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Blog posts by [Nutty Prawn]*


  • Tackling challenges facing cities in collaboration with all levels of government

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    Superpublic, a first-of-its-kind innovation lab, will bring members of federal, state, and local governments together to collaborate with academia and private industry to foster innovative solutions to problems facing cities.

  • One year in and looking forward

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    One year ago we said, 'Hello, World' and launched not only a new team, but also the promise of a new way of working with and for the Federal Government. Here's what we've accomplished so far.

  • We are hiring

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    You can find 18F in D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Dayton, and New York. Our rapidly growing team is home to a variety of roles, including these: Software Makers, Experience Designers & Researchers, DevOps, Visual and Interaction Designers, Writers & Content Strategists, Product Managers and whatever other skills you can bring to the team.

  • How to run your own three-sprint agile workshop

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    You can’t learn agile software development from a book any more than you can learn to perform a one-handed jump shot without repeatedly tossing a basketball in the hoop. You can read a book about the basic idea, you can read a book to get started, and you can read a book about refining your technique, but in the end you have to practice.

  • Getting to work for the American people

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    Over the last six months, 18F has embarked on a mission to transform the way the U.S. Government builds and buys digital services. We’re currently working with more than half a dozen agencies to help them deliver on their missions in a design-centric, agile, open, and data-driven way.

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