Program matches geeks with government Aug 13, 2010, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Code for America is matching up geeks with government. The San Francisco-based nonprofit is accepting applications until Sunday for fellowships for software developers, designers and product managers. Fellows for the 11-month project will work with five U.S. cities to develop technology to help government function more efficiently, or offer new services.

Code For America Offers Young Web Developers A Chance to Bring Cities to the Web 2.0, Aug 5, 2010, Campus Progress
Take a minute and look at your city government’s webpage. Is there anywhere for you to share input? Is there an app you can download to your phone to provide feedback or submit a request? If it looks anything like my city’s website, probably not and you might be worried that your city and its dozens of downloadable tax forms are trapped in 2001. Don’t worry. Web 2.0 will soon be on its way to city hall, if one Bay Area-based nonprofit has its way.

Video Interview: Code for America City Program Director Alissa Black, July 30, 2010, Technically Philly
At today’s Supernova conference, we caught up with Code for America’s City Program Director Alissa Black to ask her about the program’s timeline, how she’s measuring success and why Philadelphia was selected as one of CFA’s inaugural cities.

Gov 2.0: The Future of Government Is In Your Hands, July 30, 2010, CBS News
Annoyed with how your city is dealing with public transportation or want that pothole fixed on your street but can’t get anyone to listen? A brewing movement referred to as Gov 2.0 is working to help the public sector deal with these issues with the help of some of the smartest techies out there.

Code for America: Great people doing great things, July 30, 2010, SySCon
You are no doubt aware that cities are under great financial pressure. And we citizens of cities are as well, which means the odds of significant new IT money for most cities is really scant. It is time to look for new ways to empower our cities with abilities to serve citizens, and Code for America is one of the most positive things I have seen happening on this front.

What is Gov 2.0?, July 29, CBS News
Gov 2.0 uses the technology and innovation of Web 2.0 to address the needs of government. CBSNews.com’s Shira Lazar talks with Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, about the new movement and Code for America.

Code for America: Great people doing great things, CTO Vision, July 29 ,2010
You are no doubt aware that cities are under great financial pressure. And we citizens of cities are as well, which means the odds of significant new IT money for most cities is really scant. It is time to look for new ways to empower our cities with abilities to serve citizens, and Code for America is one of the most positive things I have seen happening on this front.

Code for America Labs picks Phila. for interactive applications project, Philadelphia Business Journal, July 29, 2010
A nonprofit that is seeking to get Web 2.0 developers and designers to spend a year working with cities to develop interactive applications for them has selected Philadelphia for its five-city inaugural program.

Code For America Selects Philadelphia To Participate In “fellows Program” To Develop Citizen Engagement Web Application, City of Philadelphia, July 29, 2010
Allan Frank, the City’s Chief Technology Officer and head of the Division of Technology, is excited about the high-level programming expertise that Code for America Fellows will bring. “We are talking Star Wars here; Philadelphia will have the benefit of a group of ‘Jedi Master’ technologists that will augment the Division’s existing web-development capacity, facilitating the creation of a powerful, interactive citizen engagement tool that will increase connectivity and the exchange of information between the City government, residents, and visitors.”

Microsoft announces support for Code for America at Seattle event Microsoft On the Issues, July 21, 2010
Microsoft is demonstrating our support for Code for America by committing to a $50,000 contribution. We have also agreed to help provide developer skills training to the Code for America Fellows, as well as technical and architectural guidance for the planned solutions in the target cities of Boston, Philadelphia, DC, Seattle, and Boulder. Finally, we will spread the word about Code for America to our developer and partner community to drive interest in the fellowships and to expand the reach and impact of Code for America’s mission

Hack the government, IT World, July 21, 2010
Code for America thinks that the U.S. would be a lot better place if hackers turned their technical skills towards improving the government.

Code For America, Seattle Mayor McGinn Blog, July 20, 2010
A select group of software developers, designers and managers will be chosen to build the next generation of Gov 2.0 apps for five U.S. city governments.

City of Seattle looks to bring the Block Watch into the 21st century, TechFlash, Seattle, July 19, 2010

The City of Seattle has operated Block Watch programs in select neighborhoods for more than 35 years. But now, some city officials and local high-tech leaders think the program is ready for an upgrade. A new effort — led by the non-profit Code for America — is looking to transform the way neighbors communicate with one another by tapping into social networking tools. Eventually, the goal is to create stronger communities where citizens are actively engaged in helping city government operate more smoothly.

Changing Government and Tech With Geeks, NY Times, July 6, 2010
Talking about government and computer programming most likely doesn’t evoke the feeling of “fun” for most Americans. But a group of Web geeks and technology leaders is trying to change that with a new nonprofit project, Code for America, which aims to import the efficiency of the Web into government infrastructures.

The Reasons “Code for America” is a BFD, Change.org, June 7, 2010

Code for America is a program that gives web professionals the chance to spend a year working with municipal data to create applications that improve resource efficiency, change the communication between officials and citizens, and general use their web app skills to improve government.

Five Cities Get Free Civic Apps Through Code for America, Mashable, May 4, 2010

Five American cities have been selected for a random act of kindness from software developers. Boston, Boulder, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Seattle will all receive free web and/or mobile apps to help administer government and serve citizens, thanks to a program called Code for America.

5 U.S. mayors, 25 developers will make the Gov 2.0 American Dream Team, GovFresh, Jan 8, 2010
Tryouts for the Gov 2.0 American Dream Team are on. Alphagovs, alphageeks get ready to spec and code, because Code for America is recruiting 5 cities to take the lead in re-shaping the face of the American municipal IT department.