Build a referral system
Connect agencies to the various services and products that might be useful for them within and beyond TTS by building a more formalized referral system
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Work with partners like GSA’s 18F, Centers of Excellence, and Presidential Innovation Fellows, as well as the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), who help agencies fix technical problems, build products, and improve how government serves the public through technology
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Educate agencies on the specific benefits and different services that partner programs (like those in GSA and USDS) provide
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Promote training and events with partners like Digital.gov, Lab at OPM, Federal Acquisition Institute
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Help leverage OPM’s Open Opportunities and agency microtasking and detail programs
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Promote technology purchasing programs, including GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules for Information Technology and Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts to buy technology products and services
Support sustainable digital services
Map existing federal digital services offerings to needed areas of support or create new joint offerings as agencies need them
Utilize acquisition expertise
Leverage GSA’s acquisition expertise, such as focusing on outreach efforts to connect with non-traditional vendors
Educate contracting officers
Compile assorted agile contracting guides, including sample contract language for 21st Century IDEA and the De-Risking Government Technology field guide, and make them easily findable by agencies
Expand framework support
Continue to expand the design system’s usage to more enterprise-level applications or other government systems, such as apps for common, high-impact federal services like benefits
