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Blog posts by [Bashful Stoat]*


  • Finding post-award balance with quality assurance

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    If you’re one of the many federal employees carrying out your mission through contracting, you might have an important question: how do I know if my contractor is doing a good job? Even if you don't have a strong technical background, there are steps you can take to build your confidence in the project’s maintainability and sustainability.

  • Navigating ATOs

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    ATO processes work differently at different federal agencies. As a technology and design consultancy inside the United States government, 18F has worked on ATOs at many of them. We are still learning and experimenting, but there are definite patterns we have seen work well across multiple agencies.

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