Notes From Our Founder

The Problem with Dull Knives: What’s the Defense Department got to do with Code for America?

Weigh in on: Shaping the Government Technology Vendor Ecosystem

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…

Your Government, Winning

It’s been a good couple of days for government that works for people. Mollie Ruskin posted yesterday:

Sure, lots of stuff is rotten and broken and depressing these days. This, most fortunately, is not. On…

Digital in the Next Administration: The Path Forward

The presidential candidate leading the polls is…

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…