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Here’s a great #OpenNovember tip from Open Champion Daniel Mundra:

If you use a library or tool on GitHub and notice an issue, have feedback, or find a bug, create an issue to share your experience. You can also start a discussion if the project has that feature enabled. #FOSS
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Looking for a great place to get started contributing to the Digital Commons this #OpenNovember?
Check out this short demo on how to contribute to a Drupal module.

Share this video with the open community to grow contributions to the digital commons!

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#FOSS #Drupal
How to Contribute to a Drupal Module
This #OpenNovember, learn to contribute to a Drupal Module.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Accessibility Tip of the Week: Check your forms. So often forms are overlooked. They may get changed over time and someone may forget to include a label. Dynamic elements may not be available with a keyboard or while zoomed in. tinyurl.com/a11yCA #a11y
CivicActions-Accessibility
CivicActions Accessibility site is an open project for our team members and those who work for digital inclusion.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In his latest post on Drupal.org, CivicActioner @ox.ca Mike Gifford explores how Drupal’s long-standing commitment to accessibility continues to lead the way.

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Home
Drupal is an open source platform for building amazing digital experiences. It's made by a dedicated community. Anyone can use it, and it will always be free.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“When executives model ‘fail fast, learn faster’ and remove bureaucratic friction instead of adding approval layers, that’s when transformation accelerates. This is at the heart of DITAP Strategy for Executive Leaders.” - Jaime Gracia

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DITAP Refresh: Executive Strategy in Action with Jaime Gracia
We recently spoke with Jaime Gracia, Acquisition Leader and Director of The Wolverine Group, Inc., former procurement executive at the IRS…
medium.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So great to see CivicActioners Kelly Smith and Dave Pickett on this episode of Talking Drupal! #FOSS

Listen now: talkingdrupal.com/525
Talking Drupal #525 - Drupal for Designers | Talking Drupal
talkingdrupal.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“The DITAP Refresh equips acquisition professionals, product managers, and CORs to meet the digital delivery challenges of the decade ahead.”
— Mary O’Toole, Digital Services Expert, Formerly USDS

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October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In her new blog post, Kelly Smith shares how our designers balanced learning and collaboration to sharpen their skills and strengthen how we partner with engineers.

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#CivicActions #Drupal #Design #ProfessionalDevelopment #DigitalTransformation #FOSS
Design to Drupal: Bridging the Handoff
By Kelly Smith, Senior UX Strategist
medium.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We're proud to support National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), led by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. This initiative educates about disability employment issues & celebrates workers with disabilities, visible & invisible.
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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October 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🌍 CivicActions is at #DrupalCon Vienna!

Our own @ox.ca Mike Gifford is in town — meeting with the community, representing CivicActions, and leading a Birds of a Feather (BoF) on web #sustainability

Proud to see important conversations on #FOSS, #DigitalCommons, and #a11y happening!
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🐍 Celebrating Contributions to the Open Python Directory ✨
We’re excited to highlight two new additions to the Open Python Directory shared by our friends in the open source and public interest tech community:

✅ Template-Application-Flask

✅ Comet-API


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GitHub - CivicActions/open-python-directory: Open source Python libraries for the public sector
Open source Python libraries for the public sector - CivicActions/open-python-directory
github.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We’re thrilled to share that our team made 200+ Drupal contributions in Q3 this year — our biggest quarter ever!

With more than 1,100 contributions in the past 12 months, CivicActions one of the top Drupal contributors among US federal digital services vendors.

#Drupal #FOSS
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
DITAP has been refreshed for the new acquisition era—modern, open, and future-ready.

Learn more: medium.com/civicactions...

