Government release notes

Government release notes

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

Posted: December 9, 2024

Government release notes

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

By Luke Fretwell

Posted: December 9, 2024

Briefs

Topics compressed for easier download.

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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.

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Open source software

A brief-ish explainer of open source software.

Briefs

Direct message

Chats with our contacts.

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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

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Victor Sauceda

CEO, founder, justice reform advocate, community leader, change agent

Direct message

Signal

What's on our radar.

Government websites fail basic cybersecurity practices

Government websites fail basic cybersecurity practices

ScanGov adds security grades, scorecards.

By: Luke Fretwell

Posted: March 31, 2011

Government websites fail basic cybersecurity practices

ScanGov adds security grades, scorecards.

By: Luke Fretwell

Posted: March 31, 2011

Signal

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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U.S. Web Design System

GovFresh research notes on the U.S. Web Design System.

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AI and the U.S. federal government

GovFresh research notes on artificial intelligence and the U.S. government.

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Open source

GovFresh research notes on open source software.

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Open source security

GovFresh research notes on open source security.

Research

Podcast

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

Podcast

Book club

Recommended reading.

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Unit X

How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War

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This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends

The Cyberweapons Arms Race

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

Book club