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Benedikt Pape<p><a href="https://colearn.social/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtech</span></a> Will Nationen vernetzen, um <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/digitalisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalisierung</span></a> in der Verwaltung voran zu bringen. Interessant, was <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/manuelkilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manuelkilian</span></a> sagt: <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> ist Vorreiter und profitiert in Sachen Verteidigung. Eine Behörde, die nicht mehr auf physische Standorte angewiesen ist, ist schwerer angreifbar.</p><p><a href="https://www.egovernment.de/unbuerokratisch-31-digitale-transformation-schule-ki-und-govtech-manuel-kilian-a-6a438530e7708e04fcd1d9fd702da199/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">egovernment.de/unbuerokratisch</span><span class="invisible">-31-digitale-transformation-schule-ki-und-govtech-manuel-kilian-a-6a438530e7708e04fcd1d9fd702da199/</span></a></p>
Benedikt Pape<p><a href="https://colearn.social/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtech</span></a> Will Nationen vernetzen, um <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/digitalisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalisierung</span></a> in der Verwaltung voran zu bringen. Interessant, was <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/manuelkilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manuelkilian</span></a> sagt: <a href="https://colearn.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> ist Vorreiter und profitiert in Sachen Verteidigung. Eine Behörde, die nicht mehr auf physische Standorte angewiesen ist, ist schwerer angreifbar.</p>
olеg lаvrоvsky<p>Good impressions of my chat with Jan from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@govdirectory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>govdirectory</span></a></span> - digging into <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikidata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikidata</span></a> queries to try to make more sense of the wond'rous structures of modern bureaucracy <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpendataCH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpendataCH</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenDataDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDataDay</span></a></p>
Mike Gifford, CPWA #DrupalCon<p>So this is a good time for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> to start putting some distance between big, proprietary, American companies like Microsoft, IBM and Adobe, and start seriously shifting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> to support <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallBusiness</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p><p>We can now follow the example of many European countries!</p>
Harald Klinke<p>Digitale Resilienz für eine zukunftsfähige Gesellschaft: Der Staat muss als digitaler Ermöglicher agieren, Verwaltung modernisieren und digitale Kompetenzen fördern. Eine klare Strategie für digitale Souveränität ist entscheidend, so die Autoren des Papiers. <br><a href="https://det.social/tags/Digitalisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Digitalisierung</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Zukunft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zukunft</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Resilienz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resilienz</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Deutschland2029" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland2029</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a><br><a href="https://initiatived21.de/uploads/03_Studien-Publikationen/Deutschland-2029/Deutschland-2029_InitiativeD21_DigitalService_SPRIND.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">initiatived21.de/uploads/03_St</span><span class="invisible">udien-Publikationen/Deutschland-2029/Deutschland-2029_InitiativeD21_DigitalService_SPRIND.pdf</span></a></p>
Jens Ohlig<p>18F was a digital services team within the U.S. GSA that helped government agencies build, buy, and improve technology to enhance public services. It was an internationally recognized <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> project for <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/DigitalTransformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalTransformation</span></a></p><p>It was eliminated yesterday.</p><p><a href="https://18f.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">18f.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Michael Downey 🧢<p>🇺🇳 :opensourceparrot: Some folks have asked how our efforts are going helping governments be good open source citizens as they leverage free software to provide public services. </p><p>🎉 The answer is: Things are going very well, and they're getting better every week. </p><p>📋 With 4 months until UN Open Source week, here's a current update from our UNDP team:</p><p><a href="https://www.undp.org/digital/blog/open-source-programme-offices-ospos-greater-collaboration-more-sustainable-impact" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">undp.org/digital/blog/open-sou</span><span class="invisible">rce-programme-offices-ospos-greater-collaboration-more-sustainable-impact</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/UNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNDP</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a></p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>Ted Carstensen, head of the US Digital Service (now DOGE), announces his resignation, opting out of a federal buyout offer. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TedCarstensen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TedCarstensen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDigitalService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDigitalService</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resignation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resignation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalStaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalStaff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicService</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>"Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them at one point as “targets.”"</p><p>These threats and intimidations against civil service workers are absolutely disgusting. Yesterday I shared a link with resources for supporting them.