usds · TomNUSDS · Jan 23, 2024 · Jan 29, 2024 · Mar 5, 2024
diff --git a/_includes/_template--blog-post-page.html b/_includes/_template--blog-post-page.html
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <div class="grid-container">
   <header class="padding-y-5">
     <span class="site-c-flag">News &amp; blog</span>
-    <h1>{{ page.title }}</h1>    
+    <h1>{{ page.title }}</h1>
     <div class="site-c-blog-dateline">
-      {{ page.dateline_str }}
-      {% if page.readtime_str %}
-      - {{ page.readtime_str }} min read
+      {{ page.date | date: "%b %d, %Y"  }}
+      {% if page.readtime_minutes %}
+      - {{ page.readtime_minutes }} min read
       {% endif %}
     </div>
-    <div class="site-c-blog-byline">By: {{ page.byline_str }}</div>
+    <div class="site-c-blog-byline">By: {{ page.author }}</div>
   </header>
   <hr aria-hidden="true">
 

diff --git a/_includes/carousel-blog-posts.html b/_includes/carousel-blog-posts.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                       <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ item.carousel_image }}" alt="{{ item.carousel_image_alt_text }}" class="site-c-card__image"/>
                       {% endif %}
                       <div class="site-c-card__body">
-                      <span class="site-c-flag">{{ item.dateline_str }}</span>
+                      <span class="site-c-flag">{{ item.date | date: "%b %d, %Y" }}</span>
                       <h3 class="site-c-card__title">{{ item.carousel_title }}</h3>
                       {% if item.carousel_summary %}
                         <div class="usa-prose margin-top-2">

diff --git a/_news-and-blog/2022-04-27-tackling-the-climate-crisis-with-open-source.md b/_news-and-blog/2022-04-27-tackling-the-climate-crisis-with-open-source.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Tackling the climate crisis with open source"
-dateline_str: "Apr 27, 2022"
-readtime_str: "5"
-byline_str: "U.S. Digital Service"
+date: "Apr 27, 2022"
+readtime_minutes: "5"
+author: "U.S. Digital Service"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/tackling-the-climate-crisis-with-open-source-00a52a
 ---
 
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ support the project’s mission of advancing environmental justice.
 
 Developing this tool with an open source community has been a labor of love, rewarding but also challenging. The team
 tried to reach out widely and openly to many environmental justice experts and researchers, but also acknowledges that
-some people were
-unintentionally [left out](https://grist.org/equity/the-little-known-open-source-community-behind-the-governments-new-environmental-justice-tool/).
+some people were unintentionally [left out](https://grist.org/equity/the-little-known-open-source-community-behind-the-governments-new-environmental-justice-tool/).
 But this is a starting point, not a finish line. The tool will be updated regularly throughout its life. We’re grateful
 it is built on a transparent foundation.
 

diff --git a/_news-and-blog/2022-08-15-a-quick-guide-to-inclusive-design.md b/_news-and-blog/2022-08-15-a-quick-guide-to-inclusive-design.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "A quick guide to inclusive design"
-dateline_str: "Aug 15, 2022"
-readtime_str: "9"
-byline_str: "Suzanne Chapman - UX designer, researcher, and content strategist at USDS"
+date: "Aug 15, 2022"
+readtime_minutes: "9"
+author: "Suzanne Chapman - UX designer, researcher, and content strategist at USDS"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/a-quick-guide-to-inclusive-design-31ef2c
 ---
 

diff --git a/...-blog/2022-11-10-meeting-veterans-where-they-are-with-accessible-mobile-tech.md b/...-blog/2022-11-10-meeting-veterans-where-they-are-with-accessible-mobile-tech.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Meeting veterans where they are with accessible mobile tech"
-dateline_str: "Nov 10, 2022"
-readtime_str: "5"
-byline_str: "U.S. Digital Service"
+date: "Nov 10, 2022"
+readtime_minutes: "5"
+author: "U.S. Digital Service"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/meeting-veterans-where-they-are-with-accessible-mobile-tech-fba73d
 ---
 

diff --git a/_news-and-blog/2023-03-29-reducing-burden-of-child-care-assistance-applications.md b/_news-and-blog/2023-03-29-reducing-burden-of-child-care-assistance-applications.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Reducing burden of child care assistance applications"
-dateline_str: "Mar 29, 2023"
-readtime_str: "4"
-byline_str: "Allison Abbott, Coulton Bunney, T. Annie Nguyen, and Pooja Shaw"
+date: "Mar 29, 2023"
+readtime_minutes: "4"
+author: "Allison Abbott, Coulton Bunney, T. Annie Nguyen, and Pooja Shaw"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/reducing-burden-of-child-care-assistance-applications-e595d4
 ---
 

