10/30 apply page updates

_includes/alert.html

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 <section
     class="usa-section bg-accent-warm text-ink  text-center  padding-y-1 tablet:padding-bottom-05"
     aria-label="site-wide alert">
-    <span class="text-bold">Applications for the 2023 U.S. Digital Corps cohort will open on Monday, November 21st!
+    <span class="text-bold">Applications for the 2024 U.S. Digital Corps cohort will open on Monday, November 6, 2023!
     </span>
     <br/>
     <span><a class="usa-link" href="{{site.baseurl}}/apply/"> RSVP for an upcoming info session. </a></span>
 </section>
-{% endif %}
+{% endif %}

_layouts/default.html

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 layout: base
 ---
 <!-- ALERT  -->
-<!-- {% include alert.html %} -->
+{% include alert.html %}
 <main id="main-content">
   {{ content }}
 </main>

pages/apply.html

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ <h1 class="usa-hero__heading">Apply</h1>
           </p>
           {% else %}
           <p>
-            <strong>Applications for the U.S. Digital Corps will open soon.</strong><br/>
+            <strong>Applications for the U.S. Digital Corps will open on Monday, November 6 and close on Friday, November 17.</strong><br/>
           </p> 
           <p class="margin-bottom-0">
-            Applications for our 2024 cohort will open in Fall 2023. Subscribe to our newsletter below to stay informed about the Digital Corps and future application opportunities.
+            We strongly encourage applicants to prepare to apply early as there will be an application limit that may cause applications to close before the deadline. Subscribe to our newsletter below to stay informed about the Digital Corps and to receive a reminder to apply.
           </p>
           <p class="margin-bottom-0">
             <strong class="margin-bottom-0">Join one of our upcoming info sessions.</strong>
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ <h1 class="usa-hero__heading">Apply</h1>
             </ul>
           </p> 
           <div class="text-left">
+            <a class="usa-button usa-button--primary"
+              href="../process/">
+              Application process
+            </a>
             <a class="usa-button usa-button--primary"
               href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGSATTS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USGSATTS_108">
               Subscribe

pages/faq.html

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading">
                 </button>
             </h2>
             <div id="locality-pay" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose">
-                <p>Yes, Fellows’ salary will vary depending on work location (including telework) according to the Office of Personnel Management’s <a class="usa-link usa-link--external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2022/general-schedule/">locality pay tables</a>. All Digital Corps Fellows will begin the two-year program at the GS&#8209;9 pay level and receive a recruitment incentive.</p>
-                <p>Fellows will receive a total recruitment incentive equivalent to 50% of the GS-9 starting salary, with the payout weighted toward the first year. As an example, in 2022 with the recruitment incentive, Washington, D.C.-based Fellows will have a starting total salary above $82,000.</p>
+                <p>Yes, Fellows’ salary will vary depending on work location (including telework) according to the Office of Personnel Management’s <a class="usa-link usa-link--external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2023/general-schedule/">locality pay tables</a>. All Digital Corps Fellows will begin the two-year program at the GS&#8209;9 pay level and receive a recruitment incentive.</p>
+                <p>Fellows will receive a total recruitment incentive equivalent to 50% of the GS-9 starting salary, with the payout weighted toward the first year. As an example, in 2023 with the recruitment incentive, Washington, D.C.-based Fellows will have a starting total salary above $86,000.</p>
             </div>
 
             <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading">
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading">
                 </button>
             </h2>
             <div id="federal-employee" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose">
-                <p>Yes, as long as you meet the <a class="usa-link" href="{{site.baseurl}}/process/#eligibility">eligibility criteria</a> for the Digital Corps.</p>
+                <p>Yes, as long as you meet the <a class="usa-link" href="{{site.baseurl}}/process/#eligibility">eligibility criteria</a> for the Digital Corps. Current federal employees may not be eligible for the recruitment incentive but may start at a higher step level if allowed under the maximum payable rate rule. Current federal trainees and interns may still be eligible to receive the recruitment incentive. Current federal employees who are at a higher grade level than GS-9 will still start at GS-9 on the same career ladder as all Fellows.</p>
             </div>
 
             <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading">
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading">
                 </button>
             </h2>
             <div id="qty-hired" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose">
-                <p>Our June 2022 cohort included 38 Fellows total across the five tracks, and we anticipate scaling the program significantly in the coming years. The exact breakdown among tracks will depend on agency project specifics.</p>
+                <p>Our June 2022 cohort included 38 Fellows total across the five tracks and our 2023 cohort included 48 Fellows. We anticipate scaling the program significantly in the coming years. The exact breakdown among tracks will depend on agency project specifics.</p>
             </div>
 
