GSA · claireloxsom · Feb 25, 2026 · Feb 23, 2026 · Feb 23, 2026 · Feb 23, 2026
diff --git a/_includes/challenges-header.html b/_includes/challenges-header.html
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   <div class="grid-row"> 
     <div class="usa-container"> 
       <div class="tablet:grid-col"> 
-        <h2 class="text-white">Find a Challenge</h2>
-        <h3 class="challenge-banner-text">Browse through challenges and submit your ideas for a chance to win.</h3> 
+        <h2 class="text-white">Find a challenge</h2>
+        <p class="challenge-banner-text">Browse active challenges and submit your ideas for a chance to win.</p> 
       </div> 
       <div class="tablet:grid-col"></div> 
     </div> 

diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -9,63 +9,29 @@
         <div class="grid-row">
           <div class="tablet:grid-col">
             <ul class="add-list-reset">
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/about"><span style="text-decoration: none;">About</span></a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/contact">Contact</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/terms">Terms of Use</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> 
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.usa.gov/about"><span style="text-decoration: none;">About USAGov</span></a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="mailto:team@challenge.gov">Contact team@challenge.gov</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/terms">Terms of use</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/privacy-policy">Privacy policy</a></li> 
             </ul>
           </div>
           <div class="tablet:grid-col">
             <ul class="add-list-reset">
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/resources">Innovator Resources</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/resources-managers">Agency Resources</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1" id="js-archived-challenges"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/?state=archived">Archived Challenges</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1" id="active-challenges-footer"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/#active-challenges">Active Challenges</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.usa.gov/innovation">For public innovators</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/prize-competitions">For federal challenge managers</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1" id="js-archived-challenges"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/?state=archived">Archived challenges</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1" id="active-challenges-footer"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/#active-challenges">Active challenges</a></li>
             </ul>
           </div>
           <div class="tablet:grid-col">
             <ul class="add-list-reset">
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.gsa.gov/website-information/website-policies#privacy">GSA Privacy Policy</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.gsa.gov/website-information/accessibility-aids">Accessibility</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.gsa.gov/reference/freedom-of-information-act-foia">FOIA</a></li>
-              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.usa.gov">USA.gov</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.gsa.gov/website-information/website-policies">GSA privacy policy</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.gsa.gov/website-information/accessibility-statement">GSA accessibility statement</a></li>
+              <li class="margin-bottom-1"><a class="footerlink text-no-underline" href="https://www.gsa.gov/reference/freedom-of-information-act-foia">FOIA requests</a></li>
             </ul>
           </div>
           <div class="tablet:grid-col">
             <div class="grid-row usa-footer__social_links social_link_row">
-              <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ChallengeGov" class="margin-right-1 usa-footer__social_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Twitter">
-                <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img">
-                  <title id="twitter">ChallengeGov twitter account</title>
-                  <use xlink:href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/uswds/img/sprite.svg#twitter"></use>
-                </svg>
-              </a>
-              <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChallengeGov" class="margin-right-1 usa-footer__social_link" aria-label="Facebook">
-                <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img"><svg aria-labelledby="facebook" role="img">
-                  <title id="facebook">ChallengeGov facebook account</title>        
-                  <use xlink:href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/uswds/img/sprite.svg#facebook"></use>
-                </svg>
-              </a>              
-              <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@challenge-gov" class="margin-right-1 usa-footer__social_link" aria-label="YouTube">
-                <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img">
-                  <title id="linkedin">ChallengeGov youtube account</title>        
-                  <use xlink:href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/uswds/img/sprite.svg#youtube"></use>
-                </svg>
-              </a>
-        <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/challengegov/" class="margin-right-1 usa-footer__social_link" aria-label="LinkedIn">
-          <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/linkedin-blue.png" alt="LinkedIn" width="32" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px;" >
-        </a> 
-              <a href="https://github.com/GSA/Challenge_gov" class="margin-right-1 usa-footer__social_link" aria-label="GitHub">
-                <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img"><svg aria-labelledby="github" role="img">
-                  <title id="github">ChallengeGov github account</title>        
-                  <use xlink:href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/uswds/img/sprite.svg#github"></use>
-                </svg>
-              </a>
-              <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGSATTS/signup/30826" class="margin-right-1 usa-footer__social_link" aria-label="Newsletter Signup">
-                <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img"><svg aria-labelledby="newsletter" role="img">
-                  <title id="newsletter">ChallengeGov newsletter signup</title>        
-                  <use xlink:href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/uswds/img/sprite.svg#mail"></use>
-                </svg>
-              </a>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>

