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    {"title" :"The People’s Code – Now on Code.gov","summary" : "Summary: Today we’re launching Code.gov so that our Nation can continue to unlock the tremendous potential of the Federal Government’s software. Over the past few years, we’ve taken unprecedented action to help Americans engage with their Government in new and meaningful ways. Using Vote.gov, citizens can now quickly navigate their state’s voter registration process through","date" : "2016-11-07T13:00:08-04:00","date_modified" : "2024-04-02T09:45:13-04:00","authors" : {"tony-scott" : "Tony Scott"},"topics" : {
        
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And for the first time ever, citizens can send a note to President Obama simply by \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/chat\"\u003emessaging the White House on Facebook\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy harnessing 21st Century technology and innovation, we’re improving the Federal Government’s ability to provide better citizen-centered services and are making the Federal Government smarter, savvier, and more effective for the American people. At the same time, we’re building many of these new digital tools, such as \u003ca href=\"https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/developers\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe the People\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/10/13/removing-barriers-constituent-conversations\"\u003eWhite House Facebook bot\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.data.gov/\"\u003eData.gov\u003c/a\u003e, in the open so that as the Government uses technology to re-imagine and improve the way people interact with it, others can too.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/11/600-x-258-The-Peoples-Code-homepage.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Screen capture of The People\u0026#39;s Code website homepage.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe code for these platforms is, after all, the People’s Code – and today we’re excited to announce that it’ll be accessible from one place, Code.gov, for the American people to explore, improve, and innovate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe launch of Code.gov comes on the heels of the release of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/08/08/peoples-code\"\u003eFederal Source Code Policy\u003c/a\u003e, which seeks to further improve access to the Federal Government’s custom-developed software. It’s a step we took to help Federal agencies avoid duplicative custom software purchases and promote innovation and cross-agency collaboration. And it’s a step we took to enable the brightest minds inside and outside of government to work together to ensure that Federal code is reliable and effective.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt in the open, the newly-launched Code.gov already boasts access to nearly 50 open source projects from over 10 agencies – and we expect this number to grow over the coming months as agencies work to implement the Federal Source Code Policy. Further, Code.gov will provide useful tools and best practices to help agencies implement the new policy. For example, starting today agencies can begin populating their enterprise code inventories using the metadata schema on Code.gov, discover various methods on how to build successful open source projects, and much more.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re excited about today’s launch, and envision Code.gov becoming yet another creative platform that gives citizens the ability to participate in making government services more effective, accessible, and transparent. We also envision it becoming a useful resource for State and local governments and developers looking to tap into the Government’s code to build similar services, foster new connections with their users, and help us continue to realize the President’s vision for a 21st Century digital government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd most importantly, this is just the beginning. We have a lot more planned for Code.gov. We encourage you to check it out, send us your ideas for improving it and help us continue to unlock the tremendous potential of the Federal Government’s software.\u003cem\u003eTony Scott is the U.S. Chief Information Officer.\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThis post was originally published on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/blog\"\u003eOMB blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eFor more information, also check our 18F’s post, \u003ca href=\"https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/11/07/code-gov-the-next-milestone-federal-open-source-code/\"\u003eCode.Gov Is the Next Milestone in Federal Open Source Code\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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