At the end of April, I'm stepping down as Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service.
It's such an incredible group of people, and I'm grateful for my time working alongside them. More info:
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Today was my first Canadian snow day! Thanks to for introducing me to this beast of a winter.
Tomorrow's experiment is maple syrup taffy on the snow in our backyard.
🇨🇦❤️❄️
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Canadians, which bank has the best user experience (website or app that works well, strong customer service, and smooth at setting up RRSPs/TFSAs)?
Which bank do you prefer and why? Thank you!
- Royal Bank of Canada/RBC1.5%
- TD Canada Trust1.4%
- Scotiabank96.5%
- CIBC0.7%
2,875 votesFinal results
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Friends, I need your suggestions. What power song gets you inspired and/or running faster? I need more + better running music.
Feel free to share your whole playlist!
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I'm thankful to for introducing me to the tradition of "pumpkin parades" on a recent date night.
The day after Halloween, many folks in Toronto bring their pumpkins to outdoor parks. It's a safe way to bring a community together and share some fun.
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Amazing: Mina Hsiang will be the next leader of the U.S. Digital Service. She's experienced, incredibly capable, and cares deeply about the work. I'm so excited for USDS, her, and the future.
medium.com/the-u-s-digita
What a great time to apply to serve:
usds.gov
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New-ish blog post: You need to meet Lindsay, my force of a human: mattcutts.com/blog/meet-lind
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Now that I no longer have tons of meetings, it was nice to look through photos of the last two years together with . My faves are the silly ones and dog pictures. I hope you get to take some time to reflect on the people and things that make you feel happy today.
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Huge congrats to @ClareMartorana on becoming the next Federal CIO. She's kind, empathetic, and cares most about getting good things done for people. I couldn't be more excited about Clare taking on this role.
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This the kind of news that hard to explain why it is SO GOOD, so if you don't know @ClareMartorana, just trust me. This is like really really-- no, I mean REALLY -- good. bit.ly/3qAoujA
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These fellowships bring technical expertise into Congress, which is hugely important and impactful. I hope that USDS alumni and civic tech folks will consider applying.
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#COVID19 turned Congress into a remote institution overnight. But it desperately needs better digital infrastructure to function effectively.
We've launched a Congressional Digital Service Fellowship to help.
Four days left to apply! techcongress.io/congressional-
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We could really use 1-2 amazing content strategists at the U.S. Digital Service right now. If you know that person (or are that person!), please get them to apply: usds.gov/apply
More info on what to expect:
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Folks who are leading or managing teams, how are you fostering a sense of community when folks are doing distributed work?
What things have worked well for you or your team?
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TechCongress is accepting fellowship applications now: techcongress.io/congressional-
It's a really high-impact way to raise the tech savviness of Congress, which is incredibly important.
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Good post by about ways to implement Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) faster/better, plus a group of folks who are ready and willing to help states with it:
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In case you are wondering how "Product Counsel" became a thing. & I wrote about the best job we ever had:
bricoleur.org/2020/04/produc
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Government gets better when amazing folks join and serve. You can go to usajobs.gov now, create a profile, upload your design portfolio and resume, and apply starting this Wednesday!
Now is your chance to help improve service design for a bunch of federal agencies!
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Have you ever wanted the US government to provide a better user experience? Good news--several federal agencies will be hiring high-level customer experience strategists! More info at smeqa.usds.gov/info/cx-govwid and performance.gov/cx/ !
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Grateful to for helping me find my inner silly. Whether it's with the help of partners, pets, friends, family, books, or just your own strength, I hope everyone is staying grounded. Please be kind to yourself.
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If you're a technologist (SRE, software engineer, designer, product manager), here's some of the impact you can have in government: ted.com/talks/matt_cut
With COVID, we need tech talent in the government more than ever now. Please consider applying:
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Excited to be live at ourpublicservice.org/events/tech-ta talking to @ClareMartorana and the Partnership for Public Service @RPublicService
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This is starting in 10 minutes! Please join us for this fun, rollicking discussion. :)
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Thursday 4/16 @mattcutts, @jj_anastasoff, and @ClareMartorana discuss how the federal government can implement modern technology to deliver better services to the all Americans. Join us online at @RPublicService ourpublicservice.org/events/tech-ta
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Thursday 4/16 , , and @ClareMartorana discuss how the federal government can implement modern technology to deliver better services to the all Americans. Join us online at @RPublicService ourpublicservice.org/events/tech-ta
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This Thursday I'll be talking with the Partnership for Public Service and @ClareMartorana (CIO of the Office of Personnel Management) about tech talent for 21st century government.
Want to join? Register here: ourpublicservice.org/events/tech-ta
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Huge thanks to Apple and Google for building privacy-preserving contact tracing into iOS and Android. Tech is emerging as a pillar of civilization and a critical reservoir of competence.
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This makes me so happy: apple.com/newsroom/2020/
Technical details here: apple.com/covid19/contac
Kudos to Apple and Google for their leadership and partnership on this.
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This is wonderful + huge news about Apple and Google coming together with an approach to contact tracing: washingtonpost.com/technology/202
Really happy to see this.
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Government employees can get free access to O'Reilly's learning library: oreilly.com/online-learnin through Independence Day weekend. Learn a little more about site reliability engineering or data science or whatever new skills would help.
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Want to use your product skills to help evolve health care? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hiring product managers. The job posting is live today and will close after 500 applications!
usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDet
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State, local, & other government folks can ask for technical help here: usdigitalresponse.org
Techies can also volunteer.
This isn't affiliated with the US Digital Service nor with the US government. Many of the volunteers have worked at , or though.
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This site helps match suppliers of masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) with people who need it: projectn95.com
Great to see this work by the civic tech community.
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Lots of folks are paying attention to washing their hands. This video has pretty good guidance on how to do it well:
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Former USDSer John O'Duinn is doing free presentations this week about how teams can work in a distributed fashion: civicactions.com/distributed-go
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I did a TED talk about why technologists (designers, engineers, and product managers) should do a tour of public service. The talk is now live: ted.com/talks/matt_cut
Learn more at usds.gov , or please share the talk. Thank you!
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Thank you for coming to my TED talk:
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This is a big win for patient interoperability. It will improve care and health outcomes for so many people.
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Today’s reforms represent a significant step forward towards delivering the future of healthcare by empowering patients with access and control over their own healthcare information.
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The @USDS team continues to thrive!!! 
Engineers, designers, and product managers who want to make a difference — usds.gov/join
nytimes.com/aponline/2020/
Engineers, designers, and product managers who want to make a difference — usds.gov/join
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