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An Agile Software Development Solicitation Guide
on August 20, 2019
This is part 2 in a series about how to contract for agile software development services. In this post we'll show you how to create a complete solicitation in hours, not months, using our agile contract format
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Announcing the State Software Budgeting Handbook
on August 5, 2019
We’re proud to announce the release of our state software budgeting handbook, a 40-page guide for executives, budget specialists, legislators, and other decision makers who fund or oversee state government technology projects.
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The value of cross-functional teams
on June 18, 2019
A core concept of agile is that teams are cross-functional: the team collectively possesses all of the skills necessary to get the job done. We embrace that at 18F, and take it a little farther, and not just on agile teams.
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Prerequisites for modular contracting
on February 28, 2019
At 18F, we often advocate for modular contracting — the practice of breaking up large, custom software procurements into a small constellation of smaller contracts. In doing so, we’ve learned that we’re more effective when promoting that message to people who are familiar with the fundamentals of modern software development practices.
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Moving a legacy Microsoft environment to the Azure cloud
on February 1, 2018
Securely connecting Azure with an on-premises server environment provides the benefits of a modern, cloud infrastructure, while making it trivial for application developers to interface with an on-premises legacy environment.
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Getting DevOps buy-in to facilitate agile
on January 25, 2018
Agile without DevOps is a bundle of potential energy with no outlet. We’ve found that it’s easier to get agency buy-in for DevOps if automated security audits are part of that work.
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The next step towards a bug bounty program for the Technology Transformation Service
on May 11, 2017
With bug bounties becoming an established industry-wide best practice, it’s important for us to establish our own. With the results we receive from the TTS Bug Bounty, we look forward to establishing a permanent program that involves most — if not all — TTS-owned websites and web applications.
