Design Freely with Open-Source
Accelerating the Use of USWDS within Government
Comet was born from our passion for creating digital services that improve user experiences and give back to the community. We were inspired by the pioneering efforts of GSA TTS, 18F, and the U.S. Digital Service establishing the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS), providing us with an invaluable foundation as we built the farmers.gov platform.
Design Freely with Open-Source
Accelerating the Use of USWDS within Government
Comet was born from our passion for creating digital services that improve user experiences and give back to the community. We were inspired by the pioneering efforts of GSA TTS, 18F, and the U.S. Digital Service establishing the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS), providing us with an invaluable foundation as we built the farmers.gov platform.
Meet Comet: A React with TypeScript Implementation
Comet, a MetroStar solution, is a React and TypeScript Component Library implementation of USWDS. Comet has charting and data visualization capabilities and custom components that allow design and development teams to confidently get working functionality in the hands of users quicker, with less overhead, allowing teams to focus on the mission, not the code.
Our primary objective was to make accessible designs even easier to implement and scale for the civictech community, empowering them to deliver mission-critical digital services. This became the driving force behind our mission to enhance and extend the capabilities of the USWDS. We accomplished this by incorporating additional modular integrations, enabling us to provide an enterprise-level framework that accelerates and scales the design system across any agency.
Meet Comet: A React with TypeScript Implementation
Comet, a MetroStar solution, is a React and TypeScript Component Library implementation of USWDS. Comet has charting and data visualization capabilities and custom components that allow design and development teams to confidently get working functionality in the hands of users quicker, with less overhead, allowing teams to focus on the mission, not the code.
Our primary objective was to make accessible designs even easier to implement and scale for the civictech community, empowering them to deliver mission-critical digital services. This became the driving force behind our mission to enhance and extend the capabilities of the USWDS. We accomplished this by incorporating additional modular integrations, enabling us to provide an enterprise-level framework that accelerates and scales the design system across any agency.
The Power of Comet: Key Benefits
the power of comet: key benefits
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Fully Open Source
Fully Open Source
Integrates leading open-source tools and technology, simplifying deployments to digital services across an enterprise.
Reusable Components
Reusable Components
Ready-to-use frameworks and components, allow more time to be spent solving user needs and less on coding.
Accessibility + Compliance
Accessibility + Compliance
Automated accessibility scanning provides a foundation for equal and inclusive access to digital services.
Security First
Security First
Automated vulnerability scanning, code analysis, and secret scanning ensure code is free from vulnerabilities.
Modular Packaging
Modular Packaging
Built for extensibility and performance providing the flexibility to build new applications or enhance existing ones.
Prebuilt Starter Apps
Prebuilt Starter Apps
Fully interactive and functional starter app and examples, streamlining the time between onboarding and value delivery.
Built with These Tools
Digital Services That Elevate Agency Missions
Everything we touch begins and ends with people—civil servants, service members, farmers, and immigrants (to name a few). Our digital services and solutions empower faster results worldwide, supporting dozens of federal agencies, hundreds of thousands of users, and millions of Americans. Click our Digital Services below to learn more.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Leverages advanced analytics to surface insights and democratize knowledge that drives action
DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
Applies Human-Centered Design to align user needs, mission goals, and technology for customer adoption
APPLICATION MODERNIZATION
Transforms legacy applications into digital-centric workflows using continuous DevSecOps and enhanced security
ENTERPRISE IT
Advanced organizational hardware, networks, systems, and services that enable today's modern workforce
