At USDS I’ve had the opportunity and the privilege of supporting many federal agencies in their work to better serve LGBTQ+ people. — By Amy Paris, product team at U.S. Digital Service When I first joined the U.S. Digital Service in May of 2020, I was thrilled that I’d finally be a civil servant — a long-time dream. In my previous six years as a federal contractor, I was proud to have contributed to projects like encouraging open source software adoption and…

In this series, you’ll hear stories from USDSers and learn why they decided to join, why they stay, and how their work is making an impact for all Americans. — Saran Ahluwalia (he/him/his), Digital Services Expert (Data Science), USDS at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Originally from Syracuse, New York. What led you to become a data scientist at USDS? From my perspective, there are two narratives here: why is data science necessary for public service, and secondly, why…

Every May since 1992, the United States celebrates the history, present, and futures of the Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, community. …

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 & Medicaid Services to emerging work with other agencies, our work at the U.S. …

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. …

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…

In this series, you’ll hear stories from USDSers and learn why they decided to join, why they stay, and how their work is making an impact for all Americans. — 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?

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…

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. …