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18F Checks In With Emily Read and the USGS Water Resources Mission Area Projects
on February 24, 2023
At 18F, we like to keep in touch with our project partners. 18F partnered with the USGS Water Resources Mission Area from March 2020 to June 2022 on a wide variety of projects together. We caught up with Emily Read, Chief for the Web Communications Branch at USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
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Path Analysis: Technical Assessments toward more durable, usable systems
on February 2, 2021
What does 18F do during a technical assessment? Our approach to a technical assessment is designed to ensure that everyone fully understands the problem and has come to the best solution — not necessarily the first one that came to mind.
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Doing user research to design the next-gen WDFN
on August 6, 2020
The USGS Water Resources Mission Area is striving to make their water data easier to access for their users. This involves stepping back and reviewing how users currently use waterdata.usgs.gov so that we can make informed decisions moving forward.
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Measuring culture on our engineering team
on October 29, 2019
To be inclusive and effective, a team needs a culture where everyone is respected, treated fairly, and feels that they belong. We don’t see this diversity, equity, and inclusion work as a “nice-to-have” or optional.
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