 Insights

# Articles &amp; Ideas

Hear from CivicActions' experts and thought leaders.

 

 

 [ ![Stabilizing website performance](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/915c30bd358ac44974b6.png.avif?itok=3-c1uiqy)### Stabilizing website performance

By Daniel Mundra, Associate Director of Drupal

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 [ ![Steve Curtis: Empathy-Driven Leadership](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/60698866e4542c92134f.png.avif?itok=J17zZGSL)### Steve Curtis: Empathy-Driven Leadership

We spoke with Steve Curtis, Project Manager at CivicActions, about his work on the LINCS program for the Department of Education, what…

 ](/insights/articles/steve-curtis-empathy-driven-leadership)

 



 [ ![Handling bot traffic on government websites](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/4aac9b2f3c4c65cd0fd7.jpg.avif?itok=gzdO5bTw)### Handling bot traffic on government websites

By Daniel Mundra, Associate Director of Drupal

 ](/insights/articles/handling-bot-traffic-government-websites)

 



 [ ![All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful: Choosing the Right Contrast Model for Accessibility](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/a3650f4640a3015b98d5.png.avif?itok=UtaL1Ly9)### All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful: Choosing the Right Contrast Model for Accessibility

By Mike Gifford &amp; Mitchell Evan

 ](/insights/articles/all-models-are-wrong-some-are-useful-choosing-right-contrast-model-accessibility)

 



 [ ![Advancing the Open Web, IRL: Global Standards at W3C TPAC 2025](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/8042915a2b8b3d4b2ffe.jpg.avif?itok=-JNTpI8K)### Advancing the Open Web, IRL: Global Standards at W3C TPAC 2025

By Mike Gifford, Open Standards and Practices Lead

 ](/insights/articles/advancing-open-web-irl-global-standards-w3c-tpac-2025)

 



 [ ![Remembering Laura Flannery](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/241c49349c8b8fd3b0da.png.avif?itok=i5rJtIFn)### Remembering Laura Flannery

By Maggie Wachs

 ](/insights/articles/remembering-laura-flannery)

 



 [ ![CivicActions and Open Source: 2004–Present](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/0096803b3185fd5b6857.png.avif?itok=hTYKK6cn)### CivicActions and Open Source: 2004–Present

This Open November, CivicActions is proud to reflect on more than two decades of advancing openness in government, technology, and…

 ](/insights/articles/civicactions-and-open-source-2004-present)

 



 [ ![Python for the Public Good: A Conversation with Tom Camp & Jonathan Bourland](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/f7b0689b1aeae4556a04.png.avif?itok=nupxPZHr)### Python for the Public Good: A Conversation with Tom Camp &amp; Jonathan Bourland

The following is an excerpt of a conversation between two CivicActions team members: Tom Camp, Security &amp; Compliance Engineer, and Jonathan…

 ](/insights/articles/python-public-good-conversation-tom-camp-jonathan-bourland)

 



 [ ![DITAP Refresh: Executive Strategy in Action with Jaime Gracia](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/7f95be2f0dc811f831b1.png.avif?itok=SP02Gf0-)### 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…

 ](/insights/articles/ditap-refresh-executive-strategy-action-jaime-gracia)

 



 [ ![Design to Drupal: Bridging the Handoff](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/1caeae1adb17673a70fd.jpg.avif?itok=g_T41k2A)### Design to Drupal: Bridging the Handoff

By Kelly Smith, Senior UX Strategist

 ](/insights/articles/design-drupal-bridging-handoff)

 



 [ ![DITAP Refresh: Product Thinking in Action with Traci Walker](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/97c6cf150b1ed11e1f35.png.avif?itok=gssI6v6A)### DITAP Refresh: Product Thinking in Action with Traci Walker

We recently spoke with Traci Walker, Executive Director of the Digital Services Coalition, who served as the former Founding Procurement…

 ](/insights/articles/ditap-refresh-product-thinking-action-traci-walker)

 



 [ ![The DITAP Refresh Has Arrived: Training for the New Acquisition Era](/sites/default/files/styles/uncropped_600w_webp/public/blog_archive_assets/5183e9200db5bbb6244a.jpg.avif?itok=sUHX47Y6)### 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…

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