Thank you to the over 430 people who joined us today for A11yJam!

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🎥Stay tuned for follow-up insights from the event, including session recordings and recaps.

Lynn Overmann speaks at A11yJam

Our Executive Director @lynnovermann.bsky.social kicks off #A11yJam, emphasizing the importance of accessibility.

“When you design for accessibility, you make services better for everyone.”
-Lynn Overmann, Beeck Center

Check out this month’s edition of the Beeck Bulletin ✨ and explore:
➡️ Our 2025 Impact Report
➡️ Register for A11yJam
➡️ Our latest spotlight on Missouri’s Joe Kirby and more!

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2025 Impact Report - Beeck Center Explore the Beeck Center's 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the people, partnerships and progress behind our work to build better government for all.

When governments listen to the people they serve and stop working alone, real change happens. As policy shifts and capacity tightens, our 2025 Impact Report shows how state and local leaders are building solutions that reach the communities they serve.

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Joe Kirby’s Path From Help Desk Technician to Champion of Data-Driven Government - Beeck Center Read our spotlight about Missouri’s director of data and analytics, Joe Kirby is and how he is grounding innovation in real needs and investing in people as much as platforms.

As Missouri’s director of data and analytics, Joe Kirby is grounding innovation in real needs, maintaining transparency, and investing in people as much as platforms.

🔍 Read our spotlight to learn more about his work
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We are accepting applications for a Researcher! Reminder to apply by April 6th!
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When “Household” Doesn’t Match Real Life: Why Complex Living Arrangements Make It Hard for Young Mothers to Access Benefits - Beeck Center Research conducted by our Family Benefits Lab in California explores how lived experience shapes access to public benefits programs.

When benefits applications don't reflect household complexity, families may unintentionally lose access.

Our Family Benefits Lab spoke with mothers and frontline benefits staff in CA about how lived experience shapes access to benefits programs ⤵️
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We are hiring for a Researcher to support our work to improve the design, delivery, and experience of public services.

Applicants should have familiarity with the policies for core public benefits programs, such as SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid.

Apply now ⤵️
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Check out this month’s edition of the Beeck Bulletin✨ and explore:
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➡️ Our newest advisory board members
➡️ Register for A11yJam
➡️ Our latest spotlight on Notify.gov and more!

Helping Student Parents Thrive in an Era of Unpredictable Federal Aid How higher ed leaders are supporting student parents amid precarious federal support.

How are higher education institutions supporting student parents?

Maya Mechenbier, who leads our Family Benefits Lab spoke with @the74.bsky.social on the importance of making benefits programs more accessible for student parents.
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🗣️Save the date for A11yJam! This free, first-of-its-kind virtual event brings together the people on the front lines of digital accessibility.

📅 April 15
🎟 Registration now open⤵️
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Digital Government Hub The Digital Government Hub is an open-source reference library for anyone using design, data, and technology to improve government service delivery.

Is your state building digital capacity to govern? Peruse this terrific map from my former colleagues at @Georgetown @beeckcenter.bsky.social digitalgovernmenthub.org

Strengthening the Foundation for Government Innovation Arizona's first chief data and analytics officer Josh Wagner explains how good governance and quality data build a culture where innovation can thrive and agencies can have meaningful impact for resid...

How can state data leaders create the conditions for innovation to flourish responsibly in their organizations? Arizona State CDO Josh Wagner is leading the state’s innovation journey by building strong data foundations and leading with trust.

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Neil Cooke: Building a Connected Data Community in Texas - Beeck Center Learn now Texas State CDO Neil Cooke is harnessing the power of community so Texans can experience faster, clearer, more consistent services.

In a state as large and diverse as Texas, no single team can transform data practice alone. Neil Cooke, the state’s CDO, focuses on collaboration to help Texans experience faster, clearer, more consistent services.

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The Digital Benefits Digest For practitioners working to strengthen public benefits

❄️ Did you miss our December Digest?

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📚 New primer on state IEE systems
🗓️ Recording of our Q4 DI CoP Meeting.
👀 New Practitioner Picks on Digital Accessibility
📚 Latest research on state budget responses to H.R. 1 changes

Check out this month’s edition of the Beeck Bulletin 🚀
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Explore our latest update, including:
➡️ Our Family Benefits Lab work to support student parents
➡️ The State of State Digital Transformation visualization
➡️ FormFest 2025 recordings and more!

With November being a time of thanks, we are grateful to everyone who worked to support their communities through the federal shutdown and resulting delay of November SNAP benefits. Journalism has risen to the occasion and told the stories of our impacted neighbors.

Responding to the Needs of Student Parents in Maryland - Beeck Center Learn more about how our Family Benefits Lab is partnering with the State of Maryland to respond to the needs of student parents.

How can colleges and universities better support student parents looking to enroll in public benefits programs? Our Family Benefits Lab partnered with the state of Maryland to identify promising practices.

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Looking to better understand how states are approaching digital transformation? Explore our State of State Digital Transformation to get a big-picture view of the approaches different governments are taking.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for Civic Tech Live 🏛️ with @djpatil.bsky.social and @massivedatagu.bsky.social’s Lisa Singh to discuss “what good looks like” in #AI and #data.

Want to revisit your favorite moments? The recording is available now!
▶️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM0kJXkCA5M

The Digital Benefits Digest For practitioners working to strengthen public benefits

In this month’s Digest, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work happening across the country due to the severe disruptions to SNAP. Thank you to state and local leaders for your incredible work and care:

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AI is catching on in government. The Beeck Center wants to help | StateScoop After years of crafting policies and surveying risks, many state and local agencies are carefully experimenting with wider deployments of generative AI tools.

Our AI Fellow Andrew Merluzzi spoke with @statescoop.bsky.social on how organizations are rallying together to offer resources to aid state and local governments as they enter a new era of #AI.

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Statement from Civic Tech Nonprofits on SNAP Benefits Disruption - Beeck Center

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Food is a basic human need. How we respond in this moment will define whether we care for our neighbors—or allow millions to go hungry.

A group of civic tech nonprofits is issuing a statement on recent SNAP disruptions.

Read here: beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...

Registration is still open for Civic Tech Live, featuring former U.S. Chief Data Scientist @djpatil.bsky.social and @massivedatagu.bsky.social’s Director Lisa Singh!

📅 Tuesday, Nov 4 at 6:00 p.m. EST
📍 Georgetown Main Campus
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The @digitalbenefits.bsky.social team has spoken with leaders in 7 states about how their states are responding to SNAP and Medicaid changes introduced by H.R. 1.

Read the insights: digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...

State chief data officers often lack funding, authority, survey finds | StateScoop Many state chief data officers struggle with limited resources and weak influence in their organizations, according to a new report published by NASCIO.

Despite growing expectations to harness emerging tech like artificial intelligence (AI) to make data-driven decisions, many state CDOs lack clear authority or support from their state’s executive branch, leaving statewide data strategies vulnerable to turnover.
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We’re thrilled to welcome two new experts to our Innovation + Incubation Fellowship who will help advance our work on #AI and data sharing:
💡Andrew Merluzzi, AI Fellow
📊 Emily Madden, Data Interoperability Fellow

Learn more:
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Sharing the stage with Lisa Singh, Director of @MassiveData_GU, who is also the Sonneborn Chair of Interdisciplinary Research and the Department Chair of the Georgetown Computer Science Department.

Register now!
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We are thrilled to welcome @djpatil.bsky.social and Lisa Singh to be our guest speakers for Civic Tech Live! One of the world’s most influential data scientists, Dr. Patil will discuss the evolution of data science and AI.

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