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I build products to help govt work. @NewAmerica | prev: @18F @TMF_gsa | Commissioner @oaklibrary | Board @Publicgoodtech | She/her 🏳️🌈 | @[email protected]
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Joined April 2012
HUGE congratulations to our whole team and fearless founder @taradmcguinness!! It's been an honor to join you in bridging policy design and delivery to better serve American families. And we're just getting started.
🎉🎉🎉 We're honored to announce that New America's New Practice Lab has been named a winner of @FastCompany’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Award in Politics & Policy! New Practice Lab centers policy with delivery in mind. #FCWorldChangingIdeas
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DOGE said 40% of phone calls into Social Security centers were fraud, so it built a tool to track it. Turns out the 40% was actually 0.0018% and the tool slowed down processing significantly.
SCOOP: Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents I obtained. The policy has slowed down payments, though. Retirement claim processing is down 25%
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Dear @CeciliaGentili, you were larger than life and yet made time for all the little things and little people (like me). Thank you for becoming my cheerleader and friend in such a short period of time. Thank you for being our voice, our fiercely loving godmother.
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Another month, another @oaklibrary Library Commission meeting! - We offer fruit/veg/flower seeds for free at many branches! 🪴 - Bike lending at MLK branch is 🔥 - New historical exhibit @TheAAMLO: https://t.co/rBECBW25CJ - World Cup reads to check out: https://t.co/6B8FCpdFwc
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Starting in 2024, the IRS will provide taxpayers an option to file taxes for free, directly with the government. That means an end to having to hand over $240 and your sensitive, financial data to companies like Intuit and H&R Block. https://t.co/pqUE8aapSy
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Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and
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44 years ago, May 21 1979, over a dozen cop cars burned as thousands marched and rioted in San Francisco after word broke that Dan White received the most lenient verdict for murdering George Moscone and Harvey Milk. The evening would become known as the White Night riots
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Yes I know there are more exclamation marks than sentences in this tweet. Yes this is indeed indicative of how excited I am.
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Proud @oaklibrary Commissioner reporting live! Grateful for my first in-person commission meeting today since starting in 2021! May Updates: 1/ No major budget changes despite citywide deficit! 2/ Elmhurst is open (party soon!) + fully electric! 3/ Summer event fun has begun!
Elmhurst branch library has officially re-opened! After renovations, we're excited to welcome you back at our cozy East Oakland library.
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Yesterday I was robbed at gunpoint on my front porch-- in broad daylight in Columbia Heights-- by a kid no older than 13. Help me find my bike. https://t.co/THvgUyRaqT
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What's something the library has that you wish more people knew about?
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As we discussed extensively in class this semester, wins *and* failures are design choices! Congratulations to all the students graduating this week @Kennedy_School !!
One of the more important lessons I learned while working in government: The rules are made by humans, and can be changed by humans.
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Release: https://t.co/yIr2wmzJyv Full report: https://t.co/Te7yIkoDbM IRS study, pages 1-36 Third Party study, pages 37-end
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IR-2023-103, May 16, 2023 — The IRS submitted a report today to Congress evaluating a Direct File option for taxpayers and is taking steps to begin a pilot project for the 2024 filing season follow...
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JUST IN: The IRS #DirectFile feasibility report, along with @NewAmerica’s independent third-party findings on building out a Direct File #tax return program, is now in Congress’s hands. Read the #ThirdPartyReport: https://t.co/SvelvUZl7t
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What a week! It‘s been an honor to serve as the IRA-mandated “third party” assessing the feasibility of a public tax filing option with the IRS. A govtech milestone for taxpayer experience for millions of Americans. Let’s get the (third) party started. https://t.co/TUj5Zpnck5
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Whether you're a technologist considering joining gov or just curious to learn more about the space, join the Tech to Gov Forum + Job Fair on Jan 18th! There will be 35+ hiring orgs in partnership with @USOPM @techtalentproj @USDR @BeeckCenter! Register: https://t.co/WWmca1upQk
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I don’t have too many selfies with celebrities but glad I caught this one! Stay safe, Bay Area friends.
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Come on, come all! Co-hosted by @publicgoodtech, @GSA_TTS & @18f! A bay area civic tech bonanza :) https://t.co/3DAPLU7ek4
We're hosting a civic tech happy hour next Wednesday, Dec 14th at 5p at the Sycamore in SF. Hope to see folks there! RSVP➡️ https://t.co/PcA1cz83zM
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Are you an early career technologist who wants to do good in the world? Fellowships are now open at @USDigitalCorps! https://t.co/FB0sOZBcwp
digitalcorps.gsa.gov
U.S. Digital Corps. Use your technology skills to help create a more efficient, trustworthy government
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Digital teams in government - hope you will apply to participate in this hiring event. This is a chance to talk about your open jobs to job seekers (we already have 115 candidates registered & we're still 2 weeks away!) https://t.co/4yy7sPj7qc
🏛 Are you a government looking to hire? 🙋🏽♀️ Or perhaps you're looking for your next career move & curious about public service? @BeeckCenter & @USDResponse are hosting a Job Fair to connect folks with government teams currently hiring. Join us Dec 14:
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