
18F: ‘Using agile methods to improve the RFP process’
Ideas on how governments can improve procurement processes through agile principles of openness and collaboration, both internally and with vendors.
OFPP and USDS set to scale agile training of digital acquisition specialists
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is shifting its digital services training program from pilot mode to fully operational, and is requiring agencies to start using the program's modern, agile approaches for digital service acquisition.
CDT vendor forum includes update on State agile pool
The IT vendor forum hosted on May 9 in Sacramento by the California Department of Technology (CDT) provided an update on the state’s effort to procure agile IT services.
WATCH: Learn the basics of agile acquisitions in five minutes
This quick video gives an overview of agile acquisition in government, and reviews some of the key FAR citations that can help industries and agencies be more agile.
Medium: ‘Building an agile response to a local government RFP’
The RFP from a local government acknowledged the need for a design-first, user-focused approach to the work -- but the scale was massive. The responding firm realized a modular approach was needed in proposing a solution.