An accompanying statement says that of some 26,000 federal websites, only 6 percent are rated “good” for mobile performance while 45 percent are rated as not mobile-friendly Image: PeopleImages/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffAn executive order creates a new National Design Studio under the White House, to be led by a chief design officer to coordinate with agencies on improving the design of sites providing services to the public—where it says the government “has lagged behind in usability and aesthetics.”
“There is a high financial cost to maintaining legacy systems, to say nothing of the cost in time lost by the American public trying to navigate them. It is time to fill the digital potholes across our nation . . . It is time to update the Government’s design language to be both usable and beautiful,” it says.
An accompanying statement says that of some 26,000 federal websites, only 6 percent are rated “good” for mobile performance while 45 percent are rated as not mobile-friendly and less than 20 percent use a common code, “contributing to inconsistent and varying user experiences.”
Agencies are to report by next July 4 on initial progress toward “ improving websites and physical sites that have a major impact on Americans’ everyday lives,” adding that they “shall use all relevant hiring authorities to facilitate this effort,” including Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignments.
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