diff --git a/_includes/help-section.html b/_includes/help-section.html
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
     <div class="grid-container"> 
       <div class="grid-row"> 
         <div class="tablet:grid-col" style="text-align: center;"> 
-          <h2>Are you a<br>Public Innovator?</h2> 
+          <h2>For public innovators</h2> 
           <div class="usa-container"><img class="people responsive" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/banners/orange-people.png" alt=""></div> 
-          <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/resources" class="usa-button usa-button--small-orange" data-anchor="active-challenges">Innovator Resources</a> 
+          <a href="https://www.usa.gov/innovation" class="usa-button usa-button--small-orange" data-anchor="active-challenges">Explore resources for public innovators</a> 
         </div> 
         <div class="tablet:grid-col" style="text-align: center;"> 
-          <h2 class="resources-title">Are you a<br>Federal Innovation Manager?</h2> 
+          <h2 class="resources-title">For federal challenge managers</h2> 
           <div class="usa-container"><img class="people responsive" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/banners/blue-people.png" alt=""></div> 
-          <a class="usa-button usa-button--small usa-button--accent-cool" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/resources-managers">Manager Resources</a>  
+          <a class="usa-button usa-button--small usa-button--accent-cool" href="https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/prize-competitions">Explore resources for challenge managers</a>  
         </div>   
       </div> 
     </div> 

diff --git a/_includes/hero.html b/_includes/hero.html
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@
         </div> 
         <div>&nbsp;</div> 
         <div class="display-flex flex-column flex-align-center usa-hero__description"> 
-          <h1 class="hero-headline" style="text-align: center;">Where <span style="color:#fa9441">competition</span> delivers <span style="color:#fa9441">innovation</span> for the public good.</h1> 
+          <h1 class="hero-headline" style="text-align: center;">Where competition delivers innovation for the public good.</h1> 
           <div class="grid-container"> 
             <div class="grid-row"> 
               <div class="tablet:grid-col" style="text-align: center;"> 
                 <div class="usa-container"> 
-
-                  <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/#active-challenges" class="usa-button usa-button--small usa-button--accent-cool" aria-label="Active challenges" data-anchor="active-challenges" id="js-explore-challenges1">Find a Challenge</a> 
-                  <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/events" class="usa-button usa-button--small usa-button--accent-cool">Join an Event</a> 
-                  <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGSATTS/subscriber/new?qsp=USGSATTS_6" class="usa-button usa-button--small usa-button--accent-cool">Stay Informed</a> 
+                  <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/#resources-people" class="usa-button usa-button--small usa-button--accent-cool" aria-label="Explore resources" data-anchor="resources-people">Explore resources</a> 
+                  <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/#active-challenges" class="usa-button usa-button--small usa-button--accent-cool" aria-label="Find a challenge" data-anchor="active-challenges">Find a challenge</a> 
                 </div> 
               </div> 
             </div> 

diff --git a/_includes/menu.html b/_includes/menu.html
@@ -13,20 +13,6 @@
 <button class="usa-menu-btn" aria-label="menu">Menu</button>
     </div>
     <nav class="usa-nav usa-header__actions">
-      <ul class="usa-nav__primary usa-accordion">
-        <li class="usa-nav__primary-item">
-          <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/#active-challenges" class="menulink usa-nav__link" title="Active challenges" aria-label="Active challenges" data-anchor="active-challenges">Find a Challenge</a>
-        </li>
-        <li class="usa-nav__primary-item">
-          <a class="menulink usa-nav__link" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/#resources-people" title="Resources for innovators and managers" aria-label="Resources">Resources</a>
-        </li>
-        <li class="usa-nav__primary-item">
-          <a class="menulink usa-nav__link" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/events" title="Events for innovators and managers" aria-label="Events">Events</a>
-        </li>
-        <li class="usa-nav__primary-item">
-          <a class="menulink usa-nav__link" href="{{ site.baseurl }}/contact" title="Contact page with email and social links" aria-label="Contact">Contact</a>
-        </li>
-      </ul>
       {% include searchgov/form.html affiliate=site.searchgov_affiliate %}      
       <a style="width: 6rem;" class="float-right usa-button usa-button--outline tablet:margin-left-2 tablet:float-right font-sans-xs" href="https://portal.challenge.gov/sign-in/new"><span style="color:#005ea2;">Login</span></a>
       <a style="width: 10rem;" class="float-right usa-button usa-button tablet:margin-left-1 tablet:float-right font-sans-xs" href="https://secure.login.gov/sign_up/enter_email?request_id=6ab5f3e4-a3e5-4cb7-90a3-3a777fee8967"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Create Account</span></a>      

