Tag: DOGE

Stunning direct insight into the destruction of USDS from one of her own

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 →

Should local government tech teams prepare for an unwelcome DOGE visit?

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? →

2025 Weeknote 04 : Lacklove and manless in Moloch!

January 20 - 26 My “weeknotes” capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, mostly focused on work. Learn more about the weeknotes concept here. About this week's subtitle That's a snippet from Allen Ginsberg's famous poem Howl (1956) and it felt like a crystalline reflection of this week in history, with the … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 04 : Lacklove and manless in Moloch! →

Can the Trump 2.0 era deliver us from ineffective government bureaucracies?

Ever since the 2024 election handed Trump his numerically narrow but emotionally broad margin of victory, one of my favorite government thinkers and writers—Jennifer Pahlka, author of Recoding America—has been posting thoughts on her Substack about how this new Trump era might be an opportunity rather than a threat. Here's her latest: Thoughts for inauguration … Continue reading Can the Trump 2.0 era deliver us from ineffective government bureaucracies? →