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CivicActions

CivicActions, Inc. is a services firm that provides technological support with a focus on free and open-source software to agencies.[3]

History

CivicActions was founded as a Llc in 2004. Their focus was to provide hosted FOSS group forming network technologies to NGOs. They were the early adopters of Drupal (that they are a service provider now[4]), Openwall Linux, and CiviCRM with its native mobile app CiviMobile. Over the period between 2004 and 2012, it's claimed that they have served over 175 organizations including Center for Reproductive Rights,[5] American Public Media, Amnesty International,[6] and Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science. In 2014, CivicActions, with people in federal, state and local governments, founded AGL (Agile Government Leadership)[7] and published the Agile Government Handbook.[8] All of the work of AGL is published under public license, where it can be used by government workers, as well as other agile software vendors.

In early 2016, CivicActions co-founder Aaron Pava was recruited to join the United States Digital Service team in Washington DC to assist the federal government in transforming procurement practices to enable federal agencies to more easily procure services from small businesses like CivicActions.[9] He returned to CivicActions in November 2016.

CivicActions was a founding member of the Digital Services Coalition.[10]

Defective by Design

Gregory Heller and Henry Poole, who are both involved in Free Software Foundation and CivicActions, with the help of Peter T. Brown who was the president of FSF, have played major role in the formation of Defective by Design, an anti-DRM campaign advocating for elimination of digital restrictions.

Work

Partnerships

CivicActions has worked with multiple entities — mostly United States government entities. In 2016, they worked with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in creating GlobalNet, a collaboration and social media platform.[11][12]. In 2017, CivicActions worked with California Polytechnic State University in creating their Digital Democracy platform.[13][14] They also work with the Department of Education with the creation and maintenance of LINCS, an adult literacy website[15][16], and with the San Francisco Human Services Agency, with the creation of Eatfresh.[17][18] Through Acquia, CivicActions also worked with the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury.[19] CivicActions has also worked on website modernization for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Communications Commission.[20][21][22]

Services

CivicActions provides several services.[23] Those are:

  • UX[24]
  • Open Data
  • Security & Compliance
  • Support
  • Drupal[25]
  • DevOps[26]
  • Education Services
  • Quality Assurance
  • Innovation Lab

See also

  • Defective by Design – a campaign supported by Henry Poole of CivicActions
  • Free Software Foundation – associate of CivicActions
  • Free open-source software – the philosophy behind CivicActions

External links

References

  1. CivicActions Overview | Company information - IE.GlobalDatabase.com ie.globaldatabase.com, retrieved 11 September 2020^
  2. CivicActions www.govtech.com, 3 July 2017^
  3. Civicactions Inc - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets Bloomberg.com, retrieved 2020-09-19^
  4. Drupal Marketplace Drupal.org, 8 April 2011^
  5. Center For Reproductive Rights www.influencewatch.org^
  6. Sam Lerner CivicActions | Open and Agile Digital Government Services, retrieved 12 September 2020^
  7. Agile Government Leadership Archives GovFresh, retrieved 11 September 2020^
  8. Agile Government Handbook handbook.agilegovleaders.org, retrieved 12 September 2020^
  9. Agile Gov Playbook: Dissecting the New White House TechFAR Handbook - AgileDC AgileDC - Agile Gov Playbook: Dissecting the New White House TechFAR Handbook | ConfEngine - Conference Platform, 16 August 2014^
  10. CivicActions. CivicActions’ 20th Anniversary: Reflecting on Two Decades of Innovation and Impact CivicActions, 2024-07-02, retrieved 2024-12-08^
  11. CivicActions/GlobalNet 11 September 2020^
  12. Kim Davidson. One platform, 18 organizations, 6 countries, and 9 launches Medium, 31 January 2019^
  13. Digital Democracy Redesign - Drupal 8 Drupal.org, 4 April 2017^
  14. Digital Democracy Institute For Advanced Technology and Public Policy^
  15. LINCS | Adult Education and Literacy | U.S. Department of Education LINCS | Adult Education and Literacy | U.S. Department of Education^
  16. LINCS Community | Adult Education and Literacy | U.S. Department of Education LINCS Community | Adult Education and Literacy | U.S. Department of Education^
  17. ^
  18. EatFresh – SNAP-Ed Toolkit snapedtoolkit.org^
  19. Acquia Awarded FedRAMP ATO Acquia^
  20. VA.gov Modernization Comparative Analysis Case Study | TechFAR Hub techfarhub.cio.gov^
  21. VA user research findings.mp4^
  22. Modernizing the FCC.gov Website Federal Communications Commission, 20 April 2015^
  23. Our Approach CivicActions | Open and Agile Digital Government Services^
  24. UX Designer - Content at CivicActions - ExpertMap^
  25. CivicActions Drupal.org, 8 April 2011^
  26. DevOps Engineer at CivicActions | CivicActions | MyNext.Team www.mynext.team^