The CIO Problem, Part 1

I get about one inbound request a week for help finding technology leadership for cities, states, and federal agencies. Leaders everywhere in government have realized how profoundly their success is tied to getting digital right (and often how frustrated they will continue to be if they…

On extraordinariness

I had a small role in recruiting this man. He’d spent the last ten years leading engineering teams on a consumer product you’ve probably used, and he’s just arrived in DC to work with the federal government. He started on Monday, and it’s now Thursday night. I run into him at an event. He…

Procurement under Trump

If Trump wants to improve regulation, here’s where he should start.

An Open Letter to the Code for America Brigades

In 2012, Code for America launched a volunteer program. Local groups of government staff, technologists, designers, community organizers, and others who are committed to making government work better, joined forces with us to bring the practices…

Digital in the Next Administration: The Path Forward

The presidential candidate leading the polls is…

“Stuff that Matters” Design Challenge: 120 probation officers sharing one iPhone