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Managing a high-performing dream team in the federal government

November 27, 2023

Agile management has not only streamlined our project execution but has also transformed our team culture. This blog discusses how following a consistent agile schedule and utilizing project management tools on the Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team at the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) fosters a culture of shared ownership and ensures accountability.

Creating a functional inventory database for website content audits

September 21, 2023

When taking revenuedata.doi.gov out of maintenance mode, one of our first tasks was to complete a site-wide content audit. This blog post explains how we modified our content inventory spreadsheet to be a functional database.

Advanced Section 508 compliance testing: moving beyond automated testing and screen readers

August 21, 2023

Two members of our team recently went through Trusted Tester training. Trusted Tester was recommended to us by our Section 508 coordinator as a way to increase our manual accessibility testing skills. In this blog, we share our experience with the training and applying the Trusted Tester process.

My journey as an intern: making an impact at ONRR

July 28, 2023

Our outgoing data intern reflects on 3 years as an ONRR intern and his growing public service career.

A UX study on pricing filters with UX intern reflections

June 23, 2023

This post summarizes our first post redesign UX study. Our UX intern also reflects on her participation in the process.