Tech companies have a reputation across the board for high turnover and burnout. At CivicActions, we are working hard to reverse this trend through a culture that cultivates positive work-life balance for mission-driven technologists looking to make a positive impact through their career. Currently we have a retention rate of…

What inspired you to become a technical recruiter? My path to technical recruiting was unexpected. I had spent the first 13 years of my professional career as a Personal Trainer and Health Coach. Due to the pandemic, in March 2020 my gym was closed, industry was shut down, and I needed to pivot my career. As it turned…

Delivering on the promise of government as a platform (GaaP) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Web and Emerging Technologies Group (WETG) helps millions of people find and enroll in healthcare programs every year. Its websites and tools give beneficiaries the resources they need to make informed decisions about their care. On the Web Experience and Content Management…

It is 2023 and we think that Gen Z, those born between 1996–2012, will drive this year’s civic tech trends. “What we see is that Gen Z has always been able to look at a screen and engage with their world,” noted Jason Dorsey, president, The Center for Generational Kinetics…

At CivicActions, Drupal is a core tool in making the web more accessible, human-centered, and beneficial to users. In addition to solving problems for our federal, state, and local government clients, CivicActioners are also active contributors to Drupal.org. In making these open source contributions, we are making a collective effort…

Liz Tupper, CivicActions’ first Director of Product, has a rich background in Impact Tech. Based out of Minneapolis, MN, Liz’s experience is extremely multifaceted — she has focused her career on building teams that harness technology to positively impact the people they serve. Working on the WECMS team, supporting the…

As a fully distributed company, CivicActions has used all-team, annual in-person summits as a way to more deeply connect with colleagues who are used to connecting virtually over Zoom. Prior to the pandemic, our annual summits were held in locations like Boulder and Portland, where CivicActioners were able to bond…

Tell us a little about yourself, including your career trajectory and your role at the US Digital Service (USDS). I didn’t set out to be a designer. I thought I might like to be a music engineer so that was my major in college. I learned Photoshop during grad school…

In government, buying digital services is a unique and different skill set than general procurement practices. According to a recent article in Federal News Network, Digital IT Acquisition Professional training, commonly known as DITAP, is a workforce development program that is key to improving how government acquisition workers buy digital…