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With so many White House Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF) alums here at Skylight, we’re big believers in the program’s role in changing government technology. FCW interviewed Skylight’s CEO and PIF alum, Chris Cairns, for his thoughts on how the program has changed and what lessons it might offer for recruiting top tech talent into the government, as it heads into its eighth cohort.

The Federal News Network interviewed Skylight’s CEO and 18F alum, Chris Cairns, for his thoughts on the White House’s plan to nominate another former 18F’er, Robin Carnahan, to lead the General Services Administration. Chris breaks down why Robin is a fantastic hire to accelerate the government’s digital transformation efforts.

We’re excited to be working with the U.S. Air Force, under the Small Business Innovation Research program, to stand up the BESPIN Design Studio. The BESPIN Design Studio will enable staff throughout the USAF to understand, learn, and implement modern design practices by providing a variety of resources for delivering transformative user experiences.

In under two months, we helped the United States Space Force design and launch my.spaceforce.mil, which went live on January 25, 2021. This website will enable the U.S. Armed Forces’ newest branch to better disseminate mission-critical information to over 15,000 service members.

We’re honored to be working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the new SimpleReport.gov initiative. This nation-wide digital service will make it easier and faster for COVID-19 testing facilities to report results to public health departments.