Civic Tech Chat

We are joined by [David Homes](https://github.com/DavidEHolmes), Director of Engineering over at the United States Digital Service. Our conversation will cover a number of topics including technology accessibility, interacting with partners and translating business rules into code, and the mentorship and development of engineers. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Join USDS](https://www.usds.gov/apply) - [Civil Rights Data Collection](https://github.com/DavidEHolmes/crdc) - [School Diversity Report](https://schooldiversityreport.com/#/) - [US Web Design System](https://designsystem.digital.gov/) - [Section 508 Compliance Site](https://www.section508.gov/) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

Our host [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) presents a short briefing on the topic of Election Security. This includes a discussion on a report released recently by Stanford University, as well as a couple oft forgotten weak links in election infrastructure security. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Stanford News Article](https://news.stanford.edu/2019/06/05/strategies-secure-american-elections/) - [Politico Article](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/05/vr-systems-russian-hackers-2016-1505582) - [Sen Wyden's Bill](https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-introduces-bill-to-protect-campaigns-state-parties-from-foreign-hackers) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

A little while back Civic Tech Chat hit it's first year of existence. For this special episode, [Veronica Young](https://twitter.com/veronicajyoung) and [Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon) join us for a retrospective conversation looking at the past year in civic tech. We'll find out things that went well, things that didn't go so well, and what lessons they've learned around the way ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [United States Digital Service](https://www.usds.gov/apply) - [Code for America](https://www.codeforamerica.org/) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

[Ryan](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) takes us on a quick dive back into the world of Net Neutrality. We'll discuss the Save the Internet Act of 2019 and what it intends to accomplish. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Text of Save the Internet Act of 2019](https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/Save%20the%20Internet%20Act%20Legislative%20Text.pdf) - [University of Maryland Public Policy School Poll](http://www.publicconsultation.org/united-states/overwhelming-bipartisan-public-opposition-to-repealing-net-neutrality-persists) - [Civic Tech Chat Episode 17](https://civictech.chat/2018/08/the-state-of-net-neutrality-august-2018) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

We talk with [Genevieve Gaudet](https://twitter.com/genevievegau) Senior Designer at (Nava)[https://twitter.com/NavaPBC]. The conversation focuses around the idea of humane tech and how it interacts with the social safety net. You don't want to miss it. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Wild Geese](https://rjgeib.com/thoughts/geese/geese.html) - [Indiana and IBM](http://www.govtech.com/health/Nobody-Wins-in-Indiana-vs-IBM-Lawsuit-Judge-Says.html) - [Civic Tech, #MeToo and Toxic Ecosystems: Invest in What Comes Next](https://medium.com/@beingbrina/civic-tech-metoo-and-toxic-ecosystems-invest-in-what-comes-next-34c5276f7dda) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

Our host, [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) talks internet privacy. What is it? Where do we stand? What is this California law that goes into effect this year? Tune in to find out. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB375) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

We're joined by [Madeline Hung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-hung-357137a6/), Co-Founder of [The Good Country](https://goodcountry.org/) an effort to create a digital country based on shared values. We'll engage in a conversation about how their mission, values, and how the organization operates. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Good Country Index](https://www.goodcountryindex.org/) - [Liquid Democracy](https://www.democracy.earth/) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

We sit down with [Alma Rangel](https://twitter.com/almarngl), from [Codeando Mexico](https://twitter.com/codeandomexico) to talk community organizing, responding to crises, and the state of civic tech in Mexico. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Codeando Mexico](https://www.codeandomexico.org/) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

This episode features [Dawn McDougall](https://twitter.com/de_mcdougs), Senior Advisor and former Executive Director of [Code for Philly](https://twitter.com/CodeForPhilly). We hop into a discussion about what it means for Civic Tech to be a movement and we gain some insight into how Code for Philly does community organizing. ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

This episode features [Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), founder of [Tech Rebalanced](https://twitter.com/tech_rebalanced) and Product Manager at the [United States Digital Service](https://twitter.com/USDS). We talk about her path to becoming a thought leader in the civic tech movement and dig into the weeds of doing product management in government. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Leah's Website](http://www.chipy.org/) - [Code for DC](https://chipymentor.org/) - [USDS](https://www.usds.gov/) - [Tech Rebalanced](https://techladyhackathon.org/) - [User Research is not Illegal](https://medium.com/@ErieMeyer/user-research-is-not-illegal-uncle-sam-51f2f92a280a) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)