Certainly doesn't ask anyone with more experience why so many govtech modernization programs take years, and often stall out or fail. The reason is obvious: Everyone but me is stupid!
March 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Certainly doesn't ask anyone with more experience why so many govtech modernization programs take years, and often stall out or fail. The reason is obvious: Everyone but me is stupid!
no way
I'm so shocked
no one who works in govtech could have foreseen this
I'm so shocked
no one who works in govtech could have foreseen this
February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
no way
I'm so shocked
no one who works in govtech could have foreseen this
I'm so shocked
no one who works in govtech could have foreseen this
And no doubt he thinks this way because, after all, he HAS run several companies that found ways to innovate in ways that incumbent firms missed. And in fairness, a lot of govtech really is unnecessarily sclerotic & hobbled by a checkbox mentality.
March 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
And no doubt he thinks this way because, after all, he HAS run several companies that found ways to innovate in ways that incumbent firms missed. And in fairness, a lot of govtech really is unnecessarily sclerotic & hobbled by a checkbox mentality.
helpfully enough the entire decryption algorithm was spelled out in the code comments of the js, so, thanks random DC govtech contractors from 11 years ago
March 16, 2026 at 3:05 AM
helpfully enough the entire decryption algorithm was spelled out in the code comments of the js, so, thanks random DC govtech contractors from 11 years ago
a major set back for #govtech
DOGE is now in fact a federal government agency, created by Trump today by renaming United States Digital Service founded under Obama to revamp healthcare website. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing And Implementing The President's "Department Of Government Efficiency" – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
a major set back for #govtech
Once bad actors get your personal info, they can use it for fraud for years. Read our explainer on data security & how to protect yourself. ⬇️
🔗 www.wethebuilders.org/posts/real-r...
#GovTech #TechForGood #SaveOurServices #altgov #altUSDS #linkinbio #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #PrivacyMatters
🔗 www.wethebuilders.org/posts/real-r...
#GovTech #TechForGood #SaveOurServices #altgov #altUSDS #linkinbio #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #PrivacyMatters
February 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Once bad actors get your personal info, they can use it for fraud for years. Read our explainer on data security & how to protect yourself. ⬇️
🔗 www.wethebuilders.org/posts/real-r...
#GovTech #TechForGood #SaveOurServices #altgov #altUSDS #linkinbio #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #PrivacyMatters
🔗 www.wethebuilders.org/posts/real-r...
#GovTech #TechForGood #SaveOurServices #altgov #altUSDS #linkinbio #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #PrivacyMatters
#TechnologistsForThePublicGood (I'm a board member) &
@civictechallies.bsky.social
affirming our support for *everyone* in the #civictech #govtech field. I'll say more after work, but this is important to me
@civictechallies.bsky.social
affirming our support for *everyone* in the #civictech #govtech field. I'll say more after work, but this is important to me
Sorry about the reposting, but it seems like the link is too long for BlueSky, so we are instead adding it in this thread. Thanks for your understanding! 🙏
🔗 www.civictechnologists.org/2025/01/comm...
🔗 www.civictechnologists.org/2025/01/comm...
A Commitment to Supporting Our Communities
ACT is a decentralized network of civic tech volunteer organizations.
www.civictechnologists.org
January 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#TechnologistsForThePublicGood (I'm a board member) &
@civictechallies.bsky.social
affirming our support for *everyone* in the #civictech #govtech field. I'll say more after work, but this is important to me
@civictechallies.bsky.social
affirming our support for *everyone* in the #civictech #govtech field. I'll say more after work, but this is important to me
Relistening to our last WatchCats episode, I’ve been mulling over why exactly DOGE appears to be a children’s crusade. Surely tech billionaire Elon Musk can find competent techies with right-wing politics whose voices have changed. And maybe even have experience in govtech.
February 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Relistening to our last WatchCats episode, I’ve been mulling over why exactly DOGE appears to be a children’s crusade. Surely tech billionaire Elon Musk can find competent techies with right-wing politics whose voices have changed. And maybe even have experience in govtech.
