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September 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM UTC

Building the lifeline: A film screening and conversation about the paid leave movement

Nava presents a virtual screening of LifeLines, a documentary short about the impact of state paid leave programs across the nation.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Leveraging user research to deliver excellent paid leave services in Massachusetts

Nava is conducting user research with Massachusetts DFML to help improve experiences for applicants, employers, and DFML staff.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Automating how people report intermittent PFML leave

Nava worked with Massachusetts DFML to implement an automated, digital solution for reporting intermittent leave.

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Becoming a premier PFML vendor

Our talent strategy has helped us win prime positions on three of the 14 PFML implementations nationwide.

March 12, 2025

Nava wins work helping Minnesota build their Paid Leave program

We’ll help Minnesota deliver a program that’s human-centered, adaptable, and resilient.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Adapting to a legislative change with agile methodology

When new legislation changed the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave program, agile development enabled us to help MA adapt its technology.

October 24, 2024

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.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Building a flexible paid family and medical leave program with API technology

We partnered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to develop an API layer that connects disparate systems.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Building a multilingual paid family and medical leave experience

We partnered with Massachusetts to help deliver a paid family and medical leave (PFML) application experience in a total of five languages.

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Designing government programs that last

How vendors can work with government partners to build internal capacity, empowering agencies to hone and maintain systems in the future.

Becoming a scrum lead at Nava

Hanya Moharram, a Designer/Researcher on Nava's PFML team, shares her thoughts on becoming a scrum lead.

Meeting people where they are with community engagement

When it comes to public service technology, human-centered design and agile development can support a state’s broader community engagement efforts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Using a pilot to minimize risk and rapidly deliver new services

Using pilots to minimize risk, Nava support the launch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' new Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) program.

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Building public benefit claims trackers across states

What we learned helping design and build public benefits claims trackers for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as well as the state of California.

Why human-centered testing is crucial to building government software

At Nava, we’ve leaned into modern and open-source frontend testing options to ensure seamless experiences for the constituents we serve.

Envision the Future: Paid family and medical leave

Policy, technology, and government experts discuss the future of implementing paid family and medical leave programs across the nation.

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Implementing paid family and medical leave in the digital age

The American Families Plan would be a unique opportunity to get the program right, technically and in policy design, from the start.

A day at Nava as a program strategist

Martelle Esposito, a program strategist, describes Nava’s multidisciplinary culture and connecting public policy with technology.

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A day at Nava as a software engineer

Alsia Plybeah, a software engineer, describes working with government stakeholders and starting at Nava’s apprenticeship program.

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Now is the time for digital services that build trust

An unprecedented surge in demand for public benefits during the pandemic has highlighted the need for simple, effective, and accessible services.