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Dustin Palmer in Code for America Blog

May 8, 2019

Leveraging Text Messaging to Improve Communications in Safety Net Programs

Dustin Palmer in Code for America Blog

Apr 3, 2019

The Missed Opportunity in Online Benefits Applications: Mobile First

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Luigi Ray-Montañez in Code for America Blog

Mar 11, 2019

Safety Net Services Built for Outcomes

Streamlining access to public benefits in Michigan

Dave Guarino in Code for America Blog

Nov 3, 2017

On Self-Service and Support-Driven Development in Government Technology

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Daniella DeVera in Code for America Blog

Aug 16, 2017

Design should be a public good

In 2012, Tom Steinberg, founder of MySociety, said:

“Good governance and good…

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Monique Baena-Tan in Code for America Blog

Jul 31, 2017

Hiring is a broken government service

Hiring is an extremely complex service for everyone. Anecdotally, I hear all the time of people who want to work in government, but end up taking jobs at Salesforce and GE because the hiring process took too long. I’ve also seen departments having over 15…

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Monique Baena-Tan in Code for America Blog

Jul 31, 2017

Do you believe design should be a public good?

After having been at Code for America for two years, attended a dozen Brigade MeetUps, and led design research for the Talent Initiative, I increasingly receive inquiries about how to concretely make the leap into designing for social impact.

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Kimberly Voisin in Code for America Blog

May 12, 2017

A Message to Designers on Mother’s Day

An oft-repeated UX design trope states that the goal is to design a process “so simple your…

Daniella DeVera in Code for America Blog

Sep 21, 2016

Performance and user experience

A few weeks ago, we polled our staff and fellows about brand and product values, and two things that surfaced were accessibility and performance. When we thought about it, these things really laddered up into usability: it’s important to us that through different practices…

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