#FOSS #DigitalGovernment
The DITAP Refresh Has Arrived: Training for the New Acquisition Era
For more than a decade, the Digital IT Acquisition Professional (DITAP) program has helped federal professionals navigate the complexities…
medium.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Meet our #NewHire Toks Oriola! Toks has recently joined the CivicActions team as a Senior Product Manager, where she will be supporting work with our client Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Welcome to the team, Toks!
October 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚀 CivicActioner @ox.ca Mike Gifford explains why web consolidation is the future of digital gov: lower costs, stronger security & better UX — all powered by open source. #FOSS

Read his @federalnewsnetwork.com piece:
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Streamlining digital government: Why web consolidation is the future
Mike Gifford, the open standards and practices lead for CivicActions, explains the cost, security and development benefits of open source platforms.
federalnewsnetwork.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At CivicActions, every month is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Remember to do the following to stay secure online:
🚩Recognize and Report Phishing
🚩Update Your Software
🚩Use Strong Passwords
🚩Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
www.cisa.gov/cybersecurit...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month | CISA
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October 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🎉 The CivicActions Partner Playbook is now live on the G2X Federal Resource Center: g2xchange.com/resource-cen...

Helping small #GovCon businesses stay resilient & thrive.

#SmallBusiness #GovTech
G2X | Your Federal Growth Team's Go-to-Market Accelerator
Unlock success in federal contracting with G2Xchange. Discover opportunities, build key relationships, and win more contracts. Your path to growth starts here.
g2xchange.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚀 New from Orange Slices: CivicActions – Embracing Collaboration Through Open Source Resources to Better Serve Government

We at CivicActions are advancing #OpenSource in #GovTech with our Open Python Directory + Open Requirements Library.

Read 👉 orangeslices.ai/civicactions...

#FOSS #Python
CivicActions – Embracing Collaboration Through Open Source Resources to Better Serve Government | OrangeSlices AI
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September 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
CivicActions is proud to contribute on a global scale, through CivicActioner @ox.ca, to the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport on its Open Source Ambition Ladder, a resource guiding Dutch government agencies on how and why to procure open source. #FOSS

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Open source ambitieladder in maatwerk aanbesteding of opdracht - Open beleidsontwikkeling
Open beleid van het Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
minvws.github.io
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
ICYMI, here’s a throwback interview with Kristian Ducharme, Associate Director of Drupal Engineering at CivicActions.

“The most rewarding part of my job is...transforming great ideas into actionable work.”
— Kristian Ducharme

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Kristian Ducharme: Transforming Ideas into Action
We spoke with longtime CivicActioner Kristian Ducharme, Associate Director of Drupal Engineering, about his work as a tech lead for the…
medium.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Accessibility Tip of the Week: Zoom Your Page to 200%. Often designs fail because it assumes a fixed font size. WCAG requires that pages can be zoomed up to 200% without the loss of functionality or content. tinyurl.com/a11yCA #a11y
CivicActions-Accessibility
CivicActions Accessibility site is an open project for our team members and those who work for digital inclusion.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Why contribute to gov open source with #Drupal?

🔹 Less lock-in
🔹 Lower costs
🔹 Better accessibility, security & trust

Open source isn’t just good tech—it’s good governance.

🛠️ civicactions.com/case-studies/
Case Studies | CivicActions
From large-scale federal CMS modernization to automating security compliance, see how we've helped government deliver better services to the public.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🎙️ Talking Drupal Cafe #010: Featuring CivicActioner Steve Wirt

In this conversation, Steve and John dive deep into Drupal module development, and the evolving role of accessibility and AI in web development.

🎧 Catch the full episode: talkingdrupal.com/cafe010
TD Cafe #010 - Steve Wirt & John Jameson | Talking Drupal
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September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“Since my early days, Drupal has been a veritable Swiss army knife for web development...Just like how the Drupal platform and community has evolved, so have I. Drupal has given me the space to do that and I am grateful for that." - Daniel Mundra, AD of Drupal

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Daniel Mundra: Diving into Drupal
We spoke to CivicActioner Daniel Mundra, Associate Director of Drupal, about the benefits of Drupal, community contributions, and why…
medium.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM