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.

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Design Freely with Open-Source

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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.

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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.

Black line art brain with data points and tools and gears representing AI and open source

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.

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Have questions or want to help us extend Comet’s capabilities? Reach out on GitHub.

To learn more about the U.S. Web Design System and how to get involved, check out the USWDS site.

Johnny Bouder

Principal Software Engineer

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MetroStar has high-quality, ready-to-use solutions that can be easily tailored and applied to different business challenges.

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.

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