🚀 Welcome to the Atlassian Government Professionals Community 🚀

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Hello, fellow federal Atlassian community members! We're thrilled to bring this community back together as a hub for federal employees, contractors, and partners who rely on Atlassian products to drive their mission-critical work.

As federal users, we face unique challenges that commercial organizations don't encounter – from strict security requirements and compliance mandates to complex procurement processes and specialized workflows. This community exists to help us share solutions, celebrate wins, and tackle obstacles together.

Our Goal:

• Connect federal Atlassian users across agencies and departments

• Share federal-specific configurations, workflows, and best practices

• Provide peer support for implementation challenges

• Keep everyone informed about federal-relevant Atlassian developments (AGC)

• Foster collaboration and knowledge transfer across the federal Atlassian ecosystem

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About your Community Champions: Cassie Goss and Samar Shah are your Community Champions. We are excited to help facilitate meaningful connections and knowledge sharing in this group. As part of the broader Atlassian Community Events (ACE) program, we're connected to a global network of Atlassian experts, resources, and best practices that we'll adapt for our federal context and security requirements we face.

Hello! I’m Cassie Goss, one of your Community Champions for this group. Like Samar, I also serve as a Community Champion, leading Atlassian Community Events (DC Chapter) I founded Your Solution Architect, an Atlassian Partner, to apply this nurturing approach in building better foundations through our work tools. My goal is to help organizations maximize their team capabilities, practices, and technology. I find it rewarding to improve everyone's work lives. Outside of work, I have a deep passion for nature. As a dedicated mother and lover of animals and plants, I describe myself as nurturing. You can usually find me tending my garden, exploring the outdoors, or enjoying coffee while listening to an audiobook.

Hi All, I'm Samar Shah, and I'm honored to serve as one of your Community Champions for this group. I bring over 2 years of experience as a Community Champion, leading Atlassian Community Events (DC Chapter), here I've had the privilege of meeting and connecting local Atlassian users and fostering knowledge sharing in our nation's capital. Professionally, I work as a Customer Success Partner at Clovity, a Platinum Atlassian Solutions Partner, where I help organizations maximize their investment in Atlassian tools. Besides work, I’m a proud gearhead and divide my time between Katie’s Cars and Coffee, Formula 1, and my Sim Rig.

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It’s your turn to introduce yourself!

This community thrives when we all participate and share our experiences. Please jump in and tell us:

• Tell us about you! Have you visited a State Park recently? Or Do you like to sim rig race?

• Tell us a bit about your current role and how you use Atlassian products

• A challenge you're currently facing or a win you'd like to celebrate

• What would you like to see from this community?

Whether you're wrestling with FedRAMP compliance, trying to get stakeholder buy-in, celebrating a workflow win, or just figuring out where to start - we want to hear your story. Every comment helps us understand what this community needs to focus on.

[Billy Poggi AUG NOVA_ DC]

Yes!!! 

How can I join up? 

[Samar Shah]

@Billy Poggi AUG NOVA_ DC Hi Mate, it'll be great to have you here! 

You can follow this link: 

https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Government-Professionals/gh-p/government_gh_0

and hit the Blue Join Group button on the right hand pane!

[Maya Sutton]

Super excited to see this group back in action!