Posted on July 28, 2010 by Abhi Nemani in Commentary
The Center for American Progress released a report this week about Millennials’ perception of government, calling this generation the “most pro-government.” Interestingly, that belief stemmed not from satisfaction in policy but from confidence in reform: Millennials believe that a robust …
Posted on July 24, 2010 by Alissa Black in News
Since our May announcement of the five Code for America cites, we have been working to better define the projects that our teams (made up of Fellows and city staff) will develop over the course of 2011. Initially the five …
Posted on July 21, 2010 by Jennifer Pahlka in Get Involved
Over the past few months, we’ve sat down with both civic and industry leaders to learn more about how technology can be used to make cities work better. In our conversations with Mark Zuckerberg, Aneesh Chopra, and many others, we …
Posted on July 12, 2010 by Jennifer Pahlka in News
Today is a big day for Code for America. It’s the first day the organization will have a full-time employee besides myself, because Alissa Black starts as our City Program Director today. Don’t get me wrong, this has been a …
Posted on July 4, 2010 by Abhi Nemani in Commentary
History is sometimes intimidating. Especially on days like today, we think of the Patriots in Concord firing the first shot of independence, the suffragists in New York taking to the streets for their rights, and the activists in Selma standing …