I started working on a new paper on Govtech in Ukraine and as I am searching for literature on Govtech I found this interesting paper by the IMF!
The Political Economy of Govtech
"The main innovation of GovTech is more social than technological"
Interesting IMF!
www.imf.org/-/media/file...
The Political Economy of Govtech
"The main innovation of GovTech is more social than technological"
Interesting IMF!
www.imf.org/-/media/file...
www.imf.org
April 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
I started working on a new paper on Govtech in Ukraine and as I am searching for literature on Govtech I found this interesting paper by the IMF!
The Political Economy of Govtech
"The main innovation of GovTech is more social than technological"
Interesting IMF!
www.imf.org/-/media/file...
The Political Economy of Govtech
"The main innovation of GovTech is more social than technological"
Interesting IMF!
www.imf.org/-/media/file...
Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
At least four states were affected by the outage, which Conduent says is ongoing.
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tcrn.ch
January 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
If you want to send your resume to the Mamdani team, their portal is now open.
#civictech #PiTech #govtech
www.transition2025.com/apply
#civictech #PiTech #govtech
www.transition2025.com/apply
A New Era for NYC
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is ready to work to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents.
www.transition2025.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you want to send your resume to the Mamdani team, their portal is now open.
#civictech #PiTech #govtech
www.transition2025.com/apply
#civictech #PiTech #govtech
www.transition2025.com/apply
@amandine.bsky.social is today speaking at The GovTech Summit's main stage on a panel alongside The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram and Richard Browning about what governments can learn from the tech industry to fuel innovation.
March 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
@amandine.bsky.social is today speaking at The GovTech Summit's main stage on a panel alongside The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram and Richard Browning about what governments can learn from the tech industry to fuel innovation.
IRS cybersecurity overhaul falls short of effectiveness despite upgrades, leaving sensitive taxpayer data at risk, federal watchdog warns.
https://fedscoop.com/irs-cybersecurity-fisma-tigta-report/
#govtech #cybersecurity
https://fedscoop.com/irs-cybersecurity-fisma-tigta-report/
#govtech #cybersecurity
September 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
IRS cybersecurity overhaul falls short of effectiveness despite upgrades, leaving sensitive taxpayer data at risk, federal watchdog warns.
https://fedscoop.com/irs-cybersecurity-fisma-tigta-report/
#govtech #cybersecurity
https://fedscoop.com/irs-cybersecurity-fisma-tigta-report/
#govtech #cybersecurity
Our democracy is trapped behind 20 different logins because officials abandoned open feeds for private corporate silos. #GovTech sugataai.com/blog/governm...
Government updates belong in an open feed
When the first email client launched, we imagined a world where information was free, universal, and accessible to anyone with a connection.
sugataai.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Our democracy is trapped behind 20 different logins because officials abandoned open feeds for private corporate silos. #GovTech sugataai.com/blog/governm...
The End of Bureaucracy
open.substack.com/pub/luukasil...
open.substack.com/pub/luukasil...
The End of Bureaucracy
Two fresh papers on what Germany and America can learn from top govtech performers like Estonia
open.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The End of Bureaucracy
open.substack.com/pub/luukasil...
open.substack.com/pub/luukasil...
“going BERSERK trying to finish mundane tasks.”
We now have many examples of autonomous AI already operating outside of anyone's control.
#AI #OpenAI #Tech #Cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #DataPrivacy #GovTech #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
We now have many examples of autonomous AI already operating outside of anyone's control.
#AI #OpenAI #Tech #Cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #DataPrivacy #GovTech #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
September 26, 2026 at 1:22 AM
“going BERSERK trying to finish mundane tasks.”
We now have many examples of autonomous AI already operating outside of anyone's control.
#AI #OpenAI #Tech #Cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #DataPrivacy #GovTech #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
We now have many examples of autonomous AI already operating outside of anyone's control.
#AI #OpenAI #Tech #Cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #DataPrivacy #GovTech #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
All three of my children* were shut down by Bluesky last week for violating TOS, and I was denied on appeal.