diff --git a/...-we-serve-bill-chapman-img/2023-10-17-solutions-by-families-for-families-new.md b/...-we-serve-bill-chapman-img/2023-10-17-solutions-by-families-for-families-new.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: false
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Solutions by Families, for Families"
-dateline_str: "Oct 17, 2023"
-readtime_str: "11"
-byline_str: "Maya Uppaluru Mechenbier, Alana Buroff, Alex Bornkessel, Allison Abbott, and Whitney Robinson"
+date: "Oct 17, 2023"
+readtime_minutes: "11"
+author: "Maya Uppaluru Mechenbier, Alana Buroff, Alex Bornkessel, Allison Abbott, and Whitney Robinson"
 permalink: news-and-blog/solutions-by-families-for-families
 ---
 

diff --git a/_news-and-blog/2023-04-07-why-we-serve-bill-chapman.md b/_news-and-blog/2023-04-07-why-we-serve-bill-chapman.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Why we serve: Bill Chapman"
-dateline_str: "Apr 7, 2023"
-readtime_str: "4"
-byline_str: "U.S. Digital Service"
+date: "Apr 7, 2023"
+readtime_minutes: "4"
+author: "U.S. Digital Service"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/why-we-serve-bill-chapman-83774e
 ---
 

diff --git a/_news-and-blog/2023-05-17-why-we-serve-sam-feudo.md b/_news-and-blog/2023-05-17-why-we-serve-sam-feudo.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Why we serve: Sam Feudo"
-dateline_str: "May 17, 2023"
-readtime_str: "6"
-byline_str: "U.S. Digital Service"
+date: "May 17, 2023"
+readtime_minutes: "6"
+author: "U.S. Digital Service"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/why-we-serve-sam-feudo-66a3b5
 ---
 

diff --git a/...-06-13-why-were-designing-government-to-work-better-and-smarter-for-families.md b/...-06-13-why-were-designing-government-to-work-better-and-smarter-for-families.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Why we’re designing government to work better and smarter for families"
-dateline_str: "Jun 13, 2023"
-readtime_str: "6"
-byline_str: "Maya Uppaluru Mechenbier, Allison Abbott, Alex Bornkessel, Alana Buroff, and Phoebe Brauer"
+date: "Jun 13, 2023"
+readtime_minutes: "6"
+author: "Maya Uppaluru Mechenbier, Allison Abbott, Alex Bornkessel, Alana Buroff, and Phoebe Brauer"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/why-were-designing-government-to-work-better-and-smarter-for-families-dee5c2
 ---
 

diff --git a/...nd-blog/2023-08-11-usds-marks-nine-years-of-transforming-government-services.md b/...nd-blog/2023-08-11-usds-marks-nine-years-of-transforming-government-services.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "USDS marks nine years of transforming government services"
-dateline_str: "Aug 11, 2023"
-readtime_str: "8"
-byline_str: "Mina Hsiang, USDS Administrator"
+date: "Aug 11, 2023"
+readtime_minutes: "8"
+author: "Mina Hsiang, USDS Administrator"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/usds-marks-nine-years-of-transforming-government-services-37fe17
 ---
 

diff --git a/_news-and-blog/2023-10-17-solutions-by-families-for-families.md b/_news-and-blog/2023-10-17-solutions-by-families-for-families.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Solutions by Families, for Families"
-dateline_str: "Oct 16, 2023"
-readtime_str: "13"
-byline_str: "Maya Uppaluru Mechenbier, Alana Buroff, Alex Bornkessel, Allison Abbott, and Whitney Robinson"
+date: "Oct 16, 2023"
+readtime_minutes: "13"
+author: "Maya Uppaluru Mechenbier, Alana Buroff, Alex Bornkessel, Allison Abbott, and Whitney Robinson"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/solutions-by-families-for-families-4b8150
 ---
 

diff --git a/_news-and-blog/README.md b/_news-and-blog/README.md
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "Meeting veterans where they are with accessible mobile tech"
-dateline_str: "Nov 10, 2022"
-readtime_str: "5"
-byline_str: "U.S. Digital Service"
+date: "Nov 10, 2022"
+readtime_minutes: "5"
+author: "U.S. Digital Service"
 permalink: /news-and-blog/meeting-veterans-where-they-are-with-accessible-mobile-tech
 ---
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ carousel_show: true
 
 # Blog detail page (Edit this)
 title: "U.S. Digital Service"
-dateline_str: ""
+date: ""
 permalink: /news-and-blog/___
 ---
 

diff --git a/pages/events.html b/pages/events.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+comment: This page is NOT IN USE. news-and-blog intercepts it.
 published: false
 layout: default
 title: Events

diff --git a/pages/news-and-blog.html b/pages/news-and-blog.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ <h2 class="site-c-section-heading__heading">{{ content.inside_look.heading_title
               <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ item.carousel_image }}" alt="{{ item.carousel_image_alt_text }}" class="site-c-card__image"/>
             {% endif %}
             <div class="site-c-card__body">
-              <span class="site-c-flag">{{ item.dateline_str }}</span>
+              <span class="site-c-flag">{{ item.date | date: "%b %d, %Y" }}</span>
               <h3 class="site-c-card__title">{{ item.carousel_title }}</h3>
               {% if item.carousel_summary %}
                 <div class="usa-prose margin-top-2">