March 24 - 30 Weeknotes capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, often focused on work. These are mine. Learn more about weeknotes here. I'm late getting the weeknotes out this week, as it was a very busy week and I'm spending a lot of "free" time thinking about some strategic leadership … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 13 : The only constant is change
This is the podcast I've been waiting for. The new-ish podcast WatchCats got an extended interview with former USDS infosec pro Jonathan Kamens, who joined USDS in summer 2023 and was unceremoniously dumped in the DOGE purge in February. Kamens shares his week-by-week direct experience of the drama in the months following the November election … Continue reading Stunning direct insight into the destruction of USDS from one of her own
My “weeknotes” capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, mostly focused on work. Learn more about the weeknotes concept here. March 3 - 9 I am updating the format a little this week, separating out professional notes from personal notes, in case folks are only here for one or the other. This … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 10 : The worst thing you can do is nothing
February 24 - March 2 My “weeknotes” capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, mostly focused on work. Learn more about the weeknotes concept here. Achievement Unlocked: One Year of Weeknotes I just realized at the last second, before publishing, that this release marks a complete year of publishing weeknotes every single … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 09 : Fire on the horizon
February 17 - 23 My “weeknotes” capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, mostly focused on work. Learn more about the weeknotes concept here. My report for Elon Musk I guess we're all sending weekly 5-accomplishment reports to Elon now, huh? And I'm sure he doesn't want full-blown weeknotes, so I'll keep … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 08 : 5 things I did this week
A couple weeks back it dawned on me the DOGE raids on federal offices could easily be replicated at State and local levels. You wouldn't even need "Big Balls" to do it personally—Trump could send in the FBI or anyone else with a loose grasp of Constitutional law and start demanding access, control, or wholesale … Continue reading Should local government tech teams prepare for an unwelcome DOGE visit?
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