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Civic tech
Civic tech sunset social
Join us for an after hours networking event during MACo’s Summer Conference 2026!
Morning yoga mixer
Start your Wednesday right — join Nava for yoga, good conversation, and refreshments before the conference day kicks off.
How to adapt agentic AI for caseworkers
Four design guidelines to adapt agentic AI-powered tools for caseworkers: transparency, oversight prompts, intervention controls, and plain language.
Happy hour and panel discussion: Making constituent services work
Researchers and practitioners explore how AI tools can help stretched legislative offices meet rising casework demand and constituent needs.
How to scope and define human-centered agentic AI tools
Nava Labs shares the decisions that come before implementing agentic AI: what problem to choose, how to scope the agent, and how to evaluate.
Nava Labs Demo Day: Prototyping voice AI (and more) for caseworkers
See our latest prototype: a voice AI tool to reduce caseworker documentation burden. Plus, other work in progress from Nava Labs.
Nava now hiring in Connecticut, Delaware, and Utah
This growth enables Nava to deliver on our mission by hiring the best talent from across the U.S.
The Gathering
Join our community-centered networking event during Code for America Summit and connect with other civic tech enthusiasts and innovators.
Open Source Social Chicago
Join us for a networking event before Code for America Summit to connect with fellow open source enthusiasts!
Nava Labs shares open source Caseworker Empowerment Toolkit
Nava Labs is releasing a suite of rigorously tested, open source, AI-powered tools to help caseworkers connect families with public benefits.
5 reasons to use participant advisory councils to test AI‑powered tools
Participant advisory councils foster dialogue between designers and caseworkers, ensuring AI tools are trustworthy and effective in real life.
Nava joins Databricks' partner program
As a Bronze Tier Consulting Partner, we’ll leverage Databricks’ open source platform to help our partners unify data and artificial intelligence.
4 takeaways from George Washington University’s Open Source Conference
Open source is infrastructure, community is the real product, AI models are key, and the business case still requires champions.
Nava welcomes new Vice President of Operations & Automation
Kelly Feeney joins Nava in a new executive position to oversee business operations and automation.
2026 Open Source Social Event in NYC
Nava is excited to welcome all members of the open source community to our networking event in NYC. Hope to see you there!
How to be an effective mentor and grow your business
In this guide, we offer tips on growing business capabilities and contract opportunities with protégé companies.
Nava launches registered apprenticeship program with Maryland
We’re providing a cohort of engineers with mentors and project experience to support their career development.
Transitioning from government work to Nava
We speak with four Nava employees about the challenges and rewards of changing their career paths.
Building long-term momentum for effective government services
Join us for a presentation on Nava’s accomplishments in 2025 and an expert panel discussion on how agencies can use AI to improve benefit systems.
Civic Tech Sunset Social
Nava is excited to welcome all members of the community to our networking event. We hope to see you there!
Co-hosted by Nava and Code for America's employee networks
Open Source Social - Washington, DC
Nava is excited to welcome all open source and civic tech enthusiasts to our upcoming networking event!
Nava welcomes two new executives
Samantha Kwok joins as Vice President of Engineering and Marvin McLain joins as Vice President of Program Delivery for our Federal Health portfolio.
Open Source Social
Nava is excited to welcome all members of the open source community to our networking event. Hope to see you there!
James Gordon joins Nava as first Executive Vice President of Growth
A seasoned government contracting executive, Gordon will oversee the advancement of mission-aligned growth strategies and investments.
Nava awarded contract on VA ART with Oddball, Inc.
We’ll help the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs improve tools for those who help Veterans and their families submit benefits claims.
National WIC Association receives USDA funding to modernize WIC Management Information Systems
This four-year cooperative agreement is part of larger effort to streamline and innovate WIC technology.
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.
Nava awarded prime contract on Maryland FAMLI
We’ll partner with Maryland to build and launch a new paid family and medical leave program that’s human-centered, flexible, and future-proof.
Improving every level of service delivery
Nava launches the 2024 Public Benefit Report! Join us for a presentation and panel discussion.
Hannah Kane joins Nava as new Chief of Staff
A seasoned civic tech professional, Kane will drive strategic company-wide initiatives.
(Un)Official AWS PSS Welcome Reception
You're invited to our (un)official Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit welcome reception!
NYC Civic Tech Networking Hour
Join us for networking in New York for people working or interested in civic technology and government technology.
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.
Nava's Delivery Organization appraised at CMMI maturity level 3
Our Delivery Organization's work and processes have received the highest form of third-party validation.
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 technology can enable successful service member transition
We spoke with Crystal Francis, Nava’s Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), on ways to expand access to VA’s resources.
How to apply a content-first design approach to public services
Learn methods to use content-first design for public services.
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 awarded CMS Data Modernization contract
We’ll expand our work helping CMS build and operate scalable infrastructure for their Payment System Modernization.
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.
