Getting Started
- [OMB Memos, Circulars, Executive Orders and Other Policies]({{< ref "omb-memos-circulars-executive-orders-and-other-policies.md" >}})
- [Checklist of Requirements for Federal Digital Services]({{< ref "checklist-of-requirements-for-federal-digital-services.md" >}})
- [Required Web Content and Links]({{< ref "resources/required-web-content-and-links.md" >}})
- [An overview of the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act]({{< ref "resources/21st-century-integrated-digital-experience-act.md" >}})
Accessibility
- Intro to Accessibility
- Find Your Agency's 508 Program Manager
- How to Use Assistive Technology to Comply with Section 508
- Introducing Accessibility for Teams
- [Accessibility Resource List]({{< ref "2015-06-05-using-section-508-guidance-to-improve-the-accessibility-of-government-services.md" >}})
- [Celebrating the 18th Anniversary of the Section 508 Rehabilitation Act]({{< ref "2016-08-15-celebrating-the-18th-anniversary-of-section-508-rehabilitation-act.md" >}})
- Mythbuster’s Guide to Accessibility
Challenges and Prizes
- [Challenges and Prizes Community of Practice]({{< ref "challenges-prizes.md" >}})
- [Crowdsourcing with Challenge.gov]({{< ref "service_challengegov.md" >}})
- [Get Started with Challenge and Prize Competitions]({{< ref "2014-03-31-get-started-with-challenge-and-prize-competitions.md" >}})
Contact Centers
- [Government Contact Center Council (G3C)]({{< ref "/communities/government-contact-center-council" >}})
- [Contact Center Guidelines]({{< ref "contact-center-guidelines.md" >}})
- 2011 Federal Contact Center Survey, Final Report (PDF, 1.52 MB, 54 pages, September 2011)
Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science
- [Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Community]({{< ref "communities/crowdsourcing-and-citizen-science.md" >}})
- [Crowdsourcing Toolkit for Federal Agencies]({{< ref "crowdsourcing-toolkit-for-federal-agencies.md" >}})
Customer Experience
- [Customer Experience Community of Practice (CX-COP)]({{< ref "/communities/customer-experience.md" >}})
- [Customer Experience Toolkit]({{< ref "customer-experience-toolkit.md" >}})
- [Government Customer Service Policies & Requirements]({{< ref "government-customer-service-policies-requirements-1993-to-present.md" >}})
- [Paperwork Reduction Act Fast Track Process]({{< ref "paperwork-reduction-act-fast-track-process.md" >}})
- Report of the Citizen Service Levels Interagency Committee CSLIC (Word document, 233 KB, 36 pages, 2005)
Design
- U.S. Web Design System
- [Style Guides by Government Agencies]({{< ref "style-guides-by-government-agencies.md" >}})
Digital Strategy
- Digital Government Strategy (May 2012)
- [Agency Digital Strategy Pages]({{< ref "2012-08-22-agency-digital-strategy-pages.md" >}})
- [Guidelines for Improving Digital Services]({{< ref "guidelines-for-improving-digital-services.md" >}})
- Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Government (PDF, 47 KB, 4 pages, November 2008)
Measurement
- [Digital Analytics Program]({{< ref "/guides/dap/_index.md" >}})
- [Digital Metrics Guidance and Best Practices]({{< ref "/guides/dap/_index.md" >}})
Mobile
- Connected Government Act, January 2018
- Eight Principles of Mobile-Friendliness
- A Guide to Creating Mobile-Friendly Websites
- [Mobile Application Development Program]({{< ref "mobile-application-development-program.md" >}})
- [Mobile Code Sharing Catalog]({{< ref "2013-05-13-federal-mobile-code-sharing-catalog-is-here.md" >}})
- Mobile Development Strategies
- [Mobile User Experience Guidelines and Recommendations]({{< ref "mobile-user-experience-guidelines-and-recommendations.md" >}})
- [MobileGov Community of Practice]({{< ref "/communities" >}})
- [Sample Mobile SOW and Developer Qualifications]({{< ref "mobile-sow-and-developer-qualifications.md" >}})
Multilingual
- [Multilingual Community of Practice]({{< ref "communities/multilingual.md" >}})
- [Bilingual Glossaries, Dictionaries, and Style Guides]({{< ref "bilingual-glossaries-dictionaries-style-guides.md" >}})
- [Style Guides by Government Agencies]({{< ref "style-guides-by-government-agencies.md" >}})
- [Top 10 Best Practices for Multilingual Websites]({{< ref "top-10-best-practices-for-multilingual-websites.md" >}})
Open Data
- [Data.gov Program]({{< ref "data-gov.md" >}})
- [Get Your Open Data on Data.gov]({{< ref "how-to-get-your-open-data-on-data-gov.md" >}})
- [Inventory.data.gov Guide]({{< ref "inventory-data-gov-guide.md" >}})
Plain Language
- [Plain Language Community of Practice]({{< ref "communities/plain-language-community-of-practice.md" >}})
