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Pineapple or pepperoni? Homeland Security's pizza analogy hopes to educate the public on foreign interference of elections
Because "responding to foreign interference requires a whole of society approach," the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has published resources that help educate the public on ways hackers can impact U.S. elections.
Government-funded report on government-funded research not accessible to the people who funded it
A federally-funded grant that researched the impact of government-funded research on innovation, such as private-sector intellectual property and inventions, is inaccessible to most of the people who funded it.
Intelligence community creates executive role to lead U.S. election security efforts
The Director of National Intelligence announced the creation of a new DNI executive position focused specifically on election threats. The new position will be led by Shelby Pierson, who previously served as DNI election security crisis manager during the 2018 midterm elections.
CivStart wants to help government leverage technology that serves the needs of vulnerable, underserved communities
CivStart is a new government-focused start-up accelerator that wants to ensure civic technology products "don’t get made in a vacuum — that they serve the needs of our most vulnerable and underserved communities."
What went wrong with the open data movement
Kin Lane offers insightful commentary on what went wrong with the open data movement, and why it failed to live up to initial exuberance and expectations.
Register for the 2019 DKAN Open Data Summit
For those interested in government open source and open data, registration for the 2019 DKAN Open Data Summit is now open.