Girl Geek X Elevate 2024 Trusted Partner: U.S. Digital Service is a group of mission-driven professionals who are passionate about applying work and lived experiences to public service. We collaborate with public servants throughout the government to address some of the most critical needs and ultimately deliver a better government experience to people. We work across multiple agencies and bring best practices from our various disciplines, which include engineering, product, design, procurement, data science, operations, talent, and communications.
Here at U.S. Digital Service, we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the people we serve. We are curious about understanding the needs of people and are excited to use our short tours of service to make a positive impact. We know that we better serve the public when our staff represents the country’s diversity. Learn more about our application and hiring process at www.usds.gov/apply
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School House Rock Didn’t Prepare Us For This
Engineers Amy Quispe, Julie Meloni, Elizabeth Schweinsberg, and Gina Maini discuss solving gnarly problems in government tech, and how they are using their skills to improve government services and benefits for all Americans.
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Girl Geeks Gone Gov
Stories of how two middle-aged girl geeks found themselves working for the government at US Digital Service for the career adventure of a lifetime, and why you should think about a career in civic tech too. Martha Wilkes and Lisa Koenigsberg talk about applying for USDS to find meaningful work that impacts millions of people.
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Every Day is Important in the Life of a Strawberry
Documentation is just a mirror held up to a product. If you think of government services as some of the most crucial products we encounter at the United States Digital Service, then user-centered documentation becomes all the more interesting. In this talk, Sheri Bernard Trivedi tells a story about writing docs for farmers, one of her favorite projects in her career thus far. She is an Instructional Content Strategist at the United States Digital Service (or USDS for short).
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The Hardest Job I’ve Ever Loved: Building Solutions with the US Digital Service
Julie Meloni shares her enthusiasm for work being doing for Veterans, immigrants, seniors, and everyone served by the government, and even better — how you can help! She shares opportunities for technologists who might want to do a tour of duty and make a difference in someone else’s life, every day. "The technology is the easy part. Complex systems are hard. I’m going to talk a little bit about the types of work that we do, who we do it for, and how we do it."
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Tech is a Team Sport: When Women Lead, Everything is Possible
Clare Martorana (Federal Chief Information Officer) and Mina Hsiang (Administrator at United States Digital Service) share how the pandemic broke bureaucratic silos to accelerate projects.
They discuss their roles in the Customer Experience Executive Order (CEXO), the vaccines.gov website, healthcare.gov, and more! Plus learn about the transition from private business to public sector work and what options exist if you're interested in contributing! Interviewed by Angie Chang (CEO and Co-Founder of Girl Geek X).
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From Private to Public: Leading in Government Tech
Maya Israni (Director of Engineering, U.S. Digital Service) shares her journey to government and civic tech, and her experience leading government engineering teams.
She dives into the types of projects that engineers work on at U.S.D.S., along with how to apply your technical skills to improve government programs and services for millions of people across the country.
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From Inside Government: Bringing Data, Voices, & Focus to the Table
Building cross-functional relationships is important to any job, and who would have thunk that within government, building connections across the table (across agencies) to create more data sharing collaboration is one of the biggest opportunities for impact?
Join us as we share how you can bring data, voices, and a focus on the end-user to the public sector, as well as the private sector.
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ELEVATE Conference - U.S. Digital Service: Employer Intro!
Hear USDS employees share about the organization’s culture, values, and mission, as well as the opportunities for growth and development within the organization. Learn about how the company grows employees professionally, any initiatives or projects that the company is working on, more about the roles and teams hiring, and the interview process!
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Product Management In Public Health: Fireside Chat With The U.S. Digital Service At The White House
Ever wonder what it’s like to be on a product team that revolutionizes efficiency and impacts millions? Our groundbreaking work has amassed over 40 million test results, saving an astonishing 852,000 work hours over 2 years – a testament to our dedication to transformative innovation.
Join this fireside chat to learn first-hand from product managers at the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) who are detailed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During this session, you will learn how to tailor and adapt product management principles for the unique needs of government organizations, bridge the gap between product teams and government stakeholders, and get a glimpse into how product management thinking has had a positive impact on public health initiatives.
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