New-ish blog post: You need to meet Lindsay, my force of a human: https://t.co/eVKgR1gEWP

This ♥️ is for @aranoff, and so is the big squishy one in my chest.🫀

Today was my first Canadian snow day! Thanks to @aranoff for introducing me to this beast of a winter. Tomorrow's experiment is maple syrup taffy on the snow in our backyard. 🇨🇦❤️❄️

Canadians, which bank has the best user experience (website or app that works well, strong customer service, and smooth at setting up RRSPs/TFSAs)? Which bank do you prefer and why? Thank you!

Friends, I need your suggestions. What power song gets you inspired and/or running faster? I need more + better running music. Feel free to share your whole playlist!

@aranoff I know I'm a holiday or so behind. I often am.

I'm thankful to @aranoff for introducing me to the tradition of "pumpkin parades" on a recent date night. The day after Halloween, many folks in Toronto bring their pumpkins to outdoor parks. It's a safe way to bring a community together and share some fun.

Amazing: Mina Hsiang will be the next leader of the U.S. Digital Service. She's experienced, incredibly capable, and cares deeply about the work. I'm so excited for USDS, her, and the future. https://t.co/J6PmkS1Nc9 What a great time to apply to serve: https://t.co/fVogIs8Gvm

Now that I no longer have tons of meetings, it was nice to look through photos of the last two years together with @aranoff. My faves are the silly ones and dog pictures. I hope you get to take some time to reflect on the people and things that make you feel happy today.

At the end of April, I'm stepping down as Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service. It's such an incredible group of people, and I'm grateful for my time working alongside them. More info:

Huge congrats to @ClareMartorana on becoming the next Federal CIO. She's kind, empathetic, and cares most about getting good things done for people. I couldn't be more excited about Clare taking on this role.

Black lives matter.

These fellowships bring technical expertise into Congress, which is hugely important and impactful. I hope that USDS alumni and civic tech folks will consider applying.

We could really use 1-2 amazing content strategists at the U.S. Digital Service right now. If you know that person (or are that person!), please get them to apply: https://t.co/DhPlLOtRP2 More info on what to expect:

Folks who are leading or managing teams, how are you fostering a sense of community when folks are doing distributed work? What things have worked well for you or your team?

TechCongress is accepting fellowship applications now: https://t.co/AMtndb5obE It's a really high-impact way to raise the tech savviness of Congress, which is incredibly important.

Good post by @pahlkadot about ways to implement Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) faster/better, plus a group of folks who are ready and willing to help states with it:

In case you are wondering how "Product Counsel" became a thing. @nicolewong & I wrote about the best job we ever had: https://t.co/2DDvUUcFm5

Government gets better when amazing folks join and serve. You can go to https://t.co/QY5E3kCI6O now, create a profile, upload your design portfolio and resume, and apply starting this Wednesday! Now is your chance to help improve service design for a bunch of federal agencies!

Have you ever wanted the US government to provide a better user experience? Good news--several federal agencies will be hiring high-level customer experience strategists! More info at https://t.co/DmBiOAfimg and https://t.co/A5Cy8MGcZj !