Improving the public's experience with the government by shipping human-centered, accessible web components

Since the very beginning of the 10x program, investments in improving the public's experience with the government by shipping human-centered, accessible web components – particularly through the evolution of the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) – have been at the forefront of our investment pipeline, as well as one of our biggest areas of success and impact.

A highly scalable toolkit for federal designers, USWDS is widely used across the federal design space – across hundreds of government websites and reaching hundreds of millions of collective site views. USWDS has been recognized in legislation and in official memos for its role in delivering exceptional digital experiences to the public. And it all started with an early investment from 10x.

Over the years, 10x has continued to invest in shared services web design technology that has gone on to live within the USWDS, or its vibrant community of federal UX designers, developers, and advocates that contributes to the USWDS’s constant evolution. This community-building effort aims to increase adoption, empower teams to make improvements, and solve complex problems collaboratively, positioning the USWDS as a dynamic platform for continuous innovation within the government's digital services landscape.

USWDS is poised to sustain its impact by facilitating interactions, embracing new ideas, and remaining adaptable to emerging best practices and user needs.

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