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Open source on GovFresh.

Briefs

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Open source software

A brief-ish explainer of open source software.

Papers

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Open civic organizations

A deep dive on open civic organizations.

Thoughts

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Government release notes

By Luke Fretwell

Cybersecurity standards for government websites

By Luke Fretwell

Direct message

Ryan Wold

Public servant

Jarah Meador

Director of Challenge.Gov + CitizenScience.Gov

Research

Open source

GovFresh research notes on open source software.

Open source security

GovFresh research notes on open source security.

Open innovation

GovFresh research notes on open innovation.

Open government

GovFresh research notes on open government.

Blockchain

GovFresh research notes on blockchain.

OSCAL

GovFresh research notes on the Open Security Controls Assessment Language.

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Login.gov

GovFresh research notes on Login.gov.

cloud.gov

GovFresh research notes on cloud.gov.

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Zero Trust

GovFresh research notes on Zero Trust.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

GovFresh research notes on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework.

FedRAMP

GovFresh research notes on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.

Books

Working in Public

The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software

By Nadia Eghbal

Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet

Read Write Own

Building the Next Era of the Internet

By Chris Dixon

The Open Organization

Igniting Passion and Performance

By Jim Whitehurst

Organizations

Code for America

Designing Human-Centered Applications

Events

Code for America Summit

Designing for change, delivering for the future

Date: May 29–30, 2025

Location: Washington, D.C.

Host: Code for America