diff --git a/_includes/newsletter.html b/_includes/newsletter.html
diff --git a/_includes/video.html b/_includes/video.html
diff --git a/_posts/2020-06-02-tracking-a-virus.md b/_posts/2020-06-02-tracking-a-virus.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 date: June 02, 2020
-permalink: /blog/2020/06/02/tracking-a-virus/
 title: Tracking a Virus
 tagline: Federal agencies advance infectious disease modeling and forecasting with competitions
 excerpt: A prize competition advanced how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecasts the timing, peak and intensity of the influenza virus. Today, those prize winners and others are working with the agency on operations forecasts and projections for COVID-19, the disease at the center of a global pandemic.  
@@ -9,6 +8,8 @@ layout: post
 image: /assets/netlify-uploads/blog-post-a-model-for-gov-cover-image.jpg
 card-image: /assets/netlify-uploads/blog-post-a-model-for-gov-cover-image.jpg
 image_alt_text: Concept of computer model on coronavirus impact
+permalink: /blog/2020/06/02/tracking-a-virus/
+redirect_to: https://www.usa.gov/blog
 ---
 
 Dr. Jeffrey Shaman and his Columbia University team work mostly from home these days.

diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 ---
 
 {% include hero.html %}
-{% include video.html %}
-{% include challenges-header.html %}
-
-{% include challenges-loop-front-matter-data.html %}
-{% include newsletter.html %}
 {% include help-section.html %}
+{% include challenges-header.html %}
+{% include challenges-loop-front-matter-data.html %}
diff --git a/pages/about.md b/pages/about.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-permalink: /about/
 title: About
+permalink: /about/
+redirect_to: https://www.usa.gov/about
 ---
 # About Challenge.Gov
 

diff --git a/pages/blog.html → pages/blog.md b/pages/blog.html → pages/blog.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 layout: main
-permalink: /blog/
 pagination:
   enabled: true
+permalink: /blog/
+redirect_to: https://www.usa.gov/blog
 ---
 <div class="usa-blogs">
 <div id="blog" class="bg-primary-darker usa-content font-serif-lg padding-y-6">

diff --git a/pages/challenge-gov-overview-video.md b/pages/challenge-gov-overview-video.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-permalink: /challenge-gov-overview-video/
 title: Challenge.Gov Overview Video
+permalink: /challenge-gov-overview-video/
+redirect_to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq1cKuM7Gpo
 ---
 
 # Challenge.Gov Overview Video

diff --git a/pages/challenge-gov-why-video.md b/pages/challenge-gov-why-video.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-permalink: /challenge-gov-why-video/
 title: Challenge.Gov Overview Video
+permalink: /challenge-gov-why-video/
+redirect_to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4JZPY19-ac
 ---
 
 # Why should you participate in federal prize competitions?

diff --git a/pages/cm-user-faqs.html → pages/cm-user-faqs.md b/pages/cm-user-faqs.html → pages/cm-user-faqs.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 layout: page
-permalink: /cm-user-faqs/
 title: Challenge Manager FAQs
+permalink: /cm-user-faqs/
+redirect_to: https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/prize-competitions
 ---
 <div class="usa-faq-sec-wrap">
   <h1 class="margin-bottom-0">Challenge Manager FAQs</h1>

diff --git a/pages/cm-user-guide/add-announcement.md b/pages/cm-user-guide/add-announcement.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
-permalink: /cm-user-guide/add-announcement/
 layout: page
 title: User Guide for Challenge Managers | Add Announcement
+permalink: /cm-user-guide/add-announcement/
+redirect_to: https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/prize-competitions
 ---
 <div class="res-sec">
   <div class="grid-row ">

diff --git a/pages/cm-user-guide/add-challenge-managers.md b/pages/cm-user-guide/add-challenge-managers.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
-permalink: /cm-user-guide/add-challenge-managers/
 layout: page
 title: User Guide for Challenge Managers | Add Challenge Managers
+permalink: /cm-user-guide/add-challenge-managers/
+redirect_to: https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/prize-competitions
 ---
 <div class="res-sec">
   <div class="grid-row ">