- Plain Language Guidelines by The Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN)
- [Plain Language Web Writing Tips]({{< ref "plain-language-web-writing-tips.md" >}})
- Plain Writing Act of 2010 (PDF, 153 kb, 3 pages, September 2010)
- [Style Guides by Government Agencies]({{< ref "style-guides-by-government-agencies.md" >}})
Policy and Governance
- Building a 21st Century Digital Government (PDF, 65.3 kb, 2 pages, May 2012)
- Connected Government Act, January 2018
- [Checklist of Requirements for Federal Digital Services]({{< ref "checklist-of-requirements-for-federal-digital-services.md" >}})
- Digital Governance Policy Outline
- [Electronic Capital Planning and Investment Control eCPIC]({{< ref "electronic-capital-planning-and-investment-control-ecpic.md" >}})
- Policies for Dot Gov Domain Issuance for Federal Agency Public Websites (PDF, 304 KB, 2 pages, January 2015)
- [Sample Position Descriptions for Digital Government Jobs]({{< ref "sample-position-descriptions-for-digital-government-jobs.md" >}})
- [U.S. Digital Registry]({{< ref "service_us-digital-registry.md" >}}) to register official social media accounts and mobile apps
Records Management
- Contact Information for Federal Agency Records Officers
- Implications of Recent Web Technologies for NARA Web Guidance
Social Media
- [Social Media Community of Practice]({{< ref "communities/social-media.md" >}})
- [Guidance for Social Media Providers]({{< ref "guidance-for-social-media-providers.md" >}})
- [Improving the Accessibility of Social Media in Government]({{< ref "improving-the-accessibility-of-social-media-in-government.md" >}})
- [Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit]({{< ref "federal-social-media-accessibility-toolkit-hackpad.md" >}})
- [Social Media Metrics for Federal Agencies]({{< ref "2013-04-19-social-media-metrics-for-federal-agencies.md" >}})
- [Style Guides by Government Agencies]({{< ref "style-guides-by-government-agencies.md" >}})
- [Readiness, Recovery, Response: Social Media Cyber-Vandalism Toolkit]({{< ref "readiness-recovery-response-social-media-cyber-vandalism-toolkit.md" >}})
- Barriers and Solutions to Implementing Social Media in Government (PDF, 55 KB, 4 pages, December 2008)
Terms of Service Agreements
- [Federal Compatible Terms of Service]({{< ref "/resources/federal-compatible-terms-of-service-agreements.md" >}})
- [Negotiated Terms of Service Agreements]({{< ref "negotiated-terms-of-service-agreements.md" >}})
- [Agency Points of Contact for Federal Compatible Terms of Service Agreements]({{< ref "agency-points-of-contact-for-federal-compatible-terms-of-service-agreements.md" >}})
User Experience
- [User Experience Community]({{< ref "communities/user-experience.md" >}})
- [DigitalGov User Experience Resources]({{< ref "digitalgov-user-experience-resources.md" >}})
- [Government Usability Case Studies]({{< ref "digitalgov-user-experience-program-results-and-case-studies.md" >}})
Website Management
- [Web Content Managers Forum Community]({{< ref "web-managers-forum.md" >}})
- [Checklist of Requirements for Federal Digital Services]({{< ref "checklist-of-requirements-for-federal-digital-services.md" >}})
- [Required Web Content and Links]({{< ref "required-web-content-and-links.md" >}})
- [Content Management Systems Toolkit]({{< ref "2013-10-30-content-management-systems-toolkit.md" >}})
- [Content Management Systems Used by Government Agencies]({{< ref "content-management-systems-used-by-government-agencies.md" >}})
- [Search.gov]({{< ref "search.md" >}}) (formerly DigitalGov Search)
- [Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI) – Recommended Policies and Guidelines for Federal Public Websites]({{< ref "https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/07/Recommended-Policies-and-Guidelines-for-Federal-Public-Websites-2004.pdf" >}}) (PDF, 607 KB, 92 pages, June 2004)
- [ICGI Report Attachments]({{< ref "https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/07/Report-Attachments-ICGI-Policies-and-Guidelines-for-Federal-Public-Websites-2004-HowToGov.pdf" >}}) (PDF, 184 KB, 7 pages, June 2004)
- [ICGI Summary and Background]({{< ref "https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/07/Summary-and-Background-ICGI-Recommendations-for-Federal-Public-Websites-2004-HowToGov.pdf" >}}) (PDF, 176 KB, 6 pages, June 2004)
- OMB M-17-06, Policies for Federal Agency Public Websites and Digital Services (PDF, 1.2 MB, 18 pages, November 2016)
- [Style Guides by Government Agencies]({{< ref "style-guides-by-government-agencies.md" >}})
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