</p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/113947097279538561" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/1</span><span class="invisible">13947097279538561</span></a></p><p>Original news article: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna190711" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nbcnews.com/news/rcna190711</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/CivilServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilServants</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/CivilService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilService</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/CivicTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivicTech</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/GovernmentWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentWorkers</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@civictech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>civictech</span></a></span> shares ways we can all support our civil service workers, from supporting their unions, offering solidarity, and rallying.</p><p>"The world is counting on them to stand strong in the face of the daily threats to their livelihood hitting their inboxes, the hollowing out or complete eradication of their departments and missions, and a threatening work environment."</p><p><a href="https://us19.campaign-archive.com/?u=cdb853c4847acff0d0a09460d&amp;id=129a43c362" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">us19.campaign-archive.com/?u=c</span><span class="invisible">db853c4847acff0d0a09460d&amp;id=129a43c362</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/CivilServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilServants</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/CivilService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilService</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/CivicTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivicTech</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/GovernmentWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentWorkers</span></a></p>
Derek Law<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disaster</span></a> Resilience Hub built with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/arcgishub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arcgishub</span></a></span> <a href="https://resilience-fema.hub.arcgis.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">resilience-fema.hub.arcgis.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/location" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>location</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EmergencyResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyResponse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/esri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esri</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/arcgis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arcgis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GISchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GISchat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geospatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geospatial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArcGISHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcGISHub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mapstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/esri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>esri</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/esrifederalgovt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>esrifederalgovt</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/gispublicsafety" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gispublicsafety</span></a></span></p>
Mike Gifford, CPWA #DrupalCon<p>For folks who couldn't make my first 2025 @fosdem.bsky.social talk Digital Public Goods - Incentivizing Collaboration <a href="https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4633-digital-public-goods-incentivizing-collaboration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event</span><span class="invisible">/fosdem-2025-4633-digital-public-goods-incentivizing-collaboration/</span></a> </p><p>My slides are available here:<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V2uY9ZKR2cBj7C4o9ZARzDKJJorrMimajyTPu0EFdXE/edit#slide=id.gde6e9fa718_0_3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/presentation/d</span><span class="invisible">/1V2uY9ZKR2cBj7C4o9ZARzDKJJorrMimajyTPu0EFdXE/edit#slide=id.gde6e9fa718_0_3</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPublicGoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPublicGoods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Procurement</span></a></p>
Josh Wells<p>Question for <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/opengov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opengov</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtech</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/civictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civictech</span></a> people: What is the articulation you or others have seen in the quasi-legal DOGE structure supposedly now embedded or taking over the United States Digital Service, as recorded through these explanations at Wikipedia, and defined in the POTUS Executive Order linked from Wikipedia:</p><p>1. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departme</span><span class="invisible">nt_of_Government_Efficiency</span></a></p><p>2. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_DOGE_Service" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_S</span><span class="invisible">tates_DOGE_Service</span></a> (was USDS)</p><p>The USDS original web page at USDS.gov seemingly has no reference to "DOGE" material, furthermore it has the little verification dropdown which reads "An official website of the United States government. Here’s how you know" just like other *.gov domains like USGS.gov and USDA.gov etc. It looks like a normal government web page.</p><p>But there is also a DOGE.gov website with a very differently stylized "official website" line at the top and with zero information about what the department is, just a splash page. Frankly it looks suspicious, as if some federal IT people are refusing to work on it.</p><p>Both domains USDS.gov and DOGE.gov show as registered United States government domains with the same government contact information through an iana.org WHOIS.</p><p>I am teaching a class on open government practices next week and this sure is a piece of work to untangle. I'm frankly at a loss of what to explain here about functions at the federal level. Any help would be very appreciated. Personal DMs fine if you like.</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@digiphile" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digiphile</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@allafarce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>allafarce</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@danielschuman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>danielschuman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dan.mastohon.com/@danhon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>danhon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pahlkadot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pahlkadot</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.publicinterest.town/@edmullen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edmullen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span></p>
