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Take the 2015 Agile Government Survey

Agile Government Leadership wants to learn more about the state of agile project management in government, its challenges and successes, and how AGL can better support the community.

California launches innovation contests to improve government operations

The state of California has launched a $25K Find a New Way innovation contest that gives residents a chance "to identify areas of improvement within the state government and share their untapped expertise to create solutions."

7 books for better digital government

Continuing on my book cleaning spree, I wanted to highlight a few web product design and development books I'm getting rid of that are helpful for anyone focused on providing government digital services.

Keep plugging away

BallotPath founder Jim Cupples sent me a follow-up note, and it hits home two important points.

Bloomberg commits $42 million to scale government performance management, open data

As part of a new What Works Cities initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $42 million effort to help 100 U.S. cities "elevate and accelerate" their "use of data and evidence to engage citizens, make government more effective, and improve people’s lives."