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Usability testing is a crucial step in ensuring your designs truly meet user needs. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Usability Testing Kit offers a comprehensive resource for conducting effective usability tests. This kit includes step-by-step guides for planning and executing tests, tips for creating user-centric designs, and tools to gather actionable feedback.

📅 January 16th, 2:00 pm, Eastern Learn the U.S. Web Design System basics, how to get started with the #DesignSystem, and what’s coming next for USWDS in 2025.

Thinking about starting a podcast? Podcasts are a powerful way to engage audiences and share stories, ideas, and expertise. In this resource, you’ll learn how to plan and create content, choose the right tools, and use metrics to measure effectiveness. Dive in and start your podcasting journey. ➡️

📅 Register now to join us on Thursday! This month, join the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) team to revisit #DesignSystem basics. In this session, you’ll learn about: * What USWDS is and how it works * How to get started using the design system by adding the USWDS banner * What the team is doing to make USWDS even better in 2025 👩🏽💻 This virtual event is best suited for anyone interested in using the design system. Speakers: * Dan Williams - Product Lead, USWDS * Anne Petersen - Experience Design Lead, USWDS * Matt Henry - Engineering Lead, USWDS

Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued new guidance for U.S. government websites and social media addressing web and digital communications related to the California wildfires. https://lnkd.in/ekEJDEUk

New blog post: learn about “Project Clean Slate,” a bold idea from the team behind CDC.gov to take down the entire site and relaunch it with fresh content. This case study explores how team members led a transformative change through open communication, evaluation, testing, and iteration.

Let’s talk about PDFs. The history of using this file type to share content runs deep. Members of our Web Managers Community of Practice often engage in spirited discussion on the challenges agencies face when reducing, removing, and remediating PDFs. In our latest blog post, two leaders within the community captured recent advice and reflections from digital practitioners tackling this work ➡️

“In the digital age, government agencies have a responsibility to ensure that everyone, regardless of language, can access essential services.” Laura Godfrey is a pioneer within the federal multilingual community. On the eve of her retirement, she reflected on multilingualism and equitable access to government information in a new blog post. ➡️

Zero pageviews might sound odd as a goal, but it’s key to uncovering problem pages. In this blog post, USA.gov shared how it uses web analytics to fix broken links, streamline user experiences, and prevent fraud. See how tracking what’s not working can transform your website’s performance ➡️

As a website manager, it can be hard to admit that your website is no longer serving a relevant customer need or adding real business value. But almost every website will reach the end of its useful life at some point. That’s why having a decommissioning plan is an important part of your web governance strategy. Our new introduction to decommissioning websites resource provides a framework and tips for creating a plan of your own ➡️