European Open Source Academy<p>The award goes to... </p><p>👏 Congratulations to Amandine Le Pape for winning the Business &amp; Impact Award at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EOSA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EOSA2025</span></a>! 🚀</p><p>🤝Presented by Mitchell Baker, Chairwoman of Mozilla and a pioneer in open internet advocacy. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> </p><p>Thank you, Amandine, for your leadership in open source business innovation! She will join the EOSAcademy as the Head of the Business &amp; Impact Section. </p><p> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TechForGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechForGood</span></a></p>
Jan Ainali<p>Usually, the Standard for Public Code has the community calls last Thursday of the month. But since people are travelling to <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a>, it is today instead 15.00 CET. Agenda is being built at: <a href="https://github.com/standard-for-public-code/standard-for-public-code/discussions/1064" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/standard-for-public</span><span class="invisible">-code/standard-for-public-code/discussions/1064</span></a><br>If you would like to join, DM and I'll share the call link.<br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/PublicCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicCode</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a></p>
pixelbud<p>18F handbook was updated 😞 <a href="https://github.com/18F/handbook/commit/e6e6c1db7d8cdf44364d8b18c35822b79eee700c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/18F/handbook/commit</span><span class="invisible">/e6e6c1db7d8cdf44364d8b18c35822b79eee700c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techbacon.social/tags/civictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civictech</span></a> <a href="https://techbacon.social/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtech</span></a> <a href="https://techbacon.social/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ux</span></a> <a href="https://techbacon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Derek Law<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> Is the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> Backbone for Agencies Battling <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fires</span></a> <a href="https://tinyurl.com/49fanev2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/49fanev2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> via GovTechNews <br> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EmergencyResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyResponse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAFires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/esri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esri</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/arcgis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arcgis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GISchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GISchat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geospatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geospatial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mapstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/esri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>esri</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/gispublicsafety" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gispublicsafety</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/esrislgov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>esrislgov</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/urisa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>urisa</span></a></span></p>
Loki the Cat<p>"Mom says it's your turn to share the code!" 📱</p><p>Finally, federal agencies must stop hoarding their custom software like digital dragons. New law requires them to share code, potentially saving billions in duplicate development costs.</p><p>Turns out "copy-paste programming" is actually good when everyone's on the same team!</p><p><a href="https://social.jorijn.com/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.jorijn.com/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p><p><a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/204210/bill-requiring-us-agencies-to-share-custom-source-code-with-each-other-becomes-law" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/204210/bill-requiring-us-agencies-to-share-custom-source-code-with-each-other-becomes-law</a></p>
Andreas<p>For those who missed it, we're recruiting the next No10 Innovation Fellows! </p><p>If you're an exceptional technologist (no matter what kind) who likes the idea of spending a year or so transforming government with your drive and expertise, I'd urge you to apply! The current cohort are an wonderful, driven, diverse bunch who have done fabulous things, and I'm so looking forward to what we do next.</p><p><a href="https://no10innovationfellows.campaign.gov.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">no10innovationfellows.campaign</span><span class="invisible">.gov.uk/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/govtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/civictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civictech</span></a></p>
Aaron<p>Want to learn more about our new "50 Digital Public Goods in Government Use" scan and dataset? There's a webinar for that.</p><p>Dec 16, 1pm ET, join me and the Beeck Center <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> team as we talk about why we did this, what we learned, and what's in the data for you.</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-public-goods-landscape-scan-launch-webinar-tickets-1096314860259?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/digital-publi</span><span class="invisible">c-goods-landscape-scan-launch-webinar-tickets-1096314860259?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a></p>