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Cecilia Muñoz: “We have to think bigger than we have been thinking”

Which side are you on, vendors?

I am often asked how Code for America intends to deal with the…

Performance and user experience

A few weeks ago, we polled our staff and fellows about brand and product values, and two things that surfaced were accessibility and performance. When we thought about it, these things really laddered up into usability: it’s important to us that through different practices…

Code for America’s Next Chapter

Government can work for the people, by the people, in the 21st century. This is the vision that Code for…

Civic Hacking Leaders Face a New Challenge

Anyone in the midst of the civic hacking movement knows that change is in the air. And this is not a bad thing. By far, it’s one of the most interesting times to be involved in this movement. Civic hackers are becoming more focused, more efficient with…

Weigh In: Code for America Summit Peer Sessions

Only new mistakes: Embracing failures while building digital service teams