Measured by what changes. Anchored by our delivery excellence.
We choose to work on projects that drive meaningful impact. We measure success by the outcomes for users and our clients, and we work backwards from those goals.
Work that changed how services reach people.
Online Passport Renewal (OPR 3.0)
Focus led the engineering implementation of the newly launched online passport renewal system. We launched a mobile-first, accessible, USWDS-based application built and launched within 12 months. As part of this initiative we deployed the first cloud systems for the consular division before transitioning it to a new division wide platform team. We continue to support this program through enhancements and expansion of supported use cases.
Replaced a paper-based, weeks-long process with a mobile-first, digital experience that meets citizens where they are.
Average time for a citizen to renew their passport online, down from weeks by mail.
“The once-tedious all-day affair has never been faster or easier”
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave
Focus was part of the initial core team for this legislatively mandated state program launched in 2021. Led delivery of critical milestones including the payments workflow, revenue data integration, approval workflow integration, and core API and cloud architecture. The program has paid over $4.5 billion in benefits since its launch.
Total benefits distributed to Massachusetts workers since the program launched in 2021.
Total number of Massachusets resident workers who applied for a paid leave benefit.
“Just submitted part 1 of my Mass PFML application for #FamilyLeave (easy+fast)! Can't wait to finally afford to take 12 weeks just being a dad ...”
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ACF Grants Reporting Modernization
Focus is leading this inititive to build an MVP version to modernize the grant outcome reporting system for ACF. We are initially targetung the tribal grant reporting forms for MVP. We will build on MVP learnings to build a generalized form builder and reporting platform across all ACF grant forms.
“It makes me so happy … in such a short time you’re able to gauge all this information and being able to support us. I think you’re not one step ahead, you guys are like 2-3 steps ahead and, I think some of the things you’re saying, I didn’t even know I needed, but now I’m convinced I need those.”
Passport Adjudication Modernization
Our team is leading an initiative to modernize the Department of State's Consular Division passport adjudication process by building a new centralized, accessible, cloud-native adjudication platform MVP to eventually replace multiple on-premises legacy systems.
“Out of all the technologies I've seen in my time here, this system makes the most sense!”
FAFSA Test Automation
Leading the initiative to build more resilience across mutli-vendor suite of backend and frontend systems at Federal Student Aid. Work is focused on standardizing automated test coverage and improving observability across user-facing and back-office systems.
Massachusetts Childcare Assistance
Our team is supporting the implementation of the Massachusetts childcare assistance program, which successfully launched Nov 2025.
Minnesota Paid Leave
Our team is supporting the full implementation of the Minnesota Paid Leave program, which successfully launched in January 2026. Ahead of the launch we made key contributions on the employer and claimaint portal, payments, adjudication, integration, digital certification, and testing teams. We continue to support this program post-launch through various enhahcements and multiple leave type expansions.
Nearly 48,000 applications submitted and more than 20,000 approved within the first two months of launch.
DC Housing Insights
Focus is a maintainer of an open source tool providing housing advocates and government officials with insights on affordable housing in Washington, DC. Overlays multiple local and national data sources on an interactive map with filter toggles. Focus supports hosting, data updates, and feature development.
IRS CIO Strategic Initiatives
Supported the IRS CIO office in helping teams adopt a product-centric development approach, providing technical guidance and roadmaps. Embedded on the Intake team to modernize a legacy COBOL system and align multiple vendor teams around shared code quality standards.
Simpler Grants.gov
An open source modernization of the Grants.gov website and backend systems, aiming to make grant-seeking and applications seamless for eligible organizations while streamlining publishing and monitoring for grantor agencies. Focus supports the design and implementation effort across grant search and apply workstreams.
Significantly reduce the number of steps to create a grant seeker account.
IRS Digital Transformation
Led an agency-wide digital transformation at the IRS, conducting interviews across divisions to identify obstacles to digital delivery. Delivered a digital maturity assessment, a living roadmap, and two "beacon" pilot projects including digitizing the paper-based W7 form and improving compliance operations.
Our team digitized the W7 form in just four months to improve a paper form based process that typically takes weeks.
Healthcare.gov Marketplace
We are leading the product work for a suite of education tools that help consumers shop for healthcare plans and understand their coverage options. Our leaders bring extensive experience in product and engineering leadership on HealthCare.gov and MyMedicare.gov from prior engagements.
Redesigned the Find Local Help search tool to more easily enable consumers to connect to helpers in their area and understand the key differences between types of helpers who are available.
Online Passport Renewal (OPR 3.0)
Focus led the engineering implementation of the newly launched online passport renewal system. We launched a mobile-first, accessible, USWDS-based application built and launched within 12 months. As part of this initiative we deployed the first cloud systems for the consular division before transitioning it to a new division wide platform team. We continue to support this program through enhancements and expansion of supported use cases.
Replaced a paper-based, weeks-long process with a mobile-first, digital experience that meets citizens where they are.
New Jersey Unemployment Insurance
Supporting the large-scale modernization of New Jersey's unemployment insurance program, which was strained by pandemic-era claims and increased fraud. Collaborating with multiple vendors and agency stakeholders to improve the applicant experience and update the legacy mainframe to use modern APIs.
CDC ReportStream
Built as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response, this tool receives, routes, and delivers Covid test results to public health agencies. It was since expanded to support any kind of test results or orders across health data specifications including HL7 and FHIR. Focus supported this initiative acorss multiple teams including platform, portal, and integration onboarding.
Preventive Medicaid
Cityblock partners with states and their designated medicaid health insurer to provide preventive care for Medicaid patients. Focus delivered agile software development across engineering and cloud infrastructure teams, including the next iteration of their data pipeline platform and a client application for care providers to deliver community preventive care.
CMS Infrastructure as a Service
Supporting CMS's multi-year effort to modernize Medicare Fee for Service shared systems. Focus provides Infrastructure Engineering and Security Documentation services, applying common DevSecOps and site reliability practices across multiple development teams.
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave
Focus was part of the initial core team for this legislatively mandated state program launched in 2021. Led delivery of critical milestones including the payments workflow, revenue data integration, approval workflow integration, and core API and cloud architecture. The program has paid over $4.5 billion in benefits since its launch.
Total benefits distributed to Massachusetts workers since the program launched in 2021.
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