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.
AGL Podcast: User-centered design in government with design director Jesse Taggert
Design director Jesse Taggert explains the value of user centered design in government and shares her insights from applying the practice in a variety of public sector projects.
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.
18F blog: ‘Improving government outcomes through an agile contract format’
The Technology Transformation Services’ Office of Acquisition has been developing an Agile Contract Format (ACF) to produce simple, effective contracts that also take advantage of post-award agile methods.
CIO: ‘How 18F aims to take the pain out of the government procurement process’
"Our goal is to make acquisitions joyful. My interest is to rethink how we do procurements in the federal space, which has historically been a slow and painful process used only as a last resort to better serve their constituents."
18F deserves praise (not criticism) for agile transformation
As 18F faces pressure concerning some regulatory missteps, we must remember 'there is a cost to opposing innovation and forcing reform to move at the pace of government acquisition.'
GCN: ‘California looks to expand agile vendor pool’
The state's agile prequalified vendor pool was created to give state agencies access to vendors who demonstrated their ability to use CHHS application program interfaces to access data and meet user needs.
Watch AGL Live: How 18F used agile to simplify everyday acquisitions for gov
Raphy Villas of 18F and John Felleman of GSA discuss how they used agile methods to produce a tool that worked for users by iterating frequently and listening to feedback.
Taking a deeper look at criticisms against 18F
18F may be financially in the red, but there is a bigger story at play which proves the agile tech consultancy's value to government and citizens outweighs its cost.
18F publishes guide to agile citizen login systems
GSA's digital consultancy 18F has published a playbook to guide agencies who want to build virtual login platforms for online citizen services.