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Product management at 18F, part 3 - Products and Platforms
This is the third of a series of blog posts that will provide a glimpse into what it’s like to be a product manager at 18F. 18F is in the transformation business, and our products are integral to the services we provide. While our consulting work serves the needs of a particular customer, managing one of our products means we are responsible for a shared service used by many of our partners. Managing one of the products and platforms at 18F means thinking beyond any individual customer.
Comparing USDS, 18F, and PIF
This post seeks to contrast USDS, 18F, and the Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program using public information, leveraging my experience working at 18F alongside PIFs and later at USDS.
18F: Digital service delivery | How to run an efficient meeting
Recently, some of our colleagues asked Will to share some tips on running effective meetings. Many people spend a significant percentage of working time in meetings, and without structure they can waste time. Will pulled in Alex and together, we led a training and Q&A with others at 18F and collected some highlights below. We hope you enjoy! Your meeting should have a clear purpose.
18F: Digital service delivery | Federalist is out of beta and open for business
If you’re a program manager or a federal web developer you’ve probably been given a seemingly simple task: Create a basic website as part of a new initiative at your agency. The hardest part is often not crafting the content or designing the prototype, but getting the security and privacy compliance in order to launch and maintain the actual website’s compliance status. For that work, you might have to hire a contractor or put extra strain on your agency’s web team. It shouldn’t be that way.
cloud.gov is now FedRAMP Authorized for use by federal agencies
We’re delighted to announce that cloud.gov is now FedRAMP Authorized, which enables agencies to quickly transition their web-based services to efficient and easy-to-use cloud hosting. FedRAMP Authorized status marks completion of a comprehensive security and compliance assessment that enables federal agencies to start using cloud.gov with significantly reduced effort.
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