             <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading">

pages/home.html

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ <h2>
       Make a Difference at Scale
     </h2>
     <p class="lead margin-bottom-0">
-      Begin your technology career inside the federal government and be part of something bigger. The U.S. Digital Corps is a two&#8209;year fellowship for early&#8209;career technologists where you will work every day to make a difference in critical impact areas including pandemic response, economic recovery, cybersecurity, and racial equity. More than just a job with a competitive salary and benefits, you will change the way people in America are served by their government.
+      Begin your technology career inside the federal government and be part of something bigger. The U.S. Digital Corps is a two&#8209;year fellowship for early&#8209;career technologists where you will work every day to make a difference in high-impact areas including customer experience, public health, cybersecurity, and equity. More than just a job with a competitive salary and benefits, you will change the way people in America are served by their government.
     </p>
   </div>
 

pages/opportunity.html

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <h2>
       The fellowship is a paid, full&#8209;time position that offers a competitive salary and benefits. Fellows have the opportunity to convert to a full&#8209;time career position upon successful completion of the program. The Digital Corps supports in&#8209;person, hybrid, and distributed Fellows, subject to the telework policies of host agencies.
     </p>
     <p class="text-left">
-      Digital Corps Fellows begin the two-year program at the GS&#8209;9 pay level and receive a recruitment incentive. Salary is based on each Fellow's work location according to <a class="usa-link usa-link--external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2022/general-schedule/">OPM’s locality pay tables</a>. Fellows receive a total recruitment incentive equivalent to 50% of the GS-9 starting salary, with the payout weighted toward the first year. As an example, with the recruitment incentive, Washington, D.C.-based Fellows will have a starting total salary just above $80,000.
+      Digital Corps Fellows begin the two-year program at the GS&#8209;9 pay level and receive a recruitment incentive. Salary is based on each Fellow's work location according to <a class="usa-link usa-link--external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2023/general-schedule/">OPM’s locality pay tables</a>. Fellows receive a total recruitment incentive equivalent to 50% of the GS-9 starting salary, with the payout weighted toward the first year. As an example, with the recruitment incentive, Washington, D.C.-based Fellows will have a starting total salary above $86,000.
     </p>
     <p class="text-left">
       Founded with <a class="usa-link" href="{{site.baseurl}}/fellows/">an inaugural cohort of 38 Fellows</a> in June 2022, the Digital Corps will scale significantly in subsequent years.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ <h3 class="usa-accordion__heading">
         <ul class="usa-list">
           <li>Using quantitative and qualitative methods to collect, validate, analyze, and visualize data</li>
           <li>Analyzing large datasets using scripting languages and/or modern statistical and computational languages (e.g. Python, R, SQL)</li>
-          <li>Building models and other solutions that utilize techniques including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, natural language processing, and/or deep learning</li>
+          <li>Building models and other solutions that utilize machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, natural language processing, and deep learning</li>
           <li>Conducting research and statistical analyses to support decision making</li>
           <li>Using business intelligence tools</li>
           {% if site.apply_now %}

pages/process.html

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ <h1 class="usa-hero__heading">Application Process</h1>
 
                     {% else %}
                     <p>
-                        <strong>Applications for the next U.S. Digital Corps cohort will open Fall 2023.</strong><br/> <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGSATTS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USGSATTS_108" target="_blank">Subscribe to our newsletter</a> to stay informed about the Digital Corps and future application opportunities.
+                        <strong>Applications for the U.S. Digital Corps will open on Monday, November 6 and close on Friday, November 17.</strong><br/> <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGSATTS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USGSATTS_108" target="_blank">Subscribe to our newsletter</a> to stay informed about the Digital Corps and to receive a reminder to apply.
                       </p> 
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading">
                                 </button>
                             </h2>
                             <div id="a1" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose">
-                                <p><strong>Applications for our 2024 cohort will open soon.</strong> Please take note of the application deadline and applicant limits. We strongly encourage interested candidates to apply on the day applications open. Late applications will not be accepted and all applications submitted before the application closed will be considered equally. 
+                                <p><strong>Applications for the U.S. Digital Corps will open on Monday, November 6 and close on Friday, November 17.</strong> Please take note of the application deadline and any applicant limits. We strongly encourage interested candidates to apply on the day applications open. Late applications will not be accepted and all applications submitted before the application closed will be considered equally. 
                                     If there are substantially more applicants than Digital Corps openings, applications that are not in the top category may be held at each stage of the process detailed below.
                                 </p>
                             </div>