Our work at the U.S. Digital Service is enabled by driven public servants at federal government agencies. — From our first partnership with the United States Department of Health and Human Services building Healthcare.gov to long-standing collaborations with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services to emerging work with other agencies, our work at the U.S. …

At the U.S. Digital Service, some of our talented teammates are hard at work trying to reduce the injustices of the climate crisis. — Every one of us has the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, eat safe, nourishing food, and live free from the threat of climate disasters wrecking our neighborhoods and livelihoods. …

Women have been integral in the foundation and success of the U.S. Digital Service. — From its inception in 2014, women have been integral in the foundation and continued success of the U.S. Digital Service. This International Women’s Day (March 8, 2022), we reached out to some of the women-identified people who have brought their talents, skills, and extensive expertise to the organization over the…

I knew we could raise the bar even higher on the excellent accessibility work that was already underway when I joined. — Martha Wilkes (she/her), Designer & Accessibility Strategist, USDS at Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Chief Technology Officer. Previously at a statistical software company. From Chapel Hill, NC. What inspired you to join USDS? I was at a mid-career, mid-life crossroads after being laid off from a company which…

We made distant possibilities a reality in a time of crisis. But, we realized we’d only scratched the surface. — By Misu Tasnim, Director, Digital Service at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services After three years with the U.S. Digital Service — many of which I spent heading our team of technologists at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — I swiped my White House badge for…

Just about half of the leaders at USDS are Black —learn why they joined and how they celebrate Black History Month. — With all the talk about the lack of Black workers in tech and lonely Black leaders in corporate America, it’s a bonafide wonder that nearly half of the leaders at the U.S. Digital Service — we call them Community of Practice Directors — are Black. …

Veterans now have on-the-go access to their benefits and healthcare, thanks to an authenticated mobile app. — Veterans now have on-the-go access to their benefits and healthcare, thanks to an authenticated mobile app launched by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S Digital Service. …

In this series you’ll hear stories from USDSers and learn why they decided to join and how their work is making an impact for all… — Kelvin Luu (he/him), Engineer @ USDS HQ. Previously at CreativEngine, Coding Dojo. From Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA. What inspired you to join USDS? From early childhood, my father would often tell me how important it is to “leave the world not worse than, not the same as, but better than you found it.” …

Hello! I’m Elizabeth Schweinsberg, an Engineer with the United States Digital Service (USDS). We help U.S. federal agencies modernize their… — Hello! I’m Elizabeth Schweinsberg, an Engineer with the United States Digital Service (USDS). We help U.S. federal agencies modernize their digital services, like the Veterans Affairs website, Healthcare.gov, and Login.gov. I started at the USDS a year ago, in August 2020, after 15 years in digital forensics and incident response…