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What's on our radar.
Substantive feedback on White House open source policy as comment period extended
The White House extended the Federal Source Code Policy comment period to April 18 and, to date, there there are 147 comments with much of the discussion centered around licensing and security.
California seeks chief data officer
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Government (software) as a service
Given the ubiquity of both government and software-as-a-service in our lives, it’s only natural they are starting to work more closely with one another.
New digital city pilot program
Cities receive one year of free ProudCity services, and we work directly with them to assess their current digital systems, how they can be optimized, and then help them quickly onboard to the platform.
Kickstarter campaign for city design method cards
GreaterPlaces is holding a fundraiser for city design method cards and a mobile app that “brings all aspects of city design together in one resource designed for everyone.”
California seeks CIOs
Of significant importance is the state CIO opening, and its convergence with evolving talk of establishing a government digital service team, much like what has been done in the United Kingdom and here in the United States with the U.S. Digital Service and 18F.