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Omidyar releases civic tech report, specific calls to action

Omidyar Network has released “Engines of Change,” a report on the state of civic technology in the context of 21st century social movements that includes specific calls to action for organizations, governments, cities, practitioners, startups and investors that can help grow and sustain its impact.

Now reading: 'Delivering on Digital'

I’m reading Bill Eggers’ new book, "Delivering on Digital: The Innovators and Technologies That Are Transforming Government," and wanted to share that it’s now available for purchase.

New online course: Agile for the government product owner

Agile Government Leadership has launched a new online course focused on the government product owner.

Cloud.gov is FedRAMP Ready, moves feds closer to internally deploying tech projects faster

In a Hacker News post, the cloud.gov team shares that the platform has attained FedRAMP Ready status, moving it closer to operating as a full-service cloud provider for federal technology projects.

Measuring 18F's value

It’s very easy, especially in a political environment, and especially for a high-profile organization like 18F, to be critical of its operations. There are a long list of items I’d like to see GAO look into and, right now, 18F isn’t one of them.