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Unboxing Colorado’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Program — A Review

Matthew McAllister is the co-founder & Director of the Colorado Digital Service. He just returned to CDS after the birth of his first…

Apr 17, 2024

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Apr 17, 2024

Rules as Code and Digital Identity: Highlights from BenCon 2023

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Sep 19, 2023

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Sep 19, 2023

What I’ve Learned in my First Few Months in Government

I’ve been a product manager in the private sector for more than a decade, and in that time I’ve seen a lot: product launches, hockey-stick…

Feb 2, 2023

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Feb 2, 2023

Colorado Digital Service Embeds Equity into their Team Agreements and Design Exercises

The Colorado Digital Service (CDS) is a small, cross-functional team of technologists who work for the State of Colorado’s Governor’s…

Feb 15, 2022

Colorado Digital Service Embeds Equity into their Team Agreements and Design Exercises

Feb 15, 2022

Cross-sector Collaboration during COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Colorado Exposure Notifications…

Authored by Michelle Park

Jan 12, 2022

A collection of hand-sketched graphics representing potential experiences for Exposure Notifications where a user, Alice, gets a notification of exposure.

Jan 12, 2022

Tips for Finding Ways into Public Sector Work

No decision is insignificant when creating a government service. Working in any government is an opportunity to make an impact at scale.

Nov 3, 2021

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Nov 3, 2021

Navigating the Regulations: UX Research in Government

In the last decade, the delivery of government services has become increasingly reliant on technology as a primary channel for people to…

Oct 13, 2021

In illustration showing two people sitting at a table talking. the person on the left is in a wheelchair. On either side of the people are several icons including a hand holding a heart, a book, three people, a checklist, a gavel and a person with a shield in front of them.

Oct 13, 2021

Hey, Government Teams — UX Designers are Looking for You!

Government services have to be used by everyone and UX design can help to translate these needs into technology and service useful to all.

Jul 19, 2021

Hey, Government Teams — UX Designers are Looking for You!

Jul 19, 2021

2021 is the year of civic tech!

Colorado Digital Service has been prototyping the USDS model with Colorado technologists; a look at the first year in review.

Feb 2, 2021

2021 is the year of civic tech!

Feb 2, 2021

Colorado Digital Service

Colorado Digital Service

A team of engineers, designers, product managers, and procurement specialists serving limited tours of service in government. colorado.gov/digitalservice

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