ALEC PALMER STAFF DIRECTOR

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

WEI LUO DEPUTY CIO, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Redesign FEC.gov

Agenda

�  Project Overview �  Challenges �  New Features �  The Process �  Collateral Technology Benefits

Project Overview

�  Key Milestones ¡  Project kick-off ¡  API release ¡  Alpha release ¡  Beta release ¡  Ongoing releases ¡  Build the Plane as we Fly ¡  Incremental Re-architecture

Challenges

�  Challenges ¡  Inertia ¡  Involve all business owners (internal and external) ¡  Training staff in methodologies ¡  Trust (because you need money for a deliverable you can’t

completely define with an Agile methodology) ¡  Continue to build the plane while it is flying ¡  Managing multiple priorities from all stakeholders

New Features

�  Shareable URLs �  Searchable disbursements �  2-4-6 year campaign finance summaries �  Integrated feedback tool �  Candidate and Committee Registration pages �  Disbursements by purpose �  New glossary �  Type ahead search �  Visual design and navigation �  Integrated search function to the legal resources

The Processes

�  User-Centered Design “Solving User Needs”

& “Migration”

The Processes

�  Agile ¡  An iterative design process

The Processes

�  Data-driven problem solving

The Processes

¡  Testing with real users. Improvement based on Feedback and Data.

After Before

Collateral Technology Benefits

�  API - https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/ ¡  Open Data ¡  Empowering the Users

Collateral Technology Benefits

�  API - https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/

Collateral Technology Benefits

�  Open Source - https://github.com/18F/FEC ¡  Better Quality

÷ Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow ÷ Modular

¡  Great Advertising ÷ Github, Open Source Communities

¡  Cost Benefit

Collateral Technology Benefits

�  Open Source - https://github.com/18F/FEC

Collateral Technology Benefits

�  Open Source - https://github.com/18F/FEC

Collateral Technology Benefits

�  A Scalable Architecture - Cloud �  Security – https �  eFiling

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Thank You!