Insights
Civic tech
Nava welcomes Sam Elmi as Director of People Services
As our new Director of People Services, Sam Elmi will focus on strong operations and services for Nava employees.
Open Source Summit: Advancing IT Solutions in Federal Health and Beyond
Join us for a handful of lightning talks and panel discussions on what’s next for open source in the civic tech space.
How to successfully onboard teams onto a software product
We share practical tips for standardizing your onboarding process.
Bridging the gap between policy and implementation in academia
How university programs in public policy and administration might offer students a foundation that bridges policymaking and policy implementation.
Nava supporting remote work from Missouri and Nevada
This move enables us to deliver on our mission by sourcing the best talent from across the U.S.
Transitioning from the private sector to civic tech
We speak with five Nava employees about the challenges and rewards of switching career paths.
A day at Nava as a capture manager
Eliza Young-Ferguson, a capture manager, describes her day-to-day work helping Nava build its state portfolio.
Legacy modernization: Optimizing for value, not trends
Nava launches the 2023 Public Benefit Report! Join us for a panel discussion and reception.
How product leadership can collaborate: Interface with other teams and launch your product
We offer tips for government and vendor product leadership based on our experience building human-centered government products and services.
How product leadership can collaborate: Find opportunities, align stakeholders, and make decisions
Nava wins new work helping to modernize Grants.gov
Nava will support HHS to redesign Grants.gov, improving the accessibility and usability of the federal grantmaking experience.
Recoding America: A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka, Yadira Sanchez, and Jodi Leo
Author, Jen Pahlka, and Public Servant, Yadira Sanchez discuss "Recoding America."
Congressional Briefing: Unemployment Insurance Modernization in New Jersey
Join speakers for a briefing on unemployment insurance modernization
Nava wins new work with OPM promoting benefits access and health equity
Nava will provide IT support for OPM's division of Healthcare and Insurance, helping federal employees access insurance and benefit programs.
Nava to support OPM modernize human services for federal employees
Nava will work with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to modernize IT products, helping provide the federal workforce with human services.
Nava wins new work to make it easier for Veterans to apply for disability compensation
Alongside the prime contractor Agile Six, Nava will work with the VA to update the VA.gov disability application experience.
Nava awarded prime contract supporting CMS to improve healthcare with data
Nava will assist the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as they work to empower providers to deliver better care for millions of people.
The first fifty years of civic design
Tracing civic design's history can help the field become more resilient.
Fireside chat with "Hack Your Bureaucracy" authors Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai
Nava CEO Rohan Bhobe hosts authors of "Hack Your Bureaucracy" for a fireside chat on tactics for successful delivery of government digital services.
Nava receives grant from Schmidt Futures for the Expanded Benefits Access Initiative
Schmidt Futures has announced Nava as a grantee of the Expanded Benefits Access Initiative to modernize the social safety net.
Nava awarded prime contract to enhance CDC’s pandemic-ready systems
PRIME ReportStream establishes a data pipeline to gather COVID-19 and monkeypox data from states and counties.
Nava awarded two new modernization contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nava brings nearly a decade of experience and insight working with CMS to help improve how millions of people choose and receive healthcare.
Progress takes work
Public trust is harder to earn than ever. Experts in government, civic tech, and academia discuss thinking long-term and being active stewards.
Why policymakers and technologists should engage throughout the policy cycle
Bridging the gap between the policymakers who define programs and the development teams who implement them builds better government services for all.
Unlocking technology for WIC with the state of Montana
Nava, with the support of Schmidt Futures and technical assistance from the WIC program in Montana, is unlocking modernization for Montana WIC.
Envision the Future: Lifting the time tax
Join us for a panel discussion on what it takes to make interactions with government less of a burden.
Nava PBC awarded contract to improve MyMedicare.gov
Nava’s been awarded a contract with CMS for the Medicare Authenticated Experience (MAX) to build a modern digital experience for beneficiaries.
Nava wins new contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nava is thrilled to share that we won two new contracts with the CMS to support their goal to improve the quality of care in our healthcare system.
Why Nava is a public benefit corporation
The social mission written into our founding charter has as much weight as a corporation’s fiduciary responsibility to its shareholders.
Don’t disrupt; contribute
As civic tech continues to blossom, we need a rulebook that understands how technology contributes and amplifies — not how it disrupts and replaces.
