GovFresh - Design / Technology / Democracy

Thoughts

Ideas, opinions, observations.

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Government websites are dead. Long live government websites.

AI will expedite government services moving from aesthetic design to machine-readable data.

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Taking stock, gratitude

My civic tech retrospective.

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Fork in the code

Repository bureaucracy and how the general public can help preserve government technology assets.

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Government release notes

A simple way to keep public service communications open, authentic and regular.

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Cybersecurity standards for government websites

We need better guidance for a more secure digital government experience.

Thoughts

Briefs

Topics compressed for easier download.

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Open data

A brief-ish explainer of open data.

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Open source AI

A brief-ish explainer of open source artificial intelligence.

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American Dynamism

A brief-ish explainer of Andreessen Horowitz's American Dynamism.

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New web accessibility law

A brief-ish explainer of the new web accessibility law for state and local governments.

Briefs

Direct message

Chats with our contacts.

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Jonathan Mostowski

Acquisition strategist, author, innovator, problem solver

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Amy Paige Kaminski

Author, catalyst, & champion for public engagement with space, science, & technology

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Ryan Wold

Public servant

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Jarah Meador

Director of Challenge.Gov + CitizenScience.Gov

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Rebecca Woodbury

Local gov content strategist

Direct message

Signal

What's on our radar.

Signal 2025.03.14

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What's on our radar.

By: Luke Fretwell

Posted: March 14, 2025

Updated: March 17, 2025

Signal 2025.03.14

What's on our radar.

By: Luke Fretwell

Posted: March 14, 2025

Updated: March 17, 2025

Signal 2025.03.14

Signal 2025.03.14

What's on our radar.

By: Luke Fretwell

Posted: March 14, 2025

Updated: March 17, 2025

Signal 2025.03.14

What's on our radar.

By: Luke Fretwell

Posted: March 14, 2025

Updated: March 17, 2025

Signal

Demos

Product demonstrations.

Text: Project ScanGov demo

Project ScanGov

Project ScanGov co-maintainer Luke Fretwell gives a demo of the latest updates.

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ca.gov

State of California UX Design and Web Development Manager Artem Khomishen gives a demo of ca.gov.

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Data.gov metrics dashboard

Data.gov Product Manager Tim Lowden demos the new metrics dashboard.

Demos

Papers

Deep dives.

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Open civic organizations

A deep dive on open civic organizations.

Papers

Research

Notes and deep work.

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OpenACR

GovFresh research notes on OpenACR Editor.

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AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook

GovFresh research notes on the AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook.

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Declaration for the Future of the Internet

GovFresh research notes on the Declaration for the Future of the Internet.

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Public AI

GovFresh research notes on public artificial intelligence.

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Open Source AI Definition

GovFresh research notes on the Open Source Institute's Open Source AI Definition.

Research

Podcast

Talking with the people at the intersection of design, technology and democracy.

Hack to the Future with Emily Crose

Hack to the Future with Emily Crose

Government's history, relationship and evolution with hackers and hacking.

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Government PDFs

The controversial file format beloved by government.

California Alpha (Part 1)

California Alpha (Part 1)

Setting an Alpha foundation with Angie Quirarte.

Podcast

Book club

Recommended reading.

Cover of This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends

This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends

The Cyberweapons Arms Race

Cover of The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley

The Tech Coup

How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley

The People’s Spaceship

NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo

Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet

Read Write Own

Building the Next Era of the Internet

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Hack to the Future

How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers

Dignity in a Digital Age

Making Tech Work for All of Us

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Autocracy, Inc.

The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

Book club