Check out the latest Civic Tech Chat episode where we talk open source. I’m joined by Edward Mullen and Lauren Ciferri to talk about their work with Nava Strata, open software meant to help aid and accelerate public projects.
civictech.chat/2026/02/nava...
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
We didn’t need or want a silicon based sequel to the gilded age.
A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?
I recently had the privilege to speak with @senongo.bsky.social, VP of Design and Research at Nava PBC. Senongo has a lot of insight into the evolving nature of the practice’s role in Civic Tech.
Check out the conversation over on Civic Tech Chat: civictech.chat/2025/10/evol...
New Civic Tech Chat episode! I was joined by @amandarenteria.bsky.social to talk about good government forms and to let you know about FormFest (a neat event about them)! Check it out over here: civictech.chat/2025/09/form...
New civic tech chat out today!
We talked about experimentation in government services with two experts from Nava Labs: Genevieve Gaudet and Martelle Esposito.
Learn about their approach to experimentation, leveraging data, and how they advocate for adoption.
civictech.chat/2025/06/pion...
This was a thoughtful conversation digging into the work Ami Yares and Shannon have been doing to share the stories of Federal workers through @wethesongwriters.bsky.social. Along the way they've hoped to build empathy and give folks an artistic outlet. Listen in here: civictech.chat/2025/05/we-t...
The 2025 Code for America Summit is coming up. Check out this interview I had with their CEO @amandarenteria.bsky.social. We talked about the event, the state of civic tech, some things they've learned in their adventures so far, and more. Check it out here: civictech.chat/2025/05/Code...
it feels like 500 years have passed since the martial law declaration and that 1000 upsets have happened in south korea since
Non-profit tech modernization work is hard, but boy do those small wins feel so fantastic when you get them.
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
It turns out that in some places it is possible to hold political leaders accountable. www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/p...
I guess this is what squandering generations worth of work looks like.
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We’ve got a new episode of Civic Tech Chat out into the world! This time we talked about building accessible web services. @mgifford.bsky.social shared fantastic insights around this work and why it’s important to do. Check it out! civictech.chat/2025/02/buil... #civictech
FWIW, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISAgov) maintains a list of the 1,374 current federal .gov domains on Github:
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Coming back around to this, I wound up discovering this awesome youtube playlist as a starting point: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
It's January, which means Civic Tech Chat brings something back from the archives. This time it's our conversation covering the book Hack Your Bureaucracy. We discuss a bunch of good stuff you can take into your work in all sorts of organizations. civictech.chat/2025/01/arch...
Hoping to dive into some linear algebra self study for a bit.
What resources have y’all had success with?
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It truly is a perfect simplified explanation.
They managed to get more than the 8 votes from PPP to make it happen. This has been a wild thing to watch as a foreigner here. I believe the President is now suspended until the court weighs in. #korea apnews.com/article/sout...
Working in the open is a great way to go for custom app work with government.
When I had the opportunity to work on MilMove, I felt good about us managing to have our work out there in a public repository.
Barring obvious exceptions, like secret squirrel stuff, this should be the way.
I had a chat with Sarah Schacht about their research into innovation teams. Her work has interesting insights looking back at things that have been done well and ways we can improve such programs in the future.
civictech.chat/2024/12/inno...
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APNewsAlert: BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family after lightning rebel offensive.
Early days, but another exciting application of vaccine technology.
And a tough one for antivaxx crowd.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer medicine.washu.edu/news/vaccine....
I see where @civicwhitaker.bsky.social is coming from. It feels tough to be generous given the track records.
I’ve heard a take suggesting leaning in with a reform agenda in hand. Folks out there seem to want some kind of change, so a proactive approach may be an effective influence strategy.
Thank you for doing what you’ve done! I’ve been nervously watching things unfold from Busan and getting a solid account helps a lot.
I have empathy for the fear of political retribution with the next administration. If that's the point though, why just pardon his son? Why not release a statement expressing this and include the broad set of folks that would likely fall victim to this if it comes to pass?
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared emergency martial law, accusing the opposition of plotting “insurgency.” It was the first time a South Korean president had declared martial law since the military dictatorship ended in the country.
Follow live updates: nyti.ms/4eUS5xu