There are so many amazing leaders + orgs, public and private across the US working to make institutions really serve the public from Civilla @18F U.S. DOGE Service Code for America andr41na Nava Public Benefit Corporation Ad Hoc Team U.S. Digital Response Skylight -this EO should make their quiet work easier.

Every time I hear a young designer say “But I only make $100,000!”, I think about my dad, who worked night shifts my whole childhood in a warehouse with no heater and retired making $11/hr, and cringe at how much money gets thrown around in tech. We’re all pretty damn privileged.

I get this instinct, and money is surely an important way to help. But isn’t the efficacy of U.S. Digital Response’s help to cities and states during the pandemic a fairly powerful counterpoint to this argument?

Most people suck at managing up. They waste their boss’ time with too much (or too little) information. Here’s how to give the right amount of context:

This is the software equivalent of a message smeared on the walls in blood

It is no longer viable to design your organization around a centralised IT department. It's not agile. It's not customer focused. Here's why. buff.ly/3uiLFmF

My new blog, non-traditional #IT contractors grow up fcw.com/comment/2022/0… Daniel J Chenok cdorobek Chris Cairns Robert Shea

🚸 Announcing our newest report: Applying for Child Care Benefits in the United States: 27 Families’ Experiences A months-long project to better understand experiences applying for child care benefits + recommend equitable and efficient best practices 🧵 usdigitalresponse.org/projects/apply…

Mediocrity is like a magnet pulling organizations toward it. You can only avoid it by constant effort.

This just in! Skylight will be holding a webinar on software metrics for civic tech later this month. Even better: it’s open to the public. RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/software-met…

We hosted our first-ever Alumni Career Fair today. 💼Thank you to TechCongress, U.S. Digital Corps, Govern For America, Skylight, and Schmidt Futures for joining us! We can't wait to see where our alumni will go in their #publicinteresttech journeys.

officially the youngest (known) player to hit #ApexLegends predator at the age of 10...that's 13 years younger than the CEO himself, Falcons ImperialHal 😉 only about 10 points over the cap, which means i'll prob drop down before elementary school ends tomorrow and i go again ⚙️

I DID IT! 🎉 officially going to be the youngest ever to hit apex predator in back-to-back splits at the age of 10...that's 21 years younger than the GOAT himself, Nickmercs...prob going to finish near #290, with a high of #160...also scored tons of halloween candy today! 👻🍭

mind blown by a YouTube comment of all things

We’re entering an era of AI-first software, which has the potential to create supercycle of opportunity and disruption in software not seen since mobile and cloud. This will be fun.

If you want to be a professional gamer, act like a professional. 1) A professional is reliable every day. This means showing up to practice on-time EVERY DAY fully-rested, eating beforehand, and mentally and physically ready to go. On a professional team, you owe it to your

The speaker lineup for #Prodacity is🔥‼️Our masterclass-style event is stacked- some of the biggest powerhouses in #govtech will reflect on D1 content and put it in context🎯rise8.us/prodacity to reserve your spot-don’t miss the content that will fuel Powerhouse Reflections

Every time I come across this (rare) UX pattern, I smile. The "Only" option for a list of checkboxes (where radios don't apply) is genius.