* Tracery bots**
** Breaking GovTech, Starfleet Jobs, and Star Trek: Grand Designs
* Tracery bots**
** Breaking GovTech, Starfleet Jobs, and Star Trek: Grand Designs
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
All three of my children* were shut down by Bluesky last week for violating TOS, and I was denied on appeal.
* Tracery bots**
** Breaking GovTech, Starfleet Jobs, and Star Trek: Grand Designs
* Tracery bots**
** Breaking GovTech, Starfleet Jobs, and Star Trek: Grand Designs
An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open keepthingsopen.com
Via Matt Hancock, okay fair enough
#govtech #opensource #opengov
Via Matt Hancock, okay fair enough
#govtech #opensource #opengov
Though you probably never expected to be reposting something from Matt Hancock, here he is supporting open source code in response to NHS England’s decision to start making repos private. www.linkedin.com/posts/mattha...
NHS reverses decision to close open source code | Rt Hon Matt Hancock posted on the topic | LinkedIn
The NHS just made a huge mistake. Here's why it matters.
The NHS sits on one of the greatest opportunities in the history of healthcare. The combination of scale, data, and clinical expertise is unma...
www.linkedin.com
May 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open keepthingsopen.com
Via Matt Hancock, okay fair enough
#govtech #opensource #opengov
Via Matt Hancock, okay fair enough
#govtech #opensource #opengov
The elephant in the room in govtech (and DPIs) is that policy thinkers often don’t understand tech, and tech thinkers often don’t understand policy.
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The elephant in the room in govtech (and DPIs) is that policy thinkers often don’t understand tech, and tech thinkers often don’t understand policy.
Goodness... Mamdani is gonna need a team of service delivery designers and engineers to get his policy vision implemented.
I'm here for this. 🍿
#govtech
I'm here for this. 🍿
#govtech
Mamdani: "This is an ever-expanding coalition. It's not one that is trying to keep tabs [on] when people joined this fight; it's one that's looking to actually deliver."
June 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Goodness... Mamdani is gonna need a team of service delivery designers and engineers to get his policy vision implemented.
I'm here for this. 🍿
#govtech
I'm here for this. 🍿
#govtech
“We are building GovTech as an ecosystem in which the government remains virtually invisible yet instantly available whenever people need it: no lines, no paperwork, and no bureaucracy,” writes Valeriia Koval, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, in this op-ed.
How Ukraine lets citizens marry and divorce online
Ukraine has pioneered governmental digital services for Ukrainians, and not long ago, people primarily turned to their smartphones to quickly obtain certificates or official extracts. It was already a...
kyivindependent.com
July 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“We are building GovTech as an ecosystem in which the government remains virtually invisible yet instantly available whenever people need it: no lines, no paperwork, and no bureaucracy,” writes Valeriia Koval, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, in this op-ed.
Watch it actually outperform some modern govtech suite
This is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just...
August 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Watch it actually outperform some modern govtech suite
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#location #spatial #intelligence #EmergencyResponse #govtech #publicsafety #GIS #esri #arcgis #mapping #GISchat #geospatial #geosky
#location #spatial #intelligence #EmergencyResponse #govtech #publicsafety #GIS #esri #arcgis #mapping #GISchat #geospatial #geosky
February 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🔒 Pennsylvania to Get Part of $2.2M Settlement in Data Breach - GovTech
Pennsylvania to Get Part of $2.2M Settlement in Data Breach GovTech
https://tinyurl.com/25vww6cl #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #CrustyTLDR
Pennsylvania to Get Part of $2.2M Settlement in Data Breach GovTech
https://tinyurl.com/25vww6cl #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #CrustyTLDR
September 25, 2026 at 10:03 AM
🔒 Pennsylvania to Get Part of $2.2M Settlement in Data Breach - GovTech
Pennsylvania to Get Part of $2.2M Settlement in Data Breach GovTech
https://tinyurl.com/25vww6cl #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #CrustyTLDR
Pennsylvania to Get Part of $2.2M Settlement in Data Breach GovTech
https://tinyurl.com/25vww6cl #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